Planning Theory: Issue 2

The second issue of a journal on Planning Theory is released by Sage Publications.

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July 6, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


Among the articles: Globalization, ethical compromise and planning theory, by Bish Sanyal Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Symbolic violence and victimization in planning processes -- a reconnoitre of the New Zealand Resource Management Act, by Michael Gunder and Clare Mouat University of Auckland; Using probit models in planning theory, by Lawrence W.C. Lai and Winky K.O. Ho University of Hong Kong; and Utilitarianism's bad breath? A re-evaluation of the public interest justification for planning byHeather Campbell and Robert Marshall University of Sheffield. Abstracts are available on the site, but the full text of articles is available only to subscribers.

Thanks to Chris Steins

Saturday, July 6, 2002 in Sage Publications

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