Sara Westin

The Paradoxes of Planning

A Psycho-Analytical Perspective

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Produktbeschreibung

Using a philosophical and psychoanalytical approach, this book critically examines expert knowledge within architecture and urban planning. Its point of departure is the 'gap' between visions and realities, intentions and outcomes in planning, with particular focus on projects in Sweden that try to create an 'urban atmosphere'. Finding insights from the work of Sigmund Freud and his followers, the book argues that urban planning during the 20th century is a neurotic activity prone to produce a type of alienation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781138271838
• ISBN-10: 1138271837
• Artikelnr.: 57055595

Autorenporträt

Sara Westin is a Researcher in Human Geography at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: the gap
Perspectivism
The eye of the architect - the body of the flaneur
Planning as a neurosis
The impossible profession
Urbanity
The theory of space syntax
Logic - dialectics
Conclusion: planned, all too planned
References
Index.