Urban Planning for Dummies

Name: Urban Planning for Dummies
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ISBN: 9781118100233

ISBN-10: 1118100239

ISBN-13: 9781118100233

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jordan Yin, W. Paul Farmer

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Urban planning involves land-use planning and transportation planning to help shape cities structurally, economically, and socially. With the majority of the world's population shifting to urban centers, it is an increasingly important profession. Urban Planning For Dummies provides readers with a valuable overview of this complex field, from studying community demographics, to determining the best uses for land, to planning economic and transportation development, to implementing plans. Tracking to an introductory course on urban planning, this book is key reading for any urban planning student or anyone involved in urban development, including those in government, architecture, public…

Book details

List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 3/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.10" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



What Is Urban Planning



Making Great Cities: Why Planning Matters



Changing Places: Planning for the 21st Century



Who Makes Urban Plans and Why



Making Plans: A Step-by-Step Approach



Putting All the Pieces Together: The Main Components of an Urban Plan



Land Use: A Place for Everything



Housing: A Place to Call Home



Moving the City: Transportation



The City Beautiful: Urban Design



The Great Outdoors: Natural Resources, Open Space, and More



Infrastructure and Public Services: Something for Everyone



Hot Topics and Urban Planning Challenges



Greening the City: Making Sustainable Places



Urban Revitalization: Cities on the Rebound



Rushing to the Suburbs: Managing Sprawl



Healing the City: Planning and Disasters



Taking Care of Business: Jobs and Economic Development



Global Urban Planning: Answering the Challenges of Growth and Development



Getting Involved and Going Further



Getting Involved in Your Community



Becoming a Professional Urban Planner



The Part of Tens



Ten Ways to Make Your Community a Better Place to Live, Work, and Play



Ten Great Cities with Great Plans



Ten Urban Plans You Can Find Online


Appendix: Resources


Index