John M Levy

Contemporary Urban Planning

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Contemporary Urban Planning provides students with an unvarnished and in-depth introduction to the historic, economic, political, legal, ideological, and environmental factors affecting urban planning today, and emphasizes the importance of considering who wins and who loses in planning decision-making. The extensively revised and updated 11th edition of this beloved text is an essential resource for students, city planners, and all who are concerned with the nature of contemporary urban development problems.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 11th edition
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 803g
• ISBN-13: 9781138666375
• ISBN-10: 1138666378
• Artikelnr.: 50988225

Autorenporträt

John M. Levy is Professor Emeritus at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Background and Development of Contemporary Urban Planning
1. An Overview
2. The Urbanization of America
3. The History of Planning: Part I
4. The History of Planning: Part II
Part 2: The Structure and Practice of Contemporary Planning
5. The Legal Basis of Planning
6. Planning and Politics
7. The Social Issues
8. The Comprehensive Plan
9. The Tools of Land-Use Planning
Part 3: Fields of Planning
10. Urban Design
11. Urban Renewal and Community Development
12. Transportation Planning
13. Economic Development Planning
14. Growth Management, Smart Growth, Sustainable Development, and Planning
for Catastrophe
15. Environmental and Energy Planning
16. Planning for Metropolitan Regions
Part 4: Larger Questions
17. National Planning in the United States
18. Planning in Other Nations
19. Planning Theory