Town planning into the 21st century /

Town planning into the 21st century / edited by Andrew Blowers and Bob Evans. - London : Routledge, c1997 - xii, 187 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contributors -- Preface -- 1. From town planning to environmental planning / Bob Evans -- 2. Sustainability: the new challenge / Richard Cowell, Susan Owens -- 3. Environmental planning for sustainable development: The international context / Andrew Blowers -- 4. Planning, professionalism and sustainability / Bob Evans, Yvonne Rydin -- 5. Planning in the future or planning of the future? / Eric Reade -- 6. Can town planning be for people rather than property? / Bob Colenutt -- 7. The view from London Centre: Twenty-five years of planning at the DOE / Peter Hall -- 8. Town planning into the 21st century: Diverse worlds and common themes / Cliff Hague -- 9. Society and sustainability: The context of change for planning / Andrew Blowers -- Bibliography -- Index.

Provides a series of insights into the planning process, introduces the key issues currently facing planning and offers prescriptions for the changes required as we move into the next millenium. Leading experts outline the changing context for land use and environmental policy in Britain and explain why the existing processes and profession of town planning are likely to be unable to provide satisfactory policy responses in the future. Key themes debated include: * widening the remit of traditional town planning * giving land and buildings a community value * acting for people rather than simply for the market * promoting an equalization of environmental conditions and discouragement of motorization * the need to anticipate long term global trends at the local and national level.-- Amazon

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