Overview
- Comprises a unique focus on the relationship between theory and research within planning studies
- Comprehensive coverage of a wide range of different theoretical perspectives
- Offers concise summaries of diverse theoretical approaches relevant to planning studies
- Discusses recently published empirical research from the perspective of working within a specific theoretical framework
- Provides practical guidance on how to do theoretically-informed research on planning topics
Part of the book series: Planning, Environment, Cities (PEC)
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“The past couple of decades have witnessed a proliferation in critical and explanatory theories around planning stimulated by a desire to understand the complexities and challenges we face. Yvonne Rydin not only maps this terrain but provides a vital guide for students and practitioners to link and ground their research to theory. This is a book for everybody who is involved in research and planning.” (Professor Phil Allmendinger, University of Cambridge, UK)
“This book is a valuable and timely contribution to planning education and research. The book directly addresses one of the biggest challenges of planning education—the unwillingness of students to engage in planning theory. Rydin provides a clear justification for the value of theory in planning research and provides an overview of some of the main theoretical approaches used in contemporary planning research. Importantly, Rydin successfully presents planning theory in an accessible way. The book reveals that theory is not something to be feared by students, but something which can illuminate planning research and practice. This book will become an important resource for students and supervisors alike.” (Associate Professor Kristian Ruming, Macquarie University, Australia)
“If there was ever any doubt about the utility of planning theory in planning education and research, this book certainly helps to overcome it. Written in an accessible and engaging way, the book brings together summaries of key theoretical perspectives with examples of how these are applied by scholars in researching cases of planning practice. This rich repository of theoretically-informed case studies will undoubtedly become a major reference for many planning educators and a recommended reading in planning theory and dissertation courses.” (Professor Simin Davoudi, Newcastle University, UK)
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Book Title: Theory in Planning Research
Authors: Yvonne Rydin
Series Title: Planning, Environment, Cities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6568-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6567-4Published: 01 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-6568-1Published: 31 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2946-9589
Series E-ISSN: 2946-9597
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 216
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology, Human Geography, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings