Overview

This book contributes to the discourse on planning theory by accentuating the perspective of public innovation. Extending planning theory's traditional two major perspectives - Communicate and Calculate - the book argues that contemporary planning theory should incorporate Innovate as a third perspective.

Highlights

It highlights the multitude of new perspectives that innovative planning can bring to bear on planning theory, as well as showing how the interplay between the three perspectives - Communicate, Calculate and Innovate - can help to address vital issues in contemporary societal development.