Planning Theory
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"Planning Theory provides an invaluable outlet for the increasing number of scholars in planning who are interested in theoretical issues, whether they be debates around sustainability, or justice, or difference, or ethics, or power and knowledge. Most of the major names in the field (Patsy Healey, James Throgmorton, John Forester, Heather Campbell, Stanley Stein and Thomas Harper for example) have been publishing in this journal in recent years, indicating its respectability and status". Leonie Sandercock, Professor and Director, SCARP, University of British Columbia
"Since its launch in 2002, Planning Theory has attracted a set of highly regarded editors and an eminent editorial board representing 'the fine fleur' of planning theory. The editors and editorial board guarantee a continuous high quality of articles. Leading theorists choose Planning Theory for their best theoretical papers." Louis Albrechts, Professor of Planning, University of Leuven
"Planning Theory provides a unique and much-needed forum for interchange of concepts and theories of planning. It will be an invaluable source of state-of-the-art thinking in the field for scholars, students, and practitioners alike." Bent Flyvbjerg
"Planning Theory is excellent news... I am delighted to see that Planning Theory intends to expand and deepen both the internationalism and the critical debate." Beth Moore Milroy
"Planning Theory will assume a central place in debates about planning issues and concepts. I very much welcome the renewal of this most important forum for debate of planning ideas and concepts." Brendan Gleeson
Planning Theory is an international peer-reviewed forum for the critical exploration of planning theory. The journal publishes the very best research covering the latest debates and developments within the field. A core publication for planning theorists, the journal will also be of considerable interest to scholars of human geography, public administration, administrative science, sociology and anthropology.
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Planning Theory is an international ISI-indexed, peer-reviewed forum for exploring ideas concerned with a broad conception of spatial planning. The Editors welcome intellectually diverse contributions that advance planning theory understanding and debate.
There exists a broad range of views about what planning theory is and could, or should, be. This reflects an equally diverse range of views about the processes and products of planning as practised in different parts of the world. One of the roles of Planning Theory as a journal is to work through the agreements and tensions between views by publishing quality papers presenting, for instance, strong theoretical arguments, innovative ways of thinking, new ways of applying theory and so on.
At the core of planning is a concern with space and with ethical judgments that may affect immediate as well as trans-generational temporal scales. Sources of planning theories are eclectic and diverse, drawing on disciplines and concerns that range from philosophy, architecture, post-colonial studies and law to the social sciences and design practices. The journal encourages a critical exploration of planning paradigms and ideas that reflect on major planning issues such as social conflict, urbanisation, notions of informality and environmental change. Especially welcome are contributions that clarify or critique current planning theories or introduce disciplinary, cultural, moral or methodological concepts that advance theoretical debates about planning.
Planning Theory publishes:
Peer-reviewed articles
Essays
Book reviews and review essays
| Angelique Chettiparamb | The University of Reading, UK |
| Charles Hoch | University of Illinois at Chicago, USA |
| Jean Hillier | RMIT School of Global Studies, Australia |
| Stefano Moroni | Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
| Stephen Wood | University of New England, Australia |
| Mona Fawaz | American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| Yvonne Rydin | Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK |
| Bishwapriya Sanyal | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA |
| Jabareen Yosef | Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel |
| Ihnji Jon | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| JingHeng Huang | University of Reading, UK |
| Henri Acselrad | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| E.R. Alexander | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA |
| Nurit Alfasi | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
| Claudia Basta | Department of Spatial Planning and Quality of the Environment, Netherlands |
| Kang Cao | Zhejiang University, China |
| John Forester | Cornell University, USA |
| Kristina Grange | Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden |
| Enrico Gualini | University of Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Andy Inch | University of Sheffield, UK |
| Nikhil Kaza | University of North Carolina, USA |
| Neema Kudva | Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA |
| Mickey Lauria | Clemson University, USA |
| Crystal Legacy | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Raine Mantysalo | Aalto University, Finland |
| Jonathan Metzger | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| Nihal Perera | Ball State University, USA |
| Libby Porter | RMIT University, Australia |
| Ward Rauws | University of Groningen, The Netherlands |
| Tore Sager | Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway |
| Federico Savini | University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Lisa Schweitzer | University of Southern California, USA |
| Aleksander D. Slaev | Free Varna University, Bulgaria |
| Bruce Stiftel | Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| Karen Umemoto | UCLA, USA |
| Kristof van Assche | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Niraj Verma | Virginia Commonwealth University, USA |
| Lawrence Wai-Chung Lai | University of Hong Kong, China |
| Tanja Winkler | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Arata Yamamoto | Independent Researcher |
| Oren Yiftachel | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
| Michael Gunder | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Jean Hillier | RMIT School of Global Studies, Australia |
| Huw Thomas | Cardiff University, UK |
| Luigi Mazza | Polytechnico di Milano, Italy |
| Simone Abram | Durham University, UK |
| Judith Allen | University of Westminster |
| Philip Allmendinger | Clare College, Cambridge University, UK |
| Howell S. Baum | University of Maryland, USA |
| Andreas Faludi | Delft University of Technology, Netherlands |
| Bent Flyvbjerg | Said Business School, Oxford University, UK |
| John Friedmann | University of British Colombia, Canada |
| Patsy Healey | University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
| Nicholas Low | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Beth Moore Milroy | Ryerson University, Canada |
| Ananya Roy | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, USA |
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