Crossing Borders

Preface 1. Introduction: The Transnational Flow of Knowledge and Expertise in the Planning Field 2. Poverty Truths â"The Politics of Knowledge in the New Global Order of Development 3. Transnational Planners in a Post-colonial World 4. Reimagining the American Neighborhood Unit for India 5. Cities in Transition: Spatial Planning in Modern China 6. Urban Sustainability and Compact Cities Ideas in Japan: The Diffusion, Transformation and Deployment of Planning Concepts 7. When Planning Ideas Land: Mahaweliâs People-centered Approach 8. Sustainable Urban Transport Policy Transfer in Central and Eastern Europe 9. Subaltern Speak in a Postcolonial Setting: Diffusing and Contesting Donor-engendered Knowledge in the Water Sector in Zambia 10. Womenâs Safety Audits and Walking School Buses: The Diffusion/De-fusion of Two Radical Planning Ideas 11. Institutional Biases in the International Diffusion of Planning Concepts 12. Developmental Planning for Sustainable Urbanisation in Asia 13. A Trans-Pacific Planning Education in Reverse: Reflections of an American with a Chinese Doctorate in Urban Planning and Design 14. Crossing borders: Do Planning Ideas Travel? 15. Similarity or Differences? What to Emphasize Now for Effective Planning Practice