The Drama of Democracy: Contention and Dispute in Community Planning

examines the function of planning in a democracy and establishes a context for analysis. The second portrays planning in Halifax by specifically focusing on two land use dispute case studies. The third examines the governmental, cultural, and ethical variables that manifest themselves in the case studies. The fourth asks how this greater understanding informs our theories of democracy and planning, particularly as the two interrelate. Grant has written her book as dramaturgical metaphor complete with descriptions of stages, actors, and scripts. The stages are assembled with respect to political structure, culture, ideology, public policy, economy, and communication networks of the geographic area of interest. Actors, who