Urbanisation and Planning in the Third World: Spatial Perceptions and Public Participation

Urbanisation and Planning in the Third World: Spatial Perceptions and Public Participation

Author: Robert Potter
ISBN-10: 0415596726
ISBN-13: 9780415596725
Edition: 1
Release: January 19, 2011
Hardcover: 308 pages
Book Description
First published in 1985, this book reconsiders the whole question of urbanisation and planning in the Third World. It argues that public involvement, which is now an accepted part of Western planning, should be used more in Third World cities. It shows that many inhabitants of Third World cities are migrants from rural areas and have very definite ideas about what the function of the city should be and what it ought to offer; and it goes on to argue that therefore a planning process which involves more public participation would better serve local needs and would do much more to solve problems than the contemporary approach.