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  • Elusive Promises

    Planning in the Contemporary World

    Bewerkt door Gisa Weszkalnys, Simone Abram ...
    Serie Boek 11 - Dislocations
    Planning in contemporary democratic states is often understood as a range of activities, from housing to urban design, regional development to economic planning. This volume sees planning differently—as the negotiation of possibilities that time offers space. It explores what kind of promise planning offers, how such a promise is made, and what happens to it through time. The authors, all leading ... Meer lezen

    18,43 €

  • Elusive Promises

    Planning in the Contemporary World

    Bewerkt door Simone Abram, Gisa Weszkalnys ...
    Serie Boek 11 - Dislocations
    Planning in contemporary democratic states is often understood as a range of activities, from housing to urban design, regional development to economic planning. This volume sees planning differently—as the negotiation of possibilities that time offers space. It explores what kind of promise planning offers, how such a promise is made, and what happens to it through time. The authors, all leading ... Meer lezen

    20,47 €

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