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Contemporary Urban Planning, 8th Edition

By John M. Levy

ISBN-10: 0-13-602545-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-602545-0What's this?

Published by Longman

© 2009

Pub. Date: Feb 12, 2008

Format: Paper

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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.

 

Table of Contents

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.

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