Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues and Processes

J. Barry Cullingworth; Roger Caves

ISBN 10: 0415150124 / ISBN 13: 9780415150125

Published by Routledge, 1997

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0415150124I4N00

Synopsis:

Planning in the USA is 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.
Planning in the USA offers a detailed account of urbanization in the USA. Focussing on policies relating to land use, urban planning and environmental protection, Barry Cullingworth reveals the problematic nature and limitations of the planning process, the fallibility of experts, and difficulties facing policy-makers in their search for solutions.
Coverage includes:
* Land Use Regulation
* Transport, Housing and Community Development
* Public Attitudes to Planning
* Property Rights
* Environmental Planning and Policies
* Growth Management
* Planning and Governance
Planning problems are seldom easily solved. Barry Cullingworth's Planning in the USA is an essential book for students and planners and all who are concerned with the nature of contemporary urban and environmental problems.

Review: The overriding objective has been to demonstrate the huge difficulties involved in dealing with urbanization, transportation, land use planning, (and) discrimination..
Cities/Planning 26:7/338 (B)
–Future Survey, 07/2004

Bibliographic Details

Title: Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues and ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket