Extensively revised and updated, Planning in the USA, fifth edition, continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory, and practice of planning.

Outlining land use, urban planning, and environmental protection policies, this fully illustrated book explains the nature of the planning process and the way in which policy issues are identified, defined, and approached. The new edition incorporates new planning legislation and regulations at the state and federal layers of government and examples of local ordinances in a variety of planning areas. New material includes discussions of

education and equity in planning
the City Beautiful Movement
Daniel Burnham’s plan for Chicago
segregation
Knick v. Township of Scott
reforming single-family zoning and regulatory challenges in zoning and land use
Daniel Parolek’s ‘Missing Middle Housing’
climate change, mitigation, adaptation, and resiliency
the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan
sharing programs for cars, bicycles, and scooters
hybrid electric and autonomous vehicles
Vision Zero
COVID-19 relief for housing
Innovation Districts, Promise Zones, and Opportunity Zones
the sharing, gig, and creative economies
scenic views and vistas, monuments, statues, and remembering the past; and
healthy cities, Health Impact Assessment, and active living

This detailed account of urbanization in the United States reveals the problematic nature and limitations of the planning process, the fallibility of experts, and the difficulties facing policy-makers in their search for solutions. Planning in the USA, fifth edition, is an essential book for students of urban planning, urban politics, environmental geography, and environment politics. It will be a valuable resource for planners and all who are concerned with the nature of contemporary urban and environmental problems.

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.

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