Print Email Facebook Twitter Agency and Structure in Urban and Regional Planning Title Agency and Structure in Urban and Regional Planning: An Illustrative Overview and Future Research Agenda Author Purkarthofer, E. (Aalto University) Stead, D. (TU Delft Spatial Planning and Strategy; Aalto University) Date 2023 Abstract There is extensive literature on the agency of actors in urban and regional planning which draws on a wide range of theoretical lenses and concepts. One of the recurring themes is the relationship between agency and structure—the mutual interdependence between individual actions and collective institutions, rules, and norms. This article provides a narrative overview of the wide range of literature on agency and structure in relation to spatial planning clustered around six interrelated themes: institutions, discretion, pragmatism, networks, leadership, and emotions. It identifies new avenues for research, paying particular attention to empirical, scalar, and methodological issues. Subject actordiscretionemotioninstitutionleadershipmethodsnetworkscalestructure To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ea5e46e8-ad93-4837-ad37-03ea3ff5da6c DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/08854122231178949 ISSN 0885-4122 Source Journal of Planning Literature, 38 (4), 571-587 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 E. Purkarthofer, D. Stead Files PDF purkarthofer_stead_2023_a ... future.pdf 598.29 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:ea5e46e8-ad93-4837-ad37-03ea3ff5da6c/datastream/OBJ/view