The Practice of State and Regional Planning

This book examines state and regional planning in four parts. First, it looks at the planning process and how it has been established at each level. Next, it describes the main analytical techniques used in state and regional planning. Then, it describes comprehensive policy plans. Finally, it explores the content of major types of state and regional plans for specific government sectors

Bruce McDowell is the son of missionaries to Paraguay, where he was born and grew up. He graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.A.T.S), Westminster Theological Seminary (D.Min.), and American University of Biblical Studies (Ph.D). Since 1982, he has served on the staff of Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA, directing an international student ministry and serving as missions pastor.

The American Planning Association (APA) is a Chicago-based non-profit public-interest and research organization representing 30,000 practicing planners, officials and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.
It conducts extensive research on planning topics including a landmark study on Growing Smart, Site Planning Essentials for Central America and The City Parks Forum.
It also publishes "Planning," a monthly magazine and "Zoning News," a monthly newsletter on local land-use controls, and the "Journal of the American Planning Association," a quarterly journal, along with other specialized journals and Planning Advisory Service (PAS) reports.