The Governance of Place: Space and Planning Processes

by Ali Madanipour, Angela Hull

Views on spatial planning and its role have changed significantly over the past few years and the issues it deals with have become increasingly more complex. There are more players involved in the development of a particular area or place than ever before and there is also a greater interest in urban design issues. There are also new ways of conceiving of place, space and society relations. It is therefore necessary that all those involved in the production, consumption and valuing of places and territories develop and (re)learn new ways of analyzing and managing space. This volume provides a platform for such a re-examination. It first discusses how spaces and places are understood and conceptualized, and offers a dialogue between different approaches to the understanding of space, emphasizing the need for a dynamic perspective. The book then goes on to examine the changing governance processes through various case studies, which illustrate a range of innovative spatial planning projects from across Europe and the United States. By bringing together an examination of both space and the process through which the space is created and managed, this volume offers a unique multi-dimensional understanding of spatial planning and suggests new ways of negotiating how society should shape and influence the transformation of places.

328 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2001

About the author

Ali Madanipour has studied (MArch, PhD), practised, researched, and taught architecture, urban design and planning, winning design and research awards, and working with academic and municipal partners from around the world. His work has been translated into French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Persian and Spanish. His visiting positions include the City of Vienna Senior Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Vienna (2010), the Wits-Claude Leon Distinguished Scholar at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (2011), and Visiting Professor at the Polytechnic of Milan (2015).

Forthcoming book:

Handbook of Planning Theory (2017, co-ed, Routledge);
Published books include:

Cities in Time: Temporary Urbanism and the Future of Cities (2017, Bloomsbury)
Planning Theory, Volume I, Planning with Creativity, (2015, ed, Routledge);
Planning Theory, Volume II, Planning with Efficiency, (2015, ed, Routledge);
Planning Theory, Volume III, Planning with Flexibility, (2015, ed, Routledge);
Planning Theory, Volume IV, Planning with Contingency, (2015, ed, Routledge);
Reconsidering Localism (2015, co-ed, Routledge);
Urban Design, Space and Society (2014, Palgrave-Macmillan);
Public Space and the Challenges of Urban Transformation in Europe (2014, co-ed, Routledge);
Handboek Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit (2013, co-ed, ASP)
Knowledge Economy and the City (2011/2013, Routledge);
Whose Public Space? International Case Studies in Urban Design and Development (2010, ed, Routledge);
Designing the City of Reason (2007, Routledge);
Public and Private Spaces of the City (2003, Routledge);
Social Exclusion in European Cities (1998/2003, co-ed, Routledge);
Urban Governance, Institutional Capacity and Social Milieux (2002; co-ed, Ashgate);
The Governance of Place (2001, co-ed, Ashgate);
Tehran: the making of a metropolis (1998, Wiley);
Design of Urban Space: An inquiry into a socio-spatial process (1996, Wiley);
Managing Cities (1995, co-ed, Wiley).