Abstract
Beauty has been an important, central concept since ancient times. Over the centuries, its status deteriorated until it became improper for academic discussion. In the last two decades, there has been a call to revisit beauty and aesthetic judgment in some disciplines. However, despite interest in urban design, the integration of beauty in planning theory and practice remains slow and partial. This paper presents the changing relevance of beauty in general academic discourse in four milestones before analyzing literature on planning and follows the changing attitude toward aesthetics. The conclusion points to a possible resurgence of beauty in planning literature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 49-61 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Planning Literature |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2023.
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Israel Science Foundation, (grant number 1232/20).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Israel Science Foundation | 1232/20 |
Keywords
- planning history
- planning theory
- urban design
- urban form
- urban history