Planning and Diversity in the City by Ruth Fincher

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Summary

This major new text on planning for diversity showcases and compares three social logics for planning cities - redistribution, recognition and encounter - and shows their relevance for planning practice.

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Planning and Diversity in the City by Ruth Fincher

This major new text on planning for diversity showcases and compares three social logics for planning cities - redistribution, recognition and encounter - and shows their relevance for planning practice.
'[R]efreshing, well-structured and clearly written.. this book makes a valuable contribution to the analysis of the experience of diversity in urban life ... [A] very useful student text, as well as an accessible and helpful guide to practitioners' - Patsy Healey, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research '[B]old and engaging ... This is a stimulating book that takes planners back to their roots and arguments about the "right to the city". It deserves to be widely read' - Rose Gilroy, Planning Theory and Practice '[S]teadfastly global ... its message ... must resonate through entire teaching programs' - Brendan Gleeson, Urban Policy and Research

RUTH FINCHER is Professor of Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia.

KURT IVESON is Lecturer in Urban Geography, University of Sydney, Australia.

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ISBN 13 9781403938091
ISBN 10 1403938091
Title Planning and Diversity in the City
Author Ruth Fincher
Series Planning Environment Cities
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2008-05-09
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.