Environment and Planning

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The Environment and Planning journals are four influential [1]academic journals. They are described as as 'interdisciplinary', though they have a highly spatial focus, meaning that they are often of most interest to human geographers. The journals are also of interest to the fields of economics, sociology, political science, urban planning, architecture, ecology and cultural studies.

The four journals are:

  • Environment and Planning A - The original Environment and Planning journal, launched in 1969. It focuses on urban and regional issues. [2]
  • Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design - Introduced in 1974 to provide a focus on methodological urban issues, focusing again on the built environment, planning and policy. [3]
  • Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy - From 1983, it again aims to focus on policy issues, but a on a wider scale. It has particular interest in the interventions of civil society agents such as NGOs in policy. [4]
  • Environment and Planning D: Society and Space - Launched as Society and Space in 1979 and joined the Environment and Planning series in 1983. This journal is almost entirely devoted to human geography, and attempts to focus both ground breaking theoretical issues and policy based papers. [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Johnston, Ron; 2003; Geography: a different sort of discipline?PDF Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 28(2); pp133-141; Accessed 11-05-08; Subscription Required
  2. ^ Environment and Planning A homepage Accessed May 17 2006
  3. ^ Environment and Planning B homepage Accessed May 17 2006
  4. ^ Environment and Planning C homepage Accessed May 17 2006
  5. ^ Environment and Planning D homepage Accessed May 17 2006


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