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Planning Theory and the City

Susan S. Fainstein

Columbia University

The distinction between urban theory and planning theory is not intellectually viable. Reasons include (1) the historical roots and justification for planning, which depends on a vision of the city rather than simply a method of arriving at prescription; (2) the dependence of effective planning on its context, which means that planning activity needs to be rooted in an understanding of the field in which it is operating; and (3) the objective of planning as conscious creation of the just city, which requires a substantive normative framework.

Key Words: planning theory • planning process • just city • communicative rationality

Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 25, No. 2, 121-130 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X05279275
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