The Forgotten Professionals. Knudsen, T. Research in Urban Sociology; 1992, 2, 257 271., 1992.
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Based on intensive study of the birth of modern urban planning in Copenhagen, Denmark, it is argued that research should pay more attention to the role of professional planners in urban politics \& planning. It is stressed that professionals have important informal ways to influence politicians \& citizens concerned with urban politics, \& can offer solutions fitting into the coalition of interests dominating urban politics. Planners, at least in some historical situations, can informally influence other political actors, which might be ignored if urban politics is approached in a formal way, \& as a mechanical system. In particular, the rather mechanical way in which Marxist urban theory has inspired researchers to approach local politics is critiqued. 1 Table, 21 References. AA (Copyright 1993, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
@article{ knudsen_forgotten_1992,
  title = {The {Forgotten} {Professionals}},
  abstract = {Based on intensive study of the birth of modern urban planning in Copenhagen, Denmark, it is argued that research should pay more attention to the role of professional planners in urban politics \& planning. It is stressed that professionals have important informal ways to influence politicians \& citizens concerned with urban politics, \& can offer solutions fitting into the coalition of interests dominating urban politics. Planners, at least in some historical situations, can informally influence other political actors, which might be ignored if urban politics is approached in a formal way, \& as a mechanical system. In particular, the rather mechanical way in which Marxist urban theory has inspired researchers to approach local politics is critiqued. 1 Table, 21 References. AA (Copyright 1993, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)},
  journal = {Research in Urban Sociology; 1992, 2, 257 271.},
  author = {Knudsen, Tim},
  year = {1992}
}

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