Urban Planning Theory Since 1945


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Taylor describes the development of urban planning ideas since the end of the Second World War, outlining the main theories from the traditional view of planning as an exercise in physical design to recent views of planning as 'communicative action'.








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Development and Diffusionism


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This book deconstructs the neopatrimonial paradigm that has dominated analysis of Nigerian and African development. It shows that by denying agency to Nigerian societies and devaluing indigenous culture and local realities, Eurocentric diffusionism played a significant role in the failure of development planning.










Thatcher's Progress


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Horizons -- Planning -- Architecture -- Community -- Consulting -- Housing.







State Five Year Plan for the Development of the USSR National Economy for the Period 1971-1975


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National plan of the USSR for the period 1971 to 1975 - covers economic policy, employment policy, agricultural policy, industrial policy, educational policy, forest policy, transport policy, investment policy, wage policy, foreign policy, social policy, trade policy, and includes information on financing and plan implementation. Statistical tables.