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Imaginaries of a ‘Europe of the regions’ by Davoudi, Simin

“…“I have not come here this evening to talk to you about a utopia; no, I am here to talk to you about an adventure ...: the federating of Europe.” These are the…”
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Reinventing planning and planners: Ideological decontestations and rhetorical appeals by Davoudi, Simin, Galland, Daniel, Stead, Dominic

“…This article contributes to the debate about ideologically motivated planning reforms. It aims to advance the debate by exploring how change is legitimised…”
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Greenspace and Environmental Justice: the case of Newcastle upon Tyne by Brooks, Elizabeth, Davoudi, Simin

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Prefigurative planning: performing concrete utopias in the here and now by Davoudi, Simin

“…Current crises of climate breakdown, growing inequalities, democratic deficits, and declining public services have created an absence of hope for the future…”
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Planning as practice of knowing by Davoudi, Simin

“…It is often suggested that a defining feature of planning is its interventionist nature which requires connecting knowledge to action. With the upsurge of…”
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Resilience: A Bridging Concept or a Dead End? by Davoudi, Simin

“…For planners in the UK, this wider sense of unease is exacerbated by a decade of constant change and perennial attacks on the value of their professional…”
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The Legacy of Positivism and the Emergence of Interpretive Tradition in Spatial Planning by Davoudi, Simin

“…Davoudi S. The legacy of positivism and the emergence of interpretive tradition in spatial planning, Regional Studies. This paper draws on the positivist and…”
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City-regional imaginaries and politics of rescaling by Davoudi, Simin, Brooks, Elizabeth

“…This paper proposes a new conceptualization of scale as performative imaginary and deploys that to explore the what, the why and the how questions of scalar…”
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Climate imaginaries and the mattering of the medium by Davoudi, Simin, Machen, Ruth

“…•Imaginaries influence climate knowledge and action and fix or unsettle visions of the future.•The imbrication of discourse and materiality is key to…”
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A tribute to Patsy Healey (1940-2024) by Davoudi, Simin

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From post‐political to authoritarian planning in England, a crisis of legitimacy by Fearn, Gareth, Davoudi, Simin

“…This paper argues that the crisis of post‐politics has sparked an authoritarian turn in spatial planning in England. The proposed reform of the English…”
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Urban form, policy packaging and sustainable urban metabolism by Davoudi, Simin, Sturzaker, John

“…•Transition to low carbon city is an essential part of sustainable urban metabolism.•Urban form and density plays a key part in reducing greenhouse gas…”
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EUROPEAN BRIEFING: Polycentricity in European spatial planning: from an analytical tool to a normative agenda by Davoudi, Simin

“…The notion of polycentricity is gaining widespread currency in both academic and professional debates. It has opened its way in the spatial policy documents of…”
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Climate Risk and Security: New Meanings of "the Environment" in the English Planning System by Davoudi, Simin

“…Planning in England 1 represents an important arena for the development and contestation of environmental discourses. Over the last century the changing…”
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Evolutionary Resilience and Strategies for Climate Adaptation by Davoudi, Simin, Brooks, Elizabeth, Mehmood, Abid

“…The aim of this study is to develop a framework by drawing on three broad perspectives on resilience, engineering, ecological and evolutionary, and to use this…”
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When Does Unequal become Unfair? Judging Claims of Environmental Injustice by Davoudi, Simin, Brooks, Elizabeth

“…The purpose of this paper is twofold. Firstly, it presents a pluralistic framework for justice that combines an expanded interpretation of distributive justice…”
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Climate imaginaries and their mediums by Machen, Ruth, Davoudi, Simin, Brooks, Elizabeth

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Thinking differently about supply chain resilience: what we can learn from social-ecological systems thinking by Wieland, Andreas, Stevenson, Mark, Melnyk, Steven A., Davoudi, Simin, Schultz, Lisen

“…PurposeThis article seeks to broaden how researchers in supply chain management view supply chain resilience by drawing on and integrating insights from other…”
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Are English neighbourhood forums democratically legitimate? by Davoudi, Simin, Cowie, Paul

“…Localism is advocated by the UK Coalition Government as laying the foundation for the Big Society and strengthening local democracy (DCLG, 2010). In this…”
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Response to Ernst Alexander's comments by Davoudi, Simin

“…I am grateful to Ernst Alexander's thoughtful comments (Alexander, 2016) on my essay 'Planning as Practice of Knowing' (Davoudi, 2015) and to the editors of…”
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