<p>"With his book, Nicholas A. Phelps has presented a refreshingly liberating view of urban planning that avoids the greatest pitfalls of localism." <i><br /><b>Soziopolis</b></i><i>​</i></p> <br />"A wise and stimulating book."<br /><b>Zef Hemel, <i>Rooilijn</i></b><br /><br />"A stock of wisdom and a series of useful methods [...] with the conviction that new and more supportive collaborations are central to the future of urban planning."<br /><i><b>TOPSCAPE</b></i><br /><br />"<i>The Urban Planning Imagination</i> goes beyond planning as reactive and regulative profession and revisits planning’s histories and geographies. This mind-opening and path-breaking book deploys a whole set of new vocabularies – imagination, substance, wisdom, methods, comparison, exchanges – to depict an exciting, forward-looking, progressive vision of planning. Rethinking fundamental aspects of planning, Nicholas A. Phelps presents a critical reading of diverse international practices and provides a profound inspiration to a new generation of planners."<br /><b>Fulong Wu, UCL Bartlett School of Planning</b><br /><br />"The growing complexity of society, cities and planning requires the original insights and analysis that Nicholas A. Phelps provides. Building on the diversity of planning practices, Phelps provides a framework that allows us to move forward to tackle the challenges of cities and city planning. Highly recommended."<br /><b>Phil Allmendinger, University of Cambridge</b>