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Abstract: This thesis explores geographic patterns of representation in
scholarly and professional planning literature within the conceptual framework of cultural
competency. Literature counts were collected with a systematic review of eleven years of
articles published by The Journal of the American Planning Association, Planning magazine,
and The Journal of Urban History; using ArcGIS, counts ... read morewere then mapped against demographic
variables selected as cultural proxies to establish visual correlations between levels of
representation and certain types of communities. Based on the foregoing methods the thesis
concludes that the South, and the Deep South in particular are under-represented regions in
the planning literature. The implications of this under-representation are discussed using
examples from Alabama. The conclusion offers concrete recommendations for the planning
establishment to sponsor more effective and communicative planning in under-represented
regions.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2013.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and
Planning.
Advisors: Barbara Parmenter, and Mary Davis.
Keyword: Urban planning.read less
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