Description:
Planning is a battleground of ideas and interests, perhaps more visibly and continuously than ever before in the UK. These battles play out nationally and at every level, from cities to the smallest neighbourhoods.
Marshall goes to the root of current planning models and exposes who is acting for what purposes across these battlegrounds. He examines the ideological structuring of planning and the interplay of political forces which act out conflicting interest positions.
This book discusses how structures of planning can be improved and explores how we can generate more effective political engagements in the future.
Brief description: Tim Marshall is Emeritus Professor at Oxford Brookes University.
Review Quotes: "Tim Marshall offers ways forward and some guidelines on how to approach a better path of planning that also offers solutions to today's most burning natural and built environment issues." Hungarian Geographical Bulletin