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The purpose of planning : Creating sustainable towns and cities

Author
Rydin, Yvonne, 1957-
Published
Bristol : Policy Press, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (173 pages)
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Language Note
English.
Contents
The Purpose of Planning; Contents; Preface; 1. Why plan?; How towns and cities grow and change; How planning works; The rest of the book; Why towns and cities can't be left to themselves; The role of planning; 2. The big picture; Producing a plan; The importance of infrastructure; The limits to spatial planning; Planning and land uses; 3. Somewhere to lay my hat; The need for housebuilding; The amount of housebuilding; The location of housebuilding; The implications for the planning system; Planning and affordable housing; 4, Downtown; The roots of urban decline; Modernist urban regeneration., Urban regeneration and urban communitiesUrban regeneration and the private sector; The revival of the case for demolition; 5. This green and pleasant land; The desirability of conservation; Conserving our built heritage; Conserving landscapes and habitats; Conservation and the market; 6. Not in my back yard; The causes of NIMBYism; NIMBYism and the public interest; Engaging communities; The role of local elected politicians; 7. My home is my castle; The distinctiveness of home-based development; Home and the neighbours; Home and the neighbourhood; Home and sustainability; 8. The good life., and Planning and market dynamicsPlanning and engagement with communities and stakeholders; Planning and the clash of public and private interests; Planning for sustainable towns and cities; The purpose of planning; Notes; References; Index.
Summary
Planning is an important aspect of policy making. This book looks at a range of issues to unlock the purpose of planning, ideal for students and practitioners alike.
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ISBN
9781847425850 (electronic bk.)
1847425852 (electronic bk.)
9781447300731
1447300734
1283395479
9781283395472
9781847424303
1847424309
9786613395474
6613395471
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-159) and index.
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