Contemporary urban planning [electronic resource] / John M. Levy.

Includes index.

Preface Acknowledgments The background and development of contemporary urban planning An overview The urbanization of America The history of planning : part I The history of planning : part II The structure and practice of contemporary planning The legal basis of planning Planning and politics The social issues The comprehensive plan The tools of land-use planning Fields of planning Urban design Urban renewal and community development Transportation planning Economic development planning Growth management, smart growth, sustainable development, and planning for Catastrophy Environmental and energy planning Planning for metropolitan regions Larger questions National planning in the United Sstates Planning in other nations Planning theory Index.

Planning is a highly political activity. It is immersed in politics and inseparable from the law. Urban and regional planning decisions often involve large sums of money, both public and private, with the potential to deliver large benefits to some and losses to others. Contemporary Urban Planning, 11e provides students with an unvarnished and in-depth introduction to the historic, economic, political, legal, ideological, and environmental factors affecting urban planning today, and emphasizes the importance of considering who wins and who loses in planning decision making. The extensively revised and updated 11th edition of this beloved text tackles the most pressing recent issues in urban development--including the major turn toward reurbanization, Affordable Housing and the particular housing needs of an aging population, new developments in public transportation planning, policy, and technology, standards for'green'buildings, the second Obama administration's environmental policy and energy planning, as well as the rapidly growing and critical field of planning for natural catastrophes. Contemporary Urban Planning is an essential resource for students, city planners, and all who are concerned with the nature of contemporary urban development problems.--Provided by publisher.