Spatial planning systems have become the subject of much comparative research in recent years. This has resulted in very general classifications, while a definition of the subject of comparison remains vague. Any attempt at comparative evaluation has proved therefore to be difficult and controversial, impeding further theoretical and institutional progress. Against this backdrop, the present contribution is aimed as an effort towards conceptualization. The notion of ‘institutional technology’ is adopted in order to understand planning systems as specific social constructs, thus encompassing also the shaping of respective planning cultures. Implications for analysis and comparison are discussed.

Planning systems as institutional technologies: a proposed conceptualization and the implications for comparison / JANIN RIVOLIN YOCCOZ, Umberto. - In: PLANNING PRACTICE + RESEARCH. - ISSN 0269-7459. - STAMPA. - 27:1(2012), pp. 63-85. [10.1080/02697459.2012.661181]

Planning systems as institutional technologies: a proposed conceptualization and the implications for comparison

JANIN RIVOLIN YOCCOZ, Umberto
2012

Abstract

Spatial planning systems have become the subject of much comparative research in recent years. This has resulted in very general classifications, while a definition of the subject of comparison remains vague. Any attempt at comparative evaluation has proved therefore to be difficult and controversial, impeding further theoretical and institutional progress. Against this backdrop, the present contribution is aimed as an effort towards conceptualization. The notion of ‘institutional technology’ is adopted in order to understand planning systems as specific social constructs, thus encompassing also the shaping of respective planning cultures. Implications for analysis and comparison are discussed.
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