Shadows of Power: An Allegory of Prudence in Land-Use Planning

by Jean Hillier

Book Overview

Shadows of Power examines public policy and in particular, the communicative processes of policy and decision-making. It explore the important who, how and why issues of policy decisions. Who really takes the decisions? How are they arrived at and why were such processes used? What relations of power may be revealed between the various participants?

Using stories from planning practices, this book shows that local planning decisions, particularly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415256313
• ISBN13: 9780415256315
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"