Planning and Diversity in the City by Ruth Fincher, Kurt Iveson - 9781403938107

Planning and Diversity in the CityRedistribution, Recognition and Encounter\nAuthor(s): Ruth Fincher, Kurt Iveson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Red Globe Press\nISBN-13: 9781403938107, 978-1403938107\nSynopsis\nPlanning theory and practice has become more conscious in recent times of the need to cater for a diverse range of needs and preferences. But there has been less clarity about what goals and objectives should inform planning for such diversity. \n\nIn this important new book Ruth Fincher and Kurt Iveson identify three distinct working principles of planning for diversity: redistribution, recognition and encounter. Each principle is the subject of a pair of chapters. The first explaining the principle and the second showcasing and comparing efforts to shape cities according to it, drawing on relevant examples from around the world.\n\nPlanning for Diversity is the ideal introduction to the issues that surround diversity and p.