Theories of urban planning

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/theories-of-urban-planning

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the discipline?Urban Planning
2. What is the theoretical frameworks?Includes Rational-Comprehensive, Incremental, Transactive, Communicative, Advocacy, Equity, Radical, and Humanist/Phenomenological approaches
3. What is urban planning theory?Urban planning theory is the set of ideas that help designers think about how to build and manage cities. It includes many different viewpoints that look at how people live, grow, and share space.
4. Why do planners use different theories?Different theories give planners new ways to solve problems. They help decide if a city should grow fast or slowly, who gets new buildings, and how to keep the city fair and green.

Urban Planning Theory: The body of knowledge, concepts, and assumptions that define and guide the practice of urban planning.
Human Settlements: The collective term for all forms of human habitation, from rural villages to sprawling metropolises.
Procedural Theories: Planning theories that focus on the process and methods by which planning decisions are made and implemented.