The Urban and Regional Planning Reader more books like this

by Eugenie Ladner Birch (Editor)

"The Urban and Regional Planning Reader" draws together the very best of classic and contemporary writings to illuminate the planning of cities and metropolitan areas. Forty-seven generous selections include contributions from Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs, Ian McHarg, Paul Davidoff, Charles Harr, Susan Fainstein and Charles J. Hoch through to ...

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The Practice of Local Government Planning more books like this

by Charles Hoch

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Urban Land Use Planning more books like this

by Professor Edward J Kaiser, F Stuart Chapin, III, David R Godschalk

This is the urban planning "Bible" since it was first published. This fourth edition, extensively updated, brings it into the 1990s. "Comprehensive, theoretical and policy driven. A superb source for anyone faced with problems associated with land planning. The definitive book that takes the larger view of community growth, land use and ...

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Earthscape: A Manual of Environmental Planning more books like this

by John Ormsbee Simonds

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The Regional City more books like this

by Peter Calthorpe, Mr. William Fulton, Professor Robert Fishman (Foreword by)

Two of the most innovative thinkers in the field of land use planning and design offer a detailed look at this new metropolitan form, and explain how regional-scale planning and design can help direct growth wisely and reverse current trends in land use. Figures, photos, color illustrations, & index.

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Lewis Mumford and the Ecological Region: The Politics of Planning more books like this

by Mark Luccarelli, Ph.D.

This book traces the development of Lewis Mumford's ideas and explores the relevance of his vision to today's urban and environmental problems.

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Territory & Function more books like this

by John Friedmann, Clyde Weaver

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Urban Land Use Planning more books like this

by Professor Philip R Berke, David R Godschalk, Professor Edward J Kaiser

Divided into three sections, this edition of "Urban Land Use Planning" deftly balances an authoritative, up-to-date discussion of current practices with a vision of what land use planning should become. It explores the societal context of land use planning and proposes a model for understanding and reconciling the divergent priorities among ...

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Privatizing Public Lands more books like this

by Scott Lehmann

This work critically examines the thesis that public lands would be more productive if they were private, or, failing that, managed as if they were private. The author argues that there is no sense of 'productivity' for which it is true that greater productivity is both desirable and a likely consequence of privatizing public lands or 'marketizing ...

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Think Globally, ACT Regionally: GIS and Data Visualization for Social Science and Public Policy Research more books like this

by Richard T LeGates

Giving social scientists and students a solid introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS), this study focuses on some of society's most pressing issues, including growth, pollution, and economic development. By calling upon such high-end analytical tools as Global Positioning System navigation and satellite imagery, GIS can be a ...

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The political economy of special-purpose government more books like this

by Kathryn A Foster

This text examines the causes and consequences of special-purpose governments in more than 300 metropolitan areas in the US. It presents evidence on the economic, political, and social implications of relying on these special districts while offering findings about their use and significance.

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Limitless City, P more books like this

by Oliver Gillham, Mr. Alex S MacLean

One of the great debates of our time concerns the predominant form of land use in America today -- the all too familiar pattern of commercial and residential development known as sprawl. But what do we really know about sprawl? Do we know what it is? Where did it come from? Is it really so bad? If so, what are the alternatives? Can anything be ...

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Regional Planning: Introduction and Explanation more books like this

by Melville Campbell Branch

The literature on regional planning deals mainly with the economic development of depressed areas and urban planning. Few works treat regional planning by businesses and fewer still explore its employment by the military. Regional Planning corrects this imbalance by providing a unique introduction to the study of region types and their use for ...

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Natural Hazard Mitigation more books like this

by David Godschalk, Professor Timothy Beatley, Professor Philip R Berke

Natural Hazard Mitigation describes and analyzes the way that hazard mitigation has been carried out in the U.S. under our national disaster law, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. It is the first systematic study of the complete intergovernmental system for natural hazard mitigation, including its major elements ...

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Land and Resource Planning in the National Forests more books like this

by Charles F Wilkinson

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The Smart Growth Tool Kit more books like this

by David Oneill

Providing examples of projects that meet the requirements of 'smart growth', this book offers step-by-step instructions and explains the strategies that have worked in other cities. Case studies include projects involving infill redevelopment, brownfields, conservation design, town centres, and transit neighbourhoods.

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Land Use: A Spatial Approach more books like this

by John F. Lounsbury, Lawrence M. Sommers

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American Land Planning Law: Cases and Materials more books like this

by Norman Williams (Editor)

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Legal Foundations of Land Use Planning: Textbook/Casebook and Materials on Planning Law more books like this

by Jerome G. Rose

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Credit Where It's Due: Development Banking for Communities more books like this

by Julia Ann Parzan, Julia A Parzen, Michael Hall Kieschnick

Analyzing the field of community development banking, Parzen and Kieschnick explain how financial institutions can serve the economic development needs of communities in which they operate without sacrificing prudent banking practices. Relying on firsthand knowledge, the authors show why development banks are worthy of the attention of community ...

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Growth Management Principles and Practices more books like this

by Arthur C Nelson, Clancy J Mullen, James B Duncan

This is an introduction to managing community development at the local, county, regional and state levels. It presents an overview of the reasons for controlling growth and examines the implementation of management policies from capital gains taxes to farmland preservation projects. The authors explain the advantages of co-ordinated planning among ...

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Drosscape: Wasting Land in Urban America more books like this

by Alan Berger

Do you really know what is under that new house you just bought? How about what lies beneath the neighborhood playground? Was that "big boxa retailer down your street built over a toxic site? These are just a few of the worrisome scenarios facing us all as our cities begin to redevelop old toxic waste sites a " places Alan Berger has coined ...

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Urban Sprawl, Global Warming, and the Empire of Capital more books like this

by George A Gonzalez

Argues that the United States refuses to address global warming because of the reliance of the American economy on urban sprawl.

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Views from the Road: A Community Guide for Assessing Rural Historic Landscapes more books like this

by David H Copps

A practical handbook to guide local land trusts, planning agencies and other community organizations in preparing inventories of rural historic resources based on scenic roads, Views from the Road presents a grassroots methodology for defining visual resources, conducting surveys, determining protection options, formulating corridor management ...

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Public Policies for Distressed Communities Revisited more books like this

by F Stevens Redburn (Editor), Terry F Buss (Editor)

This volume of analytical essays addresses the topic of national policy towards economically distressed areas and charts the evolution and redefinition of the problems affecting distressed communities. They look at the new roles currently played by federal and state governments, and the innovative approaches being developed to tackle the ...

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