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Mainstream planning theory has traditionally had two major perspectives: communicate and calculate (Healey, Planning Theory, 11: 188–207, 2012; Mäntysalo, Town Planning Review, 73: 417–436, 2002; Sager, Scandinavian Housing & Planning Research, 9: 129–147, 1992; Stein and Harper, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 32: 5–17, 2012). In this chapter, we argue that contemporary planning theory should include innovate as a third perspective. Innovative planning brings a multitude of new viewpoints to the table within which theory and praxis also embrace the traditional communicate and calculate perspectives. Hence, we propose communicate, calculate and innovate as three interacting aspects of planning. This introductory chapter describes the point of departure, provides a framework for the book and briefly introduces the remaining chapters. Each of the chapters that follow contributes to the discourse on innovation in planning theory by addressing pivotal and unruly issues in ways that are applicable to both innovative planning and planning innovation.
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Hagen, A., Higdem, U. (2020). Innovation on the Planning Theory Agenda: An Introduction. In: Hagen, A., Higdem, U. (eds) Innovation in Public Planning. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46136-2_1
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