{"product_id":"markets-politics-and-the-environment-barry-goodchild-9781138658721","title":"Markets, Politics and the Environment: An Introduction to Planning Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarkets, Politics and the Environment\u003c\/em\u003e answers three groups of question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is planning?' and as part of this 'What are its key features as a style of social practice and action?' and 'How does planning as a style of social practice relate to social and economic change? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow, as part of the justification for planning, might claims of valid technical knowledge be constructed? What is meant by 'rational'? What is the contribution of pragmatism as a supplement or replacement to rationalism? How might rationality and pragmatism be adapted to postmodernism and the requirements of diversity?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eFinally, how may concepts of planning be reoriented towards sustainable development as a collective duty? How might sustainable development be reworked in relation to planning as a means of managing and stimulating change?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach group of question is discussed in a separate chapter and is associated with different theories, debates and examples of practice. \u003ci\u003eMarkets, Politics and the Environment\u003c\/i\u003e concludes that the full implications of sustainable development and climate change point in the direction of a different type of state- a green state whose future functioning can draw on planning theory but at present can only be conceived as a sketchy outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Goodchild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138658723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138658721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Barry Goodchild","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659247694079,"sku":"9781138658721","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/markets-politics-and-the-environment-barry-goodchild-9781138658721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}