Book review: Planners in Politics: Do they Make a Difference?

Da Silva Oliveira, Eduardo Henrique [UCL]

My personal excitement with Planners in Politics edited by Louis Albrechts was motivated by the topic and editor – who has influenced my approach to planning as a collaborative endeavour – as well as by several contributing authors whose work influenced my theoretical perspective on spatial planning. The book evidences that planners-acting-as-politicians can effectively shape, for example, housing policies or navigate through the stakes of private groups or opposing parties in order to develop plans or implement projects.