Land Use Planning (Classics in Planning series, 6) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845420489 ISBN 13: 9781845420482

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

This is an authoritative collection of papers that are generally regarded as landmarks in the history of land use planning in the western world. A wide variety of leading articles have been selected for this comprehensive volume, which covers topics such as: urban form and urban dynamics; urban development and methods of urban analysis; land use planning methods and network cities and urban networks. The articles span both time and geography and will appeal to scholars and practitioners alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Edited by Hugo Priemus, Professor Emeritus of System Innovation and Spatial Development, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, Kenneth Button, University Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, US and Peter Nijkamp, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands and the Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Iasi, Romania

Review:

`The practices of land use planning are being given increasing attention these days in the challenge to create sustainable environments of high quality, available to everyone. This collection performs a valuable service in making available some key materials and debates about the concepts and practices of such planning.' -- Patsy Healey, University of Newcastle, UK `This volume is comprehensive in its coverage of decades of academic thinking about land use planning from both sides of the Atlantic. At the same time, the editors show fierce determination to focus on the main arguments. This reader is sure to eclipse other offers on the research resource market.' -- Andreas Faludi, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845420489
• ISBN 13: 9781845420482
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Priemus Hugo, Button Kenneth, Nijkamp Peter