Today, our cities are an embodiment of the complex, historical evolution of knowledge,
desires and technology. Our planned and designed activities co-evolve with our aspirations …

Complex systems have become a popular lens for analyzing cities, and complexity theory
has many implications for urban performance and resilience. This paper develops a …

Past and ongoing research shows that African cities remain one of the vulnerable zones of
climate change, yet the least prepared. With an expected increase in climate change …

Urban systems and human settlements have been growing exponentially in size and
complexity in the last decades, defying current approaches to sustainable development …

Tourism area development is affected by the competitive global tourism industry and the
complex, multilevel dynamics of the contemporary network society. The strategic planning …

This paper presents a novel framework for analyzing the formation and effects of strategies
in environmental governance. It combines elements of management studies, strategy as …

This chapter explains the complexity theory perspective on planning processes from this
axiom: planning takes place in a complex social and physical world that is constantly …

This article proposes a complexity-informed framework for evaluating transportation
infrastructure projects. The article does this through four steps. First, the properties of …

Our book explores the circulation of strategic planning ideas and practices. The cases, in
their diversity, mirror the various ways of thinking about strategic planning to be found in …

The challenges facing planning researchers and practitioners are increasingly complex and
difficult to predict, model and control. Concurrently, participatory approaches to planning …