Publications

Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning


Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning is
a book series published every 3-4 years in association with Routledge.

The book series brings together seminal articles from the members of the 11 planning schools associations, and provides a glimpse into the discussions and concerns regarding planning theory, practice and education in different regions of the world. So far, seven books have been published:

  • Volume 1 edited by Bruce Stiftel and Vanessa Watson (2004)

  • Volume 2 edited by Bruce Stiftel, Vanessa Watson and Henri Acselrad (2006)

  • Volume 3 edited by Thomas Harper, Anthony Gar-On Yeh and Heloisa Costa (2008)

  • Volume 4 edited by Thomas L. Harper, Michael Hibbard, Heloisa Costa, Anthony Gar-On Yeh (2011)

  • Volume 5 edited by Michael Hibbard, Robert Freestone, Tore Øivin Sager (2013)

  • Volume 6 edited by Christopher Silver, Robert Freestone, Christophe Demaziere (2017)

  • Volume 7 edited by Andrea Frank and Christopher Silver (2021)


Urban Planning Education

With contributions from the members of GPEAN governing council, a new book has recently came out in 2018: Urban Planning Education: Beginnings, Global Movement and Future Prospects, published by Springer. Edited by Andrea Frank and Chris Silver, the book examines planning education provision and approaches globally, through a comparative and longitudinal perspective, providing the reader with a critical exposure to relevant scholarship drawing on the detailed case studies and exploratory essays on key issues in planning education.