Contemporary Urban Planning

United States Edition

John M. Levy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

448 Seiten

2008 | 8th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-13-602545-0 (ISBN)

Infos

A best-selling title in the urban planning market, Contemporary Urban Planning provides students with an insider's view of sub-state urban planning including details on the interplay of politics, law, money, and interest groups. This text is exceptional in its coverage of economics, law, finance, and urban governance.

 

Inhalt

I. THE BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY PLANNING.

 1. An Overview.
 2. The Urbanization of America.
 3. The History of Planning: Part I.
 4. The History of Planning: Part II.
II. 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.
III. FIELDS OF PLANNING.

10. Urban Design.
11. Urban Renewal and Community Development.
12. Transportation Planning.
13. Economic Development Planning.
14. Growth Management Planning.
15. Environmental and Energy Planning.
16. Planning for Metropolitan Regions.
IV. LARGER QUESTIONS.

17. National Planning in the United States.
18. Planning in Other Nations.
19. Planning Theory.  Selected Bibliography.
Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.2.2008
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 590 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• ISBN-10: 0-13-602545-5 / 0136025455
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-602545-0 / 9780136025450
• Zustand: Neuware