LEADER 03690nam 2200601 450 001 9910456513003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-04561-X 010 $a9786612045615 010 $a1-4426-7407-5 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442674073 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001647 035 $a(OCoLC)431558233 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10219188 035 $a(CaPaEBR)420791 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00604305 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255280 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671442 035 $a(DE-B1597)464410 035 $a(OCoLC)979911421 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442674073 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671442 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257152 035 $a(OCoLC)958558727 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001647 100 $a20160922h19941994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe drama of democracy $econtention and dispute in community planning /$fJill Grant 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1994. 210 4$dİ1994 215 $a1 online resource (267 p.) 311 $a0-8020-7472-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tTables, Maps, Photographs, and Figures -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction: 'Everyone Loves a Mystery' -- $t1. The Planning Drama -- $t2. Stages, Actors, and Scripts -- $t3. Desperately Seeking Development -- $t4. Planning Issues in Peninsular Halifax -- $t5. Market Place Plaza -- $t6. Mitchell Property -- $t7. Staging Planning Activities -- $t8. Command Performance -- $t9. Scripts and Values -- $t10. Democracy in Myth and Practice -- $t11. Planning Myths and Reality -- $tAppendix: Glossary of Terms and Short Forms -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe drama of democracy seldom plays out as literally as it does in urban planning disputes. Yet these are complex dramas in which villains aren't clearly identified, protagonists are caught with ulterior motives, and fifth business runs rampant. In this book, Jill Grant aptly uses a dramaturgical metaphor to show how community planning offers illuminating episodes of the workings of democracy.Grant argues that planning provides a significant venue for the debate of major questions about how we govern ourselves. She illustrates her theory with two case studies of planning disputes in Halifax. By examining the language and actions of the citizens, planners, and politicians involved in these disputes, Grant explores underlying motives and concerns. Overall, this work has much to say about the nature of cultural obstacles that prevent greater democracy. The author concludes that while democracy is a valued cultural concept, its practice proves weak.Much of the work on urban planning takes a socio-economic perspective; the cultural implications of planning are still largely unexplored. By applying a cultural analysis to contemporary case studies, this book takes up the slack, thereby providing a timely addition to existing literature. 606 $aCity planning$xCitizen participation 606 $aCity planning$zNova Scotia$zHalifax$xCitizen participation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCity planning$xCitizen participation. 615 0$aCity planning$xCitizen participation. 676 $a307.1/216/09716225 700 $aGrant$b Jill$0987028 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456513003321 996 $aThe drama of democracy$92479027 997 $aUNINA