Knighted in 1998 lsquo;for services to the Town and Country Planning Associationrsquo;; and in 2003 named by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as a lsquo;Pioneer in the Life of the Nationrsquo;; Peter Hall is internationally renowned for the breadth and depth of his studies and writings on urban and regional planning. For the last 50 years; he has captured and helped to create the lsquo;planning imaginationrsquo;.Here the editors have brought together in five themes a series of critical reflections on Peterrsquo;s vast and diverse contributions. Those reflections are provided by colleagues familiar with his work. The five parts are devoted to Peter Hallrsquo;s breadth of academic work; covering the history of cities and planning; London; spatial planning; connectivity and mobility; and urban globalization. Finally; as a sixth part; the editors have asked Peter Hall himself to reflect on his career and the sources of his imagination.The story this book tells is not one of a singular; totally consistent theoretical and philosophical view elaborated over several decades. Rather it covers a set of views that necessarily admits signs of Peterrsquo;s inconsistency and imperfection over the years ndash; the insights and imperfections that inevitably accompany the exercise of a nonetheless remarkably fertile; restless and inspiring planning imagination.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good readBy Darlene BreamGood read. A lot of interesting info.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Still love the shoreBy SumsunThis book was very informative; did my remember this storm. Would like to someday move to a shore town and this area was on of my possibilities.