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The Davidoff Tapes Project
  • Project Description
  • Life / Legacy
  • Writing / Speeches
  • Interviews
  • Advocacy Planning
  • Additional Resources

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Paul Davidoff criticized mainstream planning in the early 1960s for it tends to support elite business and development interests over those of poor and working-class 

communities, especially those of color. He called for the democratization of planning by encouraging professionals to devote a portion of their time to preparing high-quality advocacy plans for marginalized communities. These advocacy plans, developed with a high level of citizen input, would offer Planning Commissions an alternate perspective in planning for specific neighborhoods, thereby, improving the quality of official planning-making for these areas. 

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The Paul Davidof Book Award

The Paul Davidoff Book Award is given by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) to honor the memory of Davidoff, an eminent planner who established the field of advocacy planning and who was an unyielding force for justice and social equity in the profession. This award has been given every other year since 1985. The Paul Davidoff award celebrated its 30th year in 2015.

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