Contemporary Urban Planning

Contemporary Urban Planning, 12e, provides students with an unvarnished and in-depth introduction to the historic, economic, political, legal, ideological, and environmental factors affecting urban planning today. It tackles the most pressing recent issues in urban development, including demographic, technological, and lifestyle changes, public participation, social equity, affordable housing shortage, micro-mobility, environmental goals, and the effect of varied applications of land use controls and other planning policies in different countries and under different political regimes. It also benefits from resources to help classroom instruction, including discussion and multiple-choice questions, and links for students to online supplemental readings, websites, and media sources.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 426 pages
Publication date: 17 July 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Contemporary Urban Planning, 12e, offers students a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the historical, economic, political, legal, ideological, and environmental factors shaping urban planning today. Planning is a highly political activity, involving significant financial resources from both public and private sectors, with the potential to bring substantial benefits to some while causing losses to others. The extensively revised edition of this renowned text addresses the most pressing contemporary issues in urban development, including demographic, technological, and lifestyle changes, the possibility of reurbanization/urban revitalization after decades of decentralization, expanded consideration of public participation in planning, the impact of social movements on planning, the affordable housing shortage in many large U.S. metropolitan areas, making cities more adaptable to micro-mobility, environmental goals, and the role of planners in responding to global climate change, public health challenges, and environmental catastrophes. Additionally, the book explores the diverse applications of land use controls and other planning policies across different countries and political regimes, with case study examples from the UK, France, Eastern Europe, China, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This updated edition also includes valuable resources for classroom instruction, including discussion and multiple-choice questions, as well as links to online supplemental readings, websites, and media sources.

Weight: 634g
Dimension: 151 x 229 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032270531
Edition number: 12 ed