Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Contributors
- I Introductory Framework: Allen G. Noble's Contribution to Social Geography
- II Conceptual and Theoretical Basis of Social Geography
- 4 Social Geography: History, Structure and Reflections, with Special Reference to India
- 5 Methodological Developments in Social Geography
- 6 Geographies of Disability: An Emergent Theme in Social Geography
- 7 Geography and Personality of Region: The Context of Culture
- 8 Social Planning: A Spatial Perspective
- III Social Geography from a Global Perspective
- IV Social Geography in the Indian Context
- V Indian Social Geography: City and State Context
- Index
8 - Social Planning: A Spatial Perspective
from II - Conceptual and Theoretical Basis of Social Geography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Contributors
- I Introductory Framework: Allen G. Noble's Contribution to Social Geography
- II Conceptual and Theoretical Basis of Social Geography
- 4 Social Geography: History, Structure and Reflections, with Special Reference to India
- 5 Methodological Developments in Social Geography
- 6 Geographies of Disability: An Emergent Theme in Social Geography
- 7 Geography and Personality of Region: The Context of Culture
- 8 Social Planning: A Spatial Perspective
- III Social Geography from a Global Perspective
- IV Social Geography in the Indian Context
- V Indian Social Geography: City and State Context
- Index
Summary
The boundaries of social planning are very elastic. In its broadest sense, social planning is concerned with collective action taken to create better living conditions and a brighter future for individuals and groups viewed from this perspective. It encompasses a vast range of activities that are difficult to examine in their totality. Thus, it becomes useful to adopt a specific focus to examine social planning and social planning issues. The focus adopted in this review is spatial or geographic. The intent is to analyze the spatial dimension of selected social planning initiatives within a specific social context – urban society.
Social Planning Issues
As stated earlier, the range of social planning concerns is vast and contains a multitude of sub-areas and issues. These include – (i) racism and sexism, (ii) ageing, (iii) child care and education, (iv) housing, economic opportunity and social justice, (v) public health, (vi) public safety and crime, and (vii) quality of life issues including access to cultural and leisure benefits.
Each of these sub-areas or issues has a spatial component. For example, racism and ethnicity are often reflected in segregation patterns. Economic opportunity may be limited in certain geographic areas. Public health indicators may vary by geographic regions and crime patterns frequently exhibit a particular spatial pattern.
Architectural or Physical Determinism
Addressing social planning concerns from a spatial perspective frequently involves the adoption of an architectural or physical determinism argument.
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- Facets of Social GeographyInternational and Indian Perspectives, pp. 153 - 166Publisher: Foundation BooksPrint publication year: 2012