Social Town Planning

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-17240-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Many issues such as access for the disabled, childcare facilities, environmental matters, and ethnic minority issues are excluded from town planning considerations by planning authorities. This book introduces the concept of `social town planning' to integrate planning policy and practices with the cultural and social issues of the people they are planning for. Part 1 provides background on the development of a social dimension to the predominantly physical, land use based, British town planning system. Part 2 investigates a representative selection of minority planning topics, in respect of gender, race, age and disability, cross-linked to the implications for mainstream policy areas such as housing, rural planning and transport. Part 3 discusses the likely influence of a range of global and European policy initiatives and organisations in changing the agenda of British town planning. Planning for healthy cities, sustainability, social cohesion, and equity are discussed. Part 4 looks at `the problem' from a cultural perspective, arguing that a great weakness in the British system, resulting in ugly and impractical urban design, has been the lack of concern among planners with social activities and cultural diversity. Alternative, more culturally inclusive approaches to planning are presented which might transcend the social/spatial dichotomy, such as urban time planning. Concluding that the process of planning must change, the authors ague that the culture and composition of the planning profession must particularly change to be more representative and reflective of the people they are `planning for', in terms of gender, race and minority composition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greed, Clara

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Part 1. Context 1. Introduction Clara Greed 2. Social Town Planning and the Planning Profession Huw Thomas 3. Town Planning: `Social' not just `Physical' Nigel Taylor Part 2. Groups and Issues 4. Gender and Rural Policy Jo Little 5. Planning to Grow Old Rose Gilroy 6. Barrier Free Living: Disability Linda Davies 7.Accessibility, Mobility and Equity in Transport Planning Geoff Vigar 8. Gender and Race Ann de Graft-JohnsonPart 3. New Policy Horizons 9. European Union: Social Cohesion and Social Town Planning Derek Williams 10. Urban Planning in Europe for Health, Sustainability Colin Fudge 11. Triple Top: Planning for Health, Sustainablity and Equity Janet BrandPart 4. Cultural Perspectives on Planning 12. The Concept and Practice of Cultural Planning Franco Bianchini 13. Planning for Tourism Rob Davidson and Robert Maitland 14. Culture, Community and Communication in the Planning Process Jean Hillier 15. Conclusion: Changing Cultures Clara Greed

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Clara Greed