Open AccessChallenging Times and Planning: Origins, Endings and New Beginnings?
Author(s) -
Mark Oranje
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
urban planning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2183-7635
DOI - 10.17645/up.v6i2.4450
Subject(s) - happening , task (project management) , dream , history , epistemology , sociology , operations research , political science , psychology , management , economics , philosophy , engineering , performance art , neuroscience , art history
Planning was born in and of crisis. Given the multiple challenges facing the world, it may rightly be asked whether Planning would not be willing and able to assist in taking these on. In this short commentary, it is argued that the chances of this happening are slim, but not impossible, should a number of changes be made that put hope, belief, reason, and dream to collective task again.