Planning in the Usa - Policies, Issues, and Processes

List of 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

About the author

Roger W. Caves is Professor Emeritus of City Planning at the School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University.
J. Barry Cullingworth was Emeritus Professor of Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Delaware and held posts at the Universities of Manchester, Durham, Glasgow, Birmingham, Toronto, and Cambridge.

Summary

Extensively revised, this textbook continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory and practice of planning. Outlining land use, urban planning, and environmental protection policies, it explains the nature of the planning process and the way in which policy issues are identified, defined, and approached.

Product details

• Authors: Roger W. Caves, Roger W. (San Diego State University Caves, Caves Roger W., J. Barry Cullingworth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2023
• EAN: 9780367478605
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47860-5
• No. of pages: 740
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, The environment, Urban & municipal planning, United States of America, USA, Science / Environmental Science, Human Geography, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy