Contemporary urban planning /
John M. Levy.
- 10th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, c2013.
- xii, 448 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The background and development of contemporary planning -- An overview -- The urbanization of America -- The history of planning : part I -- The history of planning: part II -- The structure and practice of contemporary planning -- The legal basis of planning -- Planning and politics -- The social issues -- The comprehensive plan -- The tools of land-use planning -- Fields of planning -- Urban design -- Urban renewal and community development -- Transportation planning -- Economic development planning -- Growth management, smart growth, and sustainable development -- Environmental and energy planning -- Planning for metropolitan regions -- Larger questions -- National planning in the United States -- Planning in other nations -- Planning theory.
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City planning--United States. Urban policy--United States. Urbanization--United States. Sociology, Urban--United States.