The interview with Judith Allen explores the life and scholarly contribution of Patsy Healey. Healey was a planner and Professor of Urban and Regional Planning whose work played a pivotal role in shaping international debate, research, and education in the field of planning, earning her numerous awards and distinctions throughout her career. The interview retraces the main stages of her intellectual and professional journey, including: her academic background; her role in the founding of AESOP (the Association of European Schools of Planning); her reflections on the involvement of both institutional and non-institutional social actors in planning processes, culminating in her influential concept of collaborative planning; the practical application of these ideas, particularly through the experience at Wooler; and the development of the concepts of care and place, which came to encapsulate her distinctive understanding and practice of planning.
L’intervista a Judith Allen riguarda la vita e il contributo scientifico di Patsy Healey. Healey è stata una planner e professoressa di pianificazione territoriale e urbana che ha avuto un ruolo nel dibattito e nella riflessione internazionale della ricerca e formazione urbanistica e con numerosi premi e riconoscimenti. Il testo ne ripercorre: la formazione; il ruolo nella fondazione dell’Aesop, Association of European schools of planning; le riflessioni sulle modalità di coinvolgimento degli attori sociali istituzionali e non nei processi di pianificazione e la sua proposta di collaborative planning; la messa in pratica delle sue riflessioni teoriche in particolare a Wooler; e lo sviluppo dei concetti di ‘care’ e ‘place’ come sintesi del suo modo di intendere e praticare la pianificazione.
Patsy Healey. Una studiosa britannica interessata a teoria, pratiche e politiche di pianificazione. Judith Allen. Intervista a cura di Marco Mareggi / Patsy Healey. A British scholar interested in planning theory, practices and policies. Judith Allen. Interview by Marco Mareggi
M. Mareggi;
2026-01-01
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The interview with Judith Allen explores the life and scholarly contribution of Patsy Healey. Healey was a planner and Professor of Urban and Regional Planning whose work played a pivotal role in shaping international debate, research, and education in the field of planning, earning her numerous awards and distinctions throughout her career. The interview retraces the main stages of her intellectual and professional journey, including: her academic background; her role in the founding of AESOP (the Association of European Schools of Planning); her reflections on the involvement of both institutional and non-institutional social actors in planning processes, culminating in her influential concept of collaborative planning; the practical application of these ideas, particularly through the experience at Wooler; and the development of the concepts of care and place, which came to encapsulate her distinctive understanding and practice of planning.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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