{"title":"Nicholas A. Phelps","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholas A. Phelps offers insightful explorations into urban environments, blending critical analysis with a thoughtful examination of the forces shaping cities. His work, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Urban Planning Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e, invites readers to reconsider how urban spaces are envisioned and developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a nuanced perspective that bridges theory and practice, engaging with the complexities of urban planning, design, and social dynamics. Phelps's writing appeals to those interested in the evolving landscape of contemporary cities and the ideas that influence their future.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-urban-planning-imagination-by-nicholas-a-phelps-9781509526246","title":"The Urban Planning Imagination","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUrban planning is not just about applying a suite of systematic principles or plotting out pragmatic designs to satisfy the briefs of private developers or public bodies. Planning is also an activity of imagination, with a stock of wisdom and an array of useful methods for making decisions and getting things done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis critical introduction uncovers and celebrates this imagination and its creative potential. Nicholas A. Phelps explores the key themes and driving questions in the circulation of planning ideas and methods over time and across spaces, identifying the contrasts and commonalities between urban planning systems and cultures. He argues that the tools for inclusive urban planning are today, more than ever, not solely restricted to the hands of planning bodies, but are distributed across citizens, a variety of organisations (what Phelps calls \u003cem\u003e‘clubs’\u003c\/em\u003e) and states. As a result, \u003cem\u003eThe Urban Planning Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e sets the ground for the new arrangements between these groups and actors which will be central to the future of urban planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy unsettling standard accounts, this book compels us towards more critical and creative thinking to ensure that the imagination, wisdom and methods of urban planning are mobilised towards achieving the aspiration of shaping better places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464704868588,"sku":"9781509526246","price":131.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509526246-the-urban-planning-imagination.jpg?v=1775051291"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/nicholas-a-phelps.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}