Planning the Urban Region: A Comparative Study of Policies and Organizations - Couverture souple

Self, Peter

 
9780817359430: Planning the Urban Region: A Comparative Study of Policies and Organizations
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ISBN 10 : 0817359435 ISBN 13 : 9780817359430
Editeur : University Alabama Press, 2019

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Self (1919-1999) was a journalist, town planner, and political scientist. He was also the author of several books, including Political Theories of Modern Government: Its Role and Reform, Government by the Market?: The Politics of Public Choice, and Rolling Back the Market: Economic Dogma and Political Choice.

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Éditeur
University Alabama Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0817359435
ISBN 13 
9780817359430
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
184
Coordonnées du fabricant
Buchpark GmbH
https://www.buchpark.de

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9780043520987: Planning the Urban Region: Comparative Study of Policies and Organizations

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0043520987 ISBN 13 :  9780043520987
Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1982
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