Making Better Places - The Planning Project in the Twenty-First Century

A major new introduction to planning by one of the leading figures in the field.This textgoes beyond description of planning''s central ideas and practices to stress the importance of its potential to improve the quality of life in the 21st century.>

List of contents

The Planning Project
Understanding Places
Understanding Governance
Shaping Neighbourhood Change
Managing Neighbourhood Change
Transforming Places Through Major Projects
Producing Place Development Strategies
Doing Planning Work
Making Better Places.

About the author

Patsy Healey

Summary

A major new introduction to planning by one of the leading figures in the field. This text goes beyond description of planning's central ideas and practices to stress the importance of its potential to improve the quality of life in the 21st century.

Product details

• Authors: Patsy Healey, Prof. Patsy Healey
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.2010
• EAN: 9780230200562
• ISBN: 978-0-230-20056-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Planning, Environment, Cities; Planning, Environment, Cities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Geography, Urban Planning, Political Science and International Studies, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Regional planning, Governance;planning;work