Description: By adopting theoretical approaches from the fields of management studies, cultural studies and anthropology, and by using culture as an organising principle, this book develops an innovative framework which provides better insights into what culture is about, what the relations are between culture and planning and how culture influences planning practices.
Review Quotes: 'Using a well grounded conceptual and empirical analysis, this book offers a significant step forward in the theorization and comprehension of planning practice within the complexity of changing cultural frameworks. This contribution is not only important for an improved planning theory but also has particular relevance to the European integration of spatial policies.' Luciano Vettoretto, University Iuav of Venice, Italy 'Othengrafen has produced an immensely rich resource on planning cultures in its many forms and guises. He synthesises an impressive collection of reading spanning a range of relevant but diverse theories - from anthropology and ethnography to complexity theory and neo-institutionalism - and identifies how these might be brought together to create an investigative framework and research agenda for exploring the cultures of spatial planning in fine detail. A recommended read for students and academics alike!' Dominic Stead, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands '... offers an important contribution to our understanding of planning structures, planning systems, planning styles and planning practices, in different cultural contexts.' International Journal of E-Planning Research