Journal Details
Planning Theory & Practice
Published in conjunction with the Royal Town Planning Institute Visit the organisation site
Published By: Routledge
Volume Number: 12
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Print ISSN: 1464-9357
Online ISSN: 1470-000X
Aims & Scope
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Planning Theory & Practice provides an international focus for the development of theory and practice in spatial planning and a forum to promote the policy dimensions of space and place. Published four times a year in conjunction with the Royal Town Planning Institute, London, it publishes original articles and review papers from both academics and practitioners with the aim of encouraging more effective, two-way communication between theory and practice. The Editors invite robustly researched papers which raise issues at the leading edge of planning theory and practice, and welcome papers on controversial subjects. Contributors in the early stages of their academic careers are encouraged, as are rejoinders to items previously published. Authors are requested to draw out the wider significance of their particular contribution and to write in a clear style, accessible to a broad, international audience.
The journal's innovative Interface section promotes dialogue between the academic and practitioner communities, encouraging analytical reflection on practice and practical engagement with theory. Each issue of Interface offers a multifaceted investigation of a topical theme, in the form of a series of contributions reflecting on an issue from different perspectives.
The journal also has a Reviews section, comprising Policy & Planning Briefs, which provide critical insights into key policy developments and analysis of spatial plans, and Book Reviews. Finally, the journal often carries a Comment on a particular issue.
Planning Theory & Practice provides an international focus for the development of theory and practice in spatial planning and a forum to promote the policy dimensions of space and place. Published four times a year in conjunction with the Royal Town Planning Institute, London, it publishes original articles and review papers from both academics and practitioners with the aim of encouraging more effective, two-way communication between theory and practice. The Editors invite robustly researched papers which raise issues at the leading edge of planning theory and practice, and welcome papers on controversial subjects. Contributors in the early stages of their academic careers are encouraged, as are rejoinders to items previously published. Authors are requested to draw out the wider significance of their particular contribution and to write in a clear style, accessible to a broad, international audience.
The journal's innovative Interface section promotes dialogue between the academic and practitioner communities, encouraging analytical reflection on practice and practical engagement with theory. Each issue of Interface offers a multifaceted investigation of a topical theme, in the form of a series of contributions reflecting on an issue from different perspectives.
The journal also has a Reviews section, comprising Policy & Planning Briefs, which provide critical insights into key policy developments and analysis of spatial plans, and Book Reviews. Finally, the journal often carries a Comment on a particular issue.
The range of Planning Theory & Practice includes:
- Defining the nature of spatial planning
- Developing the theoretical and methodological foundations of planning
- Developing the contributions of the planning field to social science, both analytically and normatively
- Exploring the relationship between theory and practice, including reviews which examine emergent practices and interpret them in the light of current debates
- Examining the contribution of planning practitioners to governance and public policy focused on the tensions between social, economic and environmental concerns
- Shaping practice through critical reflection and review
- Experiences of particular types of practice or of the development of policy in particular fields
AESOP Prize Success for PTP
We're delighted to announce that Paula Meth has been shortlisted for the AESOP prize 2011. Her manuscript 'Unsettling Insurgency: Reflections on Women's Insurgent Practice in South Africa' was praised by the judges for its unflinching and nuanced account of the repressive, as well as the positive, aspects of insurgency. Published in volume 11(2) of Planning Theory & Practice, the article is currently available free of charge.
In recent years, articles from Planning Theory and Practice have been highly successful in this well-regarded competition. In 2010, Kevin Krizek and Carissa Schively Slotterback's article 'Is There a Role for Evidence-Based Practice in Urban Planning and Policy?' was shortlisted for outstanding contribution to debate on the integration of planning theory into everyday practice. In 2009, Mee Kam Ng's paper, 'From Government to Governance? Planning in the First Decade of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region' was shortlisted for its incisive discussion of the controversies surrounding the development of the Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. 2008 likewise saw recognition for an article by Enrico Gualini and S Majoor, 'Innovative Practices in Large Urban Development Projects: Conflicting Frames in the Quest for New Urbanity'.
In 2006, the prize was won outright by Dr Kate Shaw, with an original interpretation of the role of city cultures as a form of heritage. 'The Place of Alternative Culture and the Politics of its Protection in Berlin, Amsterdam and Melbourne' was praised by the judges for tackling 'important paradoxes for planners in multicultural cities'.
Peer Review Statement
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least three referees.
Disclaimer
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