Urban planning is a complex field of knowledge and practice.
Through the decades, theoretical debate has formed an eclectic set
of possible perspectives, without finding, in our opinion, a
coherent paradigmatic framework which can adequately guide the
interpretation and action in urban planning. The hypothesis of this
book is that the attempts of founding an autonomous planning theory
are inadequate if they do not explore two interconnected fields:
architecture and public policies.The book critically reviews a
selected set of current practices and theoretical founding works of
modern and contemporary urban planning by highlighting the
continuous search for the epistemic legitimization of a large
variety of experiences. The distinctive contribution of this book
is a documented critique to the eclecticism and abstraction of the
main international trends in current planning theory. The dialogic
relationship with the traditions of architecture and public policy
is proposed here in order to critically review planning theory and
practice. The outcome is the proposal of a paradigmatic framework
that, in the authors' opinion, can adequately guide reflections and
actions. A pragmatic and interpretative heritage and the
project-orientated approach are the basis of this new spatial
planning paradigm.
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