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Planning in the USA : policies, issues, and processes / Barry Cullingworth and Roger W. Caves

By:

Cullingworth, Barry [author]

Contributor(s):

Caves, Roger [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Abingdon, Oxon : Taylor & Francis Group, c2014.Edition: Fourth EditionDescription: xxix, 517 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cmSubject(s):

LOC classification:

HT 167 .C85 2014

Contents:

Introduction -- PART 1 PLANNING AND GOVERNMENT -- 1 The nature of planning -- 2 Urbanization -- 3 History of governing and planning urban areas -- PART 2 LAND USE REGULATION -- 4 The Comprehensive Plan -- 5 The evolving institutional and legal framework of planning and zoning -- 6 The techniques of zoning and subdivision regulations -- 7 City financing and planning for development -- PART 3 GROWTH MANAGEMENT -- 8 Growth management and local government -- 9 Growth management and the states -- PART 4 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING -- 10 Environmental policy and planning -- 11 The limits of environmental policy -- 12 Planning for sustainability, climate change, and resiliency -- PART 5 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES -- 13 Transportation -- 14 Housing -- 15 Community and economic development -- 16 Urban design and aesthetics -- 17 Heritage and historic preservation -- 18 Planning for livable cities -- 19 Technology and smart cities -- CONCLUSION -- 20 Some final questions.

Summary: This extensively revised and updated fourth edition of Planning in the USA continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory and practice of planning. Outlining land use, urban planning, and environmental protection policies, this fully illustrated book explains the nature of the planning process and the way in which policy issues are identified, defined, and approached. This full colour edition incorporates new planning legislation and regulations at the state and federal layers of government, updated discussion on current economic issues, and examples of local ordinances in a variety of planning areas.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction --
PART 1 PLANNING AND GOVERNMENT --
1 The nature of planning --
2 Urbanization --
3 History of governing and planning urban areas --
PART 2 LAND USE REGULATION --
4 The Comprehensive Plan --
5 The evolving institutional and legal framework of planning and zoning --
6 The techniques of zoning and subdivision regulations --
7 City financing and planning for development --
PART 3 GROWTH MANAGEMENT --
8 Growth management and local government --
9 Growth management and the states --
PART 4 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING --
10 Environmental policy and planning --
11 The limits of environmental policy --
12 Planning for sustainability, climate change, and resiliency --
PART 5 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES --
13 Transportation --
14 Housing --
15 Community and economic development --
16 Urban design and aesthetics --
17 Heritage and historic preservation --
18 Planning for livable cities --
19 Technology and smart cities --
CONCLUSION --
20 Some final questions.

This extensively revised and updated fourth edition of Planning in the USA continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory and practice of planning. Outlining land use, urban planning, and environmental protection policies, this fully illustrated book explains the nature of the planning process and the way in which policy issues are identified, defined, and approached. This full colour edition incorporates new planning legislation and regulations at the state and federal layers of government, updated discussion on current economic issues, and examples of local ordinances in a variety of planning areas.

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