By adopting an approach that is sensitive to issues of difference as well as to the role of the state, Cities of Difference considers the fragmentation of city life and the complex relationship between identity, power and place.

1. Big projects in a time of uncertainty : facing the future in a contemporary urban development -- 2.

This groundbreaking collection of essays brings together well-respected contributors to dispel the myths about Southern California and to begin the process of `rethinking' Los Angeles.

These essays counter the mainstream narrative of rational, scientific development with alternative histories that re

Offers innovative, accessible tools to enable facilitators to empower those people who are frequently omitted from decision-making processes.

Among the issues Thomas discusses in this volume are the harmful impacts of Detroit's highways, the mixed record of urban renewal projects like Lafayette Park, the effects of the 1967 riots on Detroit's ability to plan, the city-building ...

Women and Planning is the first comprehensive history and analysis of women and the planning movement, covering the philosophical, practical and policy dimensions of `planning for women'.

Lessons from an experiment in equity planning.