1st Edition
Planning Cultures in Europe Decoding Cultural Phenomena in Urban and Regional Planning
Bringing together an interdisciplinary team from across the EU, this book connects elements of cultural and planning theories to explain differences and peculiarities among EU member states. A 'culturized planning model' is introduced to consider the 'rules of the game': how culture affects planning practices not only on an explicit 'surface' but also on a 'hidden' implicit level. The model consists of three analytical dimensions: 'planning artifacts', 'planning environment' and 'societal environment'. This book adopts these dimensions to compare planning cultures of different European countries. This sheds light not only on the organizational or institutional structure of planning, but also the influence of deeper cultural values and layers on planning and implementation processes.
Biography
Joerg Knieling is Vicepresident for Research Affairs and holds the Chair for Urban and Regional Planning and Development at HafenCity University Hamburg Frank Othengrafen is Researcher at the Chair for Urban and Regional Planning and Development at HafenCity University Hamburg
'This book brings together intensive and up-to-date scholarly reflections on the cultural embeddedness of urban and regional planning in several European countries. It discusses meanings of space, planning traditions and philosophies, culturally rooted norms, traditions and values and is a significant addition to current debates among scholars, students and practitioners.' Peter Ache, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland 'This is a worthy companion to Sanyal's Comparative Planning Cultures with its global reach. With the impact of European integration in mind, it takes the reader on a tour d'horizon of the EU, conceptualising Europeanisation as a process, not of creating a unified planning system, but of fine-tuning common ideas to the diversity of Europe.' Andreas Faludi, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 'The emphasis the book puts on the influence of culture and spatial planning and especially the way this is addressed is an innovative contribution to the literature in the field of spatial planning and as a whole the book adds new insights and offers analytical tools that will certainly prove useful for researchers and practitioners working in the broad field of urban and regional planning.' Planning Practice and Research