Mark Dobson & Gavin Parker 
Slow Planning? 
Timescapes, Power and Democracy

A deep exploration on how questions of time and its organisation affect planning practice, this book is aimed at public and private planning practitioners, national and local politicians and policy makers involved in planning, academics and students studying planning and related disciplines.
It presents time as a pervasive form of power that is used to shape democratic practices, and questions ‘project speed’: where time to think, deliberate and plan has been squeezed. The authors demonstrate the many benefits of slow planning for the key participants, multiple interests and planning system overall.

Table of Content

1. Time, Speed and Slow Planning?
2. Time and Practice in Social Theory
3. Time and Participation in Planning
4. Time and Neoliberalisation in Planning
5. Time and Deliberation in Planning
6. Time, Planning and Timescapes for the Future

About the author

Gavin Parker is Professor of Planning Studies at the University of Reading. Professor Parker maintains a strong interest in citizenship, participation and governance in land, planning and development. Recent research has centred on neighbourhood planning in England.