Shadows of Power examines public policy and in particular, the communicative processes of policy and decision-making. It explore the important who, how and why issues of policy decisions. Who really takes the decisions? How are they arrived at and why were such processes used? What relations of power may be revealed between the various participants? Using stories from planning practices, this book shows that local planning decisions, particularly those which involve consideration of issues of 'public space' cannot be understood separately from the socially constructed, subjective...
Shadows of Power examines public policy and in particular, the communicative processes of policy and decision-making. It explore the importan...
This text examines public policy, in particular, the communicative processes of policy and decision-making. It explores the important who, how and why issues of policy decisions. Who really takes the decisions? How are they arrived at and why were such processes used? What relations of power may be revealed between the various participants? Using stories from real planning practice, this book shows that local planning decisions, particularly those which involve consideration of issues of public space cannot be understood separately from the socially constructed, subjective territorial...
This text examines public policy, in particular, the communicative processes of policy and decision-making. It explores the important who, how and why...
All over the world societies are facing a number of major problems. New developments, challenges and opportunities cause these issues and yet cases tell us that traditional spatial planning responses and tools are often insufficient to tackle these problems and challenges.
Situated Practices of Strategic Planning draws together examples from across the globe from France to Australia; from Nigeria to the United States, as it observes international comparisons of the strategic planning process. Many approaches and policies used today fail to capture the dynamics of urban/regional...
All over the world societies are facing a number of major problems. New developments, challenges and opportunities cause these issues and yet cases...
