ISSN
1474-6743 Online ISSN 1478-3401
Synopsis
International Development Planning Review
is a quarterly journal of urban and regional planning in the developing world.
It is edited from the Departments of Civic Design and Geography in the
University of Liverpool, and the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway,
University of London, and is published in February, May, August and November.
IDPR
occupies a unique position in the literature of development planning. A fully
refereed journal established in 1979,
IDPR has a wide
international readership comprising academics, practitioners, policy makers and
students. Although IDPR is centrally concerned with urban and regional
planning in the developing world, editorial policy stresses the social,
cultural, economic and political relationships which underlie and inform
planning practice. The breadth of coverage of the journal reflects this desire
for a multi-disciplinary approach to the problems confronting poor nations.
IDPR’s editorial policy is to reflect international development planning policy and practice, having extended its interests in recent years to enable an important shift of focus on to the physical, economic and social conditions of urban and rural populations in a context of examining poverty reduction targets. The journal explores current national and international policy agendas, achievements and strategies in this area, offering material of interest to its established academic and professional readership as well as to a broader critical audience.
IDPR publishes a breadth of material in areas including: the use and development of resources and energy; shelter; communications and other infrastructure; transport; technical cooperation and planning policy; rural development; planning techniques and methodology; demographic change; planning and development education; finance for development; theories and ideologies of development.
Areas addressed by IDPR
include:
- the use and development of resources and energy
- technical cooperation and planning policy
- shelter
- transport
- communications and other infrastructure
- planning techniques and methodology
- rural development
- demographic change
- planning and development education
- finance for development
- Such themes are frequently discussed within the context of theories and ideologies of development.
IDPR
encourages shorter contributions alongside the traditional content of
substantial scholarly papers: these include professional and research notes, and
technical reports. 'Debate' and 'Viewpoint' features have opened the way to the
publication of personal views and readers' responses. Conference reports will
continue to appear from time to time and we have published a number of special
thematic issues in recent volumes. The Book Review section is an important part
of the journal, and the Editors also welcome proposals for longer book review
articles.
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