Complexity and Planning

Name: Complexity and Planning
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781409403470
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Systems, Assemblages and Simulations

By Gert de Roo and Jean Hillier

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Complexity and Planning explores the growing importance of complexity, complex systems, and complexity theories within the discipline of spatial planning. The authors examine how these dynamic, relational approaches can aid planners in addressing the uncertainties and behaviours inherent in real-world development processes. The book offers a clear overview of complexity concepts relevant to spatial planning and the physical environment, aiming to deepen understanding of both physical and social world processes.
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This book is ideal for students, researchers, and practitioners in urban planning, spatial planning, and related fields interested in applying complexity theory to real-world planning challenges.

Complexity, complex systems and complexity theories are becoming increasingly important within a variety disciplines. These issues are less well known within the discipline of spatial planning. This book provides a range of understandings and characteristics of complexity and complex systems as they are relevant to planning.

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Complexity, complex systems and complexity theories are becoming increasingly important within a variety of disciplines. While these issues are less well known within the discipline of spatial planning, there has been a recent growing awareness and interest.

As planners grapple with how to consider the vagaries of the real world when putting together proposals for future development, they question how complexity, complex systems and complexity theories might prove useful with regard to spatial planning and the physical environment.

Complexity and Planning provides a readable overview, presenting and relating a range of understandings and characteristics of complexity and complex systems as they are relevant to planning. It recognises multiple, relational approaches of dynamic complexity which enhance understandings of, and facilitate working with, contingencies of place, time and the various participants' behaviours.

In doing so, it should contribute to a better understanding of processes with regard to our physical and social worlds.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Judith Innes of the University of California praises it as a forward-looking collection that advances planning theory and practice for the 21st century. Nigel Thrift from the University of Warwick calls it the best guide to applying complexity concepts to planning on the ground. Journal of Regional Science recommends it as important reading for those interested in complexity theory, planning, and city systems.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409403470

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 July 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 975g

Pages: 462

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About the Author

Gert De Roo, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Jean Hillier, Associate Dean, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, Editor Planning Theory, RMIT University, Australia and Joris Van Wezemael, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Gert de Roo, Jean Hillier, Joris Van Wezemael, Karen S. Christensen, Juval Portugali, Jan Rotmans, Derk Loorbach, Rene Kemp, Lasse Gerrits, Geert Teisman, Arwin van Buuren, Sibout Nooteboom, Cathy Wilkinson, David Byrne, Valeria Monno, Peter Trummer, Jurian Edelenbos Oswald Devisch, Andrew Crooks, Paul M. Torrenns.