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Social town planning / edited by Clara H. Greed

Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Greed, Clara, 1948-
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Language Note
English.
Contents
pt. 1. Context: Introducing social town planning / Clara H. Greed -- Social town planning and the planning profession / Huw Thomas -- own planning : "social", not just "physical"? / Nigel Taylor -- pt. 2. Groups and issues: Gender and rural policy / Jo Little -- Planning to grow old / Rose Gilroy -- Planning for disability : barrier-free living / Linda Davies -- Transport for people : accessibility, mobility and equity in transport planning / Geoff Vigar -- Gender, race and culture in the urban built environment / Ann de Graft-Johnson -- pt. 3. New policy horizons: European Union : social cohesion and social town planning / Richard Williams -- Urban planning in Europe for health and sustainability / Colin Fudge -- Planning for health, sustainability and equity in Scotland / Janet Brand -- pt. 4. Cultural perspectives on planning: Cultural planning and time planning / Franco Bianchini and Clara H. Greed -- Planning for tourism in towns and cities / Rob Davidson and Robert Maitland -- Culture, community and communication in the planning process / Jean Hillier -- Changing cultures / Clara H. Greed.
Summary
Many issues such as access for the disabled, childcare facilities, environmental matters, and ethnic minority issues are excluded from town planning considerations by planning authorities. This book introduces the concept of `social town planning' to integrate planning policy and practices with the cultural and social issues of the people they are planning for. Part 1 provides background on the development of a social dimension to the predominantly physical, land use based, British town planning system. Part 2 investigates a representative selection of minority planning topics, in respect of g.
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ISBN
0203159195 (electronic bk.)
9780203159194 (electronic bk.)
0203019962 (electronic bk.)
9780203019962 (electronic bk.)
9786610333011
6610333017
9780415172400
0415172403
9780415172417
0415172411
1280333014
9781280333019
1134692412
9781134692415
9781134692361 (e-book ; Mobi)
1134692366
9781134692408 (e-book ; ePub)
1134692404
0415172403 (Cloth)
0415172411 (Paper)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-277) and index.
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