Books On Social Planning
Social Planning
Basic
Social Policy and Planning - Strategies and Practice Methods Hobart A. Burch
Gender
And Planning: A Reader Book by Susan S. Fainstein, Lisa J. Servon (Editors)
Globalizing
Taipei: The Political Economy Of Spatial Development (Planning History and the
Environment Series) Book by Reginald Yin-Wang Kwok (Editor)
Partnerships
In Urban Planning: A Guide For Municipalities Nabeel Hamdi, Michael Majale
Planning
and Social Science: A Humanistic Approach : A Humanistic Approach
Book by Gerald A. Gutenschwager
Planning
World Cities : Globalization, Urban Governance and Policy Dilemmas (Planning,
Environment, Cities) Book by Peter Newman, Andrew Thornley
Evaluation
in Environmental Planning: Assessing Environmental, Social, Economic, and Political
Trade-offs Book by Donald M. McAllister
Designing
Social Innovation: Planning, Building, Evaluating Book by Bob Martens
The
Most Segregated City In America: City Planning And Civil Rights In Birmingham, 1920-1980
Book by Charles E. Connerly
Beyond
Metropolis : The Planning and Governance of Asia's Mega-Urban Regions
Book by Aprodicio A. Laquian
Towards
an Integrated Society: Reflections on Planning, Social Policy, and Rural Institutions
(Contributions in Economics and Economic History) Book by Tarlok Singh
How
to Think About Social Problems: American Pragmatism and the Idea of Planning
(Contributions in Political Science) Book by Hilda Blanco
Reviews:
Basic
Social Policy and Planning - Strategies and Practice Methods (Haworth Social Work
Practice) Book by Hobart A. Burch - Reviewer: S. Schreiner
We used this text in graduate school in a class on planning and community development. The
text is relatively easy and enjoyable to read. The author does an excellent job of
describing complex procedures in an understandable way.
Gender
And Planning: A Reader Book by Susan S. Fainstein, Lisa J. Servon (Editors)
Increasingly, experts recognize that gender has affected urban planning and the design of
the spaces where we live and work. Too often, urban and suburban spaces support
stereotypically male activities and planning methodologies reflect a male-dominated
society.
To document and analyze the connection between gender and planning, the editors of this
volume have assembled an interdisciplinary collection of influential essays by leading
scholars.
Towards
an Integrated Society: Reflections on Planning, Social Policy, and Rural Institutions
(Contributions in Economics and Economic History) Book by Tarlok Singh
A leading economic planner discusses the effectiveness of India's five-year plans and
gives his evaluation of the ways in which a nation can become an integrated and caste-free
society within a stable political framework.
Planning
and Social Science: A Humanistic Approach : A Humanistic Approach
Book by Gerald A. Gutenschwager
The primary goal of this book is to give philosophical depth to planning discourse, not
only by examining its scientific pedigree, but also by seeking to extend its horizons into
more humanistic directions, touching upon sociodramatic and even social psychological
questions largely unattended in this discourse.
Planning
World Cities : Globalization, Urban Governance and Policy Dilemmas (Planning,
Environment, Cities) Book by Peter Newman, Andrew Thornley
This internationally comparative text on urban planning covers both the global and
regional context in which it takes place and the different combinations of issues
confronting different types of cities. In contrast to existing texts the book considers
both what have traditionally been regarded as "world cities" (London, New York,
Tokyo) and a range of other important cities in the European, American and Asian regions.
The core of the book focuses on an assessment of the strategic policy and planning options
for major cities in response to globalization and other key issues and challenges of the
twenty-first century.
Designing
Social Innovation: Planning, Building, Evaluating Book by Bob Martens
The design and functioning of urban environments is difficult and complex, and because of
the competitive nature of urban planning today, it often does not have the input required
from a variety of disciplines, ranging from psychologists and sociologists to architects
and planners. Researchers from these areas are, however, uniquely placed to monitor
success and advise on what works.
The
Most Segregated City In America: City Planning And Civil Rights In Birmingham, 1920-1980
Book by Charles E. Connerly
"But for Birmingham," Fred Shuttleworth recalled President John F. Kennedy
saying in June 1963 when he invited black leaders to meet with him, "we would not be
here today." Birmingham is well known for its civil rights history, particularly for
the violent white-on-black bombings that occurred there in the 1960s, resulting in the
city's nickname "Bombingham." What is less well known about Birmingham's racial
history, however, is the extent to which early city planning decisions influenced and
prompted the city's civil rights protests.
Beyond
Metropolis : The Planning and Governance of Asia's Mega-Urban Regions
Book by Aprodicio A. Laquian - "This is an outstanding work of research and
synthesis."--Robert Fishman, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning,
University of Michigan
Beyond Metropolis studies planning and governance in the regions surrounding the twelve
cities in Asia with populations over ten million: Tokyo, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dhaka, Delhi,
Shanghai, Jakarta, Osaka, Beijing, Karachi, Metro Manila, and Seoul. These regions are
greater than cities plus suburbs: for almost all, development has sprawled into the
surrounding countryside, enveloping villages, towns, and small and medium-sized cities,
creating "extended metropolitan regions."
Partnerships
In Urban Planning: A Guide For Municipalities
Book by Nabeel Hamdi, Michael Majale
Nabeel Hamdi is a consultant with long experience of urban development issues and is now
attached to Oxford Brookes University, UK. Michael Majale is Lecturer in Overseas
Development in the Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) at the University of Newcastle upon
Tyne's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape.
How
to Think About Social Problems: American Pragmatism and the Idea of Planning
(Contributions in Political Science) Book by Hilda Blanco
This thoughtful study has a two-fold purpose. The first is to examine the close
relationship between the philosophy of American pragmatism and the idea of planning, and
the second is to explore how to approach or think about recalcitrant social problems.
Contemporary society's primary response to the issue of social problems is to turn to
professional expertise. No sooner is a problem identified than a profession emerges to
claim it. But intractable social problems, such as poverty or racism, show the limits of
professional social inquiry. Is it the method of inquiry that is at fault, or does the
failure lie in a simplistic and narrow view of reason?
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