規劃的邏輯－－評介Hopkins教授所著Urban Development: The Logic of Making Plans

The Logic of Planning: A Review on Hopkins's Urban Development: The Logic of Making Plans

規劃的邏輯可以從狹義及廣義的角度來入手。從狹義的角度觀之，該邏輯是一組描述計畫如何制定的公理；而從廣義的角度觀之，該邏輯是對規劃現象的一組解釋。不論從狹義或廣義規劃邏輯入手，皆有其必要。本文即在評介Lewis D. Hopkins教授所著Urban Development: The Logic of Making Plans，作為規劃邏輯探討的嘗試。本文首先介紹此書撰寫的學術背景，其次簡略整理該書的內容，最後針對該書內容作一短評。

The logic of making plans can be constructed either from a narrow or from a broad perspective. In the narrow perspective, the logic of making plans is a set of axioms describing how plans are made, while in the broad perspective, the logic of making plans is a set of explanations for observed planning phenomena. Both perspectives are useful in planning research. In this review, I introduce one such an attempt by Lewis D. Hopkins in his book entitled ”Urban Development: The Logic of Making Plans,” by first setting a scholarly context in which the book is written, and then summarizing briefly the content of the book. I shall make some comments on the merits of the arguments made in the book.