Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 272 g
A Comparative Study of Policies and Organizations
Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 272 g
ISBN: 978-0-8173-5943-0
Verlag: University of Alabama Press
Provides a comparative framework for analyzing issues of urban planning and government.
In tandem with an analysis of the basic purpose and rationale of urban planning, Peter Self discusses the achievements and failures of different types of planning authorities. Planning the Urban Region surveys in turn the planning of city governments, metro governments, and regional bodies as they attempt to guide the growth and character of large urban areas—within whose sprawl live roughly one-half of the populations of Western countries—with examples drawn from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Sweden, and France.
Self argues that the urban region is at a political and organizational crossroads, as it must grapple with the problems of urban sprawl: the social effects of land use and housing, conflicts between local communities and the metro organizations, environmental issues, and the capacity of governmental systems to handle complex issues. Planning the Urban Region is a valuable contribution to the literature on the future of cities and urban regions and should materially inform the debate on the place of public planning in shaping that future.
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Weitere Infos & Material
- Preface
- 1. The Urban Region and Planning Theories
- The Urban Region
- The Goals of Urban Planning
- The Meaning and Conditions of Planning
- Powers and Organizations
- 2. Expanding and Declining Cities
- Central Cities within the Urban Region
- Expanding Cities and Regional Problems
- Cities against Decline
- The Appraisal of City Plans
- 3. Metro Government and Urban Planning
- The Case for Metro Schemes
- Metro Schemes in Action
- Metros and Local Government Reform
- Evaluation of Metro Planning
- 4. Central Government and Urban Regions
- National Urban Policies
- London and Paris: The Appeal and Limits of Ambitious Planning
- Regional Planning in Federations
- The Evaluation of Regional Planning Systems
- 5. The Planning of Urban Regions
- Planning Aims and Horizons
- The Working of Planning Systems
- Methods of Positive Planning
- Political and Organizational Choices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
