The Drama of Democracy: Contention and Dispute in Community Planning

Jill Grant

Published by University of Toronto Press 1994

The Drama of Democracy

Contention and Dispute in Community Planning

Jill Grant

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442674073

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Several examples of community planning in Halifax are analyzed in a study of the nature of democratic societies. Grant studies questions such as: What arguments do people offer to influence politicians? and How do communities make decisions about appropriate uses of urban spaces?

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Grant Jill :

Jill L. Grant is a professor in the School of Planning at Dalhousie University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Tables, Maps, Photographs, and Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Part 1: All the World's a Stage
Introduction: 'Everyone Loves a Mystery' Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
1. The Planning Drama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
2. Stages, Actors, and Scripts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
Part 2: Audience, Take Your Seats
3. Desperately Seeking Development Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4. Planning Issues in Peninsular Halifax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
5. Market Place Plaza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
6. Mitchell Property Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Part 3: The Reviews Are In
7. Staging Planning Activities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
8. Command Performance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
9. Scripts and Values Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
Part 4: Planning in a Democratic Society
10. Democracy in Myth and Practice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
11. Planning Myths and Reality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Appendix: Glossary of Terms and Short Forms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 252

eBook

Published: April 25, 1994
ISBN: 9781442674073