Fifty Theses on Urban Planning and Urban Planners

Abstract

The aim of this essay is to propose a common basis of definitions and principles for the field of urban planning. A general thesis places a number of dilemmas and paradoxes at the heart of planning; the next nine theses explain the meaning and origins of planning; another ten pertain to the substance and uses of professional planning; ten more suggest what makes for good planning and good plans; the following fifteen concern urban planners as individuals; the final five deal with planning education and research.