"City Planning: A Very Short Introduction gives an international overview of progress in city planning over the last century. City planning explores the tension between the idea of cities as individually held land-parcels and as representations of community and identity. It has inevitable political and ethical dimensions. Over time, cities have grown and merged, leading to larger-scale thinking about planning, but it remains a regional discipline. Part of city planning involves making cities more resilient to natural disasters and civil conflict. Data, technological developments, commerce, and efficient functioning are important, but human connection is necessary for cities to survive"--
This revised work continues to serve as a valuable resource for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy advisors working across transport, land use, and planning.
Dreaming the Rational City : The Myth of American City Planning by M. Christine Boyer Dreaming the Rational City is both a history of the city - planning profession in the United States and a major polemical statement about the effort ...
Dreaming the Rational City is both a history of the city planning profession in the United States and a major polemical statement about the effort to plan and reform the American city.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- City Planning in Practice-Chapter Tie-in List -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- SECTION I The Foundations of City Planning -- 1 Introduction: The ...
Designing cities. Includes colour and B & W photographs.
A User Conflict Model for Urban Trail Systems [microform]: a Case Study of Calgary
Sustainable Transport in Sustainable Cities: The Final Report: Towards a City of Cities
This study focuses on issues relating to the planning, funding and implementation of transport and land use in Greater Sydney, how these impact currently on behaviour and lifestyle and how residents want Sydney to develop in the future.
"With uncertainty and unpredictable change in the built environment, and constant pressure on professionals and organisations to make choices, many of strategic significance, this book shows how strategic planning methods are used to tackle ...
Dalibard , and C. Salomon . Mar 92 , 66p MIC - 93-07297 / GAR PC E07 / MF E01 Text in French ; summary in English . Prepared in coopnized around 4 major groupings of issues : Settlement , Calgary Regional Planning Commission ( Alberta ) ...