Introduction: Planning knowledge and research : Part I. The context of planning research : How theory links research and practice. 70 Years' planning theory: A critical review -- Learning from practice, learning for practice in local land use planning research -- Planning culture: Research heuristics and explanatory value -- Striving for impact beyond the academy? planning research in Australia -- Part II. Types and topics of planning research : Mapping the knowledge domain of urban planning -- The relationship between green places and urban society: Understanding the evolution and integration of city planning and the ecological sciences -- Evolution in land use and transportation research -- Monitoring sustainability culture: An overview of a multi-year program of evaluation research at the University of Michigan -- Part III. Planning research on objects and design : Towards an object-oriented case methodology for planners -- Urban morphology as a research method -- The unwarranted boundaries between urban planning and design in theory, practice and research -- Part IV. Planning methods, science, and technology : Use of planning magazine to bridge the gap between researchers and practitioners -- Planning our future cities: The Role Computer Technologies Can Play -- Citizen science as a research approach -- Science in planning -- Theory, methods and models

1. City planning
2. City planning -- Research