Environment and Planning

Environment and Planning A-D  
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
Env. Plan.
Discipline Human geography, urban studies
Language English
Publication details
Publisher
Sage Publications (Pion until 2015)
Publication history
1969-present
Frequency Varies per journal
Links

The Environment and Planning journals are four academic journals. They are described as "interdisciplinary", though they have a highly spatial focus, meaning that they are of most interest to human geographers and city planners. The journals are also of interest to the scholars of economics, sociology, political science, urban planning, architecture, ecology and cultural studies.

The four journals are:

In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise in the United Kingdom, the highest number of submissions from geographers were articles from Environment and Planning A, with Environment and Planning D fourth in the list.[5]

The journals were published by Pion, a small publisher, until 2015, when Pion was taken over by Sage,[6] one of the "big four" academic publishers.

References

  1. "Environment and Planning A". SAGE Publications. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  2. "Environment and Planning B". Pion. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  3. "Environment and Planning C". Pion. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  4. "Environment and Planning D". Pion. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  5. Johnston, Ron (2003). "Geography: A different sort of discipline?". Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 28 (2): 133–141. doi:10.1111/1475-5661.00083.
  6. "SAGE strengthens geography and psychology portfolio with acquisition of Pion". Sage. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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