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Contemporary Urban Planning, 7/E
John M. Levy, College of Urban Affairs and Planning

ISBN-10: 0131930680
ISBN-13: 9780131930681

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 384 pp
Published: 08/25/2005

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Best-selling title in urban planning market. Levy provides students an insider's view of sub-state urban planning including details on the interplay of politics, law, money, and interest groups. The greatest strength of Levy is its coverage of economics, law, finance, and urban governance.

Updated content throughout.

~ Reflects changed federal policy under the Bush administration.

Updated material on a wide variety of subjects—Includes recent court cases; growth management programs; environmental and energy planning; urban design; and transportation planning.

~ Helps place the practice of planning in a broad social, economic, legal, and political context; and emphasizes legal and financial factors effecting planning decisions to give students insight into how planning decisions are actually made.

References to newspaper and magazine sources, as well as traditional research references.

~Increases students' interest level with references and issues that are familiar to them.

Chapter-end pedagogy—Summary, Notes, and Bibliography.

~ Helps students assess their knowledge of previously covered material, and encourages additional study outside of class.

An entire chapter devoted to Planning in Other Nations—Features sections devoted to planning in Great Britain; France; Germany; The Netherlands; Sweden; Eastern Europe; and the Third World.

~ Gives students a basis of comparison for planning in American cities.

A chapter on Planning for Metropolitan Regions—Discusses the role of Councils of Governments and public authorities, and offers examples from the Atlanta regional commission and the Port of New York Authority.

~ Increases students' grasp and retention of concepts by using familiar real-world examples.

Detailed discussion of the problem of homelessness—Focuses on its links to housing markets and planning practice.

~ Demonstrates the relevance of the material with a very familiar issue.

Discussion of international efforts to deal with the greenhouse effect—Includes an account of the Kyoto summit on the matter.

~ Maintains student interest and demonstrates the relevance of the material with a topic students can relate to.

Coverage of traffic management techniques.

~Keeps students up to date on a topic prevalent in their lives.

Treatment of the legal issue of restrictive zoning—Features the present status of the Mt. Laurel cases.

~ Keeps students up to date on the legal issues impacting the practice and study of urban planning.

 

I. THE BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY PLANNING.

 1. An Overview.

 2. The Urbanization of America.

 3. The History of Planning: Part I.

 4. The History of Planning: Part II.

II. THE STRUCTURE AND PRACTICE OF CONTEMPORARY PLANNING.

 5. The Legal Basis of Planning.

 6. Planning and Politics.

 7. The Social Issues.

 8. The Comprehensive Plan.

 9. The Tools of Land-Use Planning.

III. FIELDS OF PLANNING.

10. Urban Design.

11. Urban Renewal and Community Development.

12. Transportation Planning.

13. Economic Development Planning.

14. Growth Management Planning.

15. Environmental and Energy Planning.

16. Planning for Metropolitan Regions.

IV. LARGER QUESTIONS.

17. National Planning in the United States.

18. Planning in Other Nations.

19. Planning Theory.
 
Selected Bibliography.

Index.

    A best-selling title in the urban planning market, Contemporary Urban Planning provides students with an insider's view of sub-state urban planning including details on the interplay of politics, law, money, and interest groups. This text is exceptional in its coverage of economics, law, finance, and urban governance.

     

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    Levy
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    ISBN-10: 0136025455 | ISBN-13: 9780136025450
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    Levy
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