Viewpoint It is about time: dynamics failure, using plans and using coalitions

摘要

The central contention of this viewpoint is that a narrative emphasising time rather than space, plans rather than consensus and co-evolving coalitions rather than control will suggest new ways for advancing our thinking and practices in relation to urban and environmental planning. The argument is not that currently salient narratives are wrong or useless, only that they limit the content of our conversations in important ways. Multiple understandings should co-evolve in our scholarly conversations and continually challenge the control of dominant narratives. Relying on one dominant approach not only constrains the scope of our scholarly conversations, but also constrains our ability to communicate ideas to practitioners. And what practitioners hear is not necessarily the same as what we claim to be saying.