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Book SynopsisThe primary goal of this book is to give philosophical depth to planning discourse, not only by examining its scientific pedigree, but also by seeking to extend its horizons into more humanistic directions, touching upon sociodramatic and even social psychological questions largely unattended in this discourse.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Part One: Paradigms in Social Science: Positivism and its 'Discontent': Positivism; Relativism and Postmodernism; Phenomenology and Hermeneutics; (Dialectical) Structuralism: Piaget's Structuralism; Giddens' Structuration Theory; Burke's So Chapter 5 Part Two: Research Under Three Paradigms: Positivist Research: The Time Budget Study: The Time Budget Perspective; The Time Budget Perspective in Relation to Other Urban and Regional Efforts; Time Budget Research and Public Policy; Time Budget Re Chapter 6 Part Three: Planning Theory and Social Reality at the Turn of the Century: Social Structures at the Turn of the Century: Objective Reality at the Run of the Century; Subjective Reality at the Turn of the Century; Planning Theory at the Turn of Chapter 7 Part Four: Towards a Humanistic Theory of Planning: Creating a Better Possible Future: The Socio-dramatic Dimension of Planning: Introduction; The Many Faces of Planning; Planning Is, In Effect, A Concern for the Future; Planners are 'Inside' the Chapter 8 Epilogue Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Author Index Chapter 11 Subject Index
