Regional and area planning Books

No single book can ever seek to do justice to all of the incredible urban transformations and city initiatives taking place around the world – and I certainly don’t try to do so here. Instead, we will focus on the specific interconnection...

When zoning and subdivision ordinances were created in the early 1900s they were two distinct governmental functions. But failure to combine them led to jurisdictions writing contradictory regulations.Author Connor Murphy looks at the standard way...

This fully revised edition of Communicating Emergency Preparedness: Practical Strategies for the Public and Private Sectors includes timely case studies, events, and references to articles and opinions about the direction of emergency preparedness...

After decades of evolving practice often tested in court, development impact fees have become institutionalized in the American planning and local government finance systems. But, they remain contentious, especially as they continue to evolve. This book...

This book investigates how practices of community carsharing are influencing everyday mobility. It argues that hegemonic practices of automobility are reconfigured through practices of community carsharing, thereby challenging capitalist mobilities in...

Originally published in 1918, Municipal Ownership is a comprehensive study of the practice of municipal ownership of public utilities, with a special focus on gas plants in America and Europe. Author Albert May Todd provides a detailed analysis of the...

This book is about an art in which the Netherlands excels: strategic planning. Foreign observers will need little convincing of the merits of Dutch planning. They will want to know whether routine explanations (small country,...

Two decades after Harvey Molotch's "city as a growth machine," this book offers a unique, critical assessment of his thesis.

Can conservation of the built heritage be reconciled with the speed of urban change in cities of the developing world? What are the tools of sustainable design and how can communities participate in the design of the environments in which they live and...

Transport and the spatial location of population and activities have been important themes of study in engineering, social sciences and urban and regional planning for many decades. However, an integrated approach to the modelling of transport and land...

The book presents a new materialist understanding of acts of deliberate destruction of the built environment and, specifically, of the politics of aggressive spatial containment and regularization of urbanity employed within the conflict in...

This book draws on preeminent planning theorist Patsy Healey's personal experiences as a resident of a small rural town in England, to explore what place and community mean in a particular context, and how different initiatives struggle to get a stake in...

This book tackles the future challenges and opportunities for planning our cities and towns in a changing climate and recommends key actions for more resilient urban futures.Urban Planning for Climate Change focusses on how urban planning is fundamental...

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Food Governance is the first collection to reflect on and compile the currently dispersed histories, concepts and practices involved in the increasingly popular field of urban food governance.Unpacking the power of urban...

Examining the rise of Pudong and its role in re-creating Shanghai as a global city, Global Shanghai Remade utilises this important case study to shed light on contemporary globalisation and China's integration with the world since the late 20th century...

With regions and nations having formally fulfilled the ex ante conditionality, this book provides a first overall review of RIS3 policy processes, aiming to assess the consistency of the concept of smart specialization from an applied, policy-oriented...

The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks destroyed New York's World Trade Center, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the...

We need a Democratic Party that casts a wide tent not because it is urban, but because it represents the average everyday American. We need a government that works for the good of the nation and not just the half of it that votes for them. This book...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

This book focuses on Shenzhen, one of China's most globalized metropolises, a leading centre of high-tech industries and, as a melting pot of migrants from all over China, a place of vibrant cultural creativity. While in the early stages of Shenzhen's...

Planning is described as being increasingly sidelined by the impacts of neo-liberal restructuring. At the same time, 'culture' is nowadays seen as the world's key intellectual resource possessing new creative weight in sociological, economic and...

Jane Jacobs's famous book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) has challenged the discipline of urban planning and led to a paradigm shift. Controversial in the 1960s, most of her ideas became generally accepted within a decade or so after...

A new taxonomy of placemaking is needed; concerns have been expressed about the professionalization of placemaking through the proliferation of standards, zoning codes, and restrictive covenants. "Place matters" has become a mantra in many...

Cultural sustainability is a very important aspect of the overall sustainability framework and is regarded as the fourth pillar alongside the other three: environmental, economic, and social sustainability. However, the concept is neither fully explored,...

Co-Creative Placekeeping in Los Angeles is a novel examination of Los Angeles-based socially engaged art (SEA) practitioners' equitable placekeeping efforts.

This Dutch-language text contains written resolutions made by the states (provincial councils) of Holland and West-Friesland during the tenure of Johan de Witt. The resolutions provide insight into the political climate of the time and the actions taken...

Plongez dans la réflexion de Charles Brook Dupontwhite sur la centralisation et son impact sur la légitimité de l'État et l'autonomie de l'individu, suite de son ouvrage 'L'Individu et l'État'.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

In August 1989, a Summer Institute was held at the Academie van Bouwkunst, the seventeenth century home of Amsterdam's School of Architecture, Town Planning and Landscape. The meeting brought together experts in Geographical...

"It's like being in a small town right in the middle of a big city. People belong to their neighborhood first, and that neighborhood belongs to the city." -- Karen Boyle, Seattle neighborhood activist.Seattle, Washington, has earned a national reputation...

Old powers are falling. New states are emerging. The gap between East and West is narrowing. What are the problems facing the emerging new world order? Can action at the community level affect global issues?An Introduction to Political Geography, in its...

This book synthesizes knowledge from several fields that are crucial to sustainable rural development: the physical environment, biological and agricultural production, rural sociology and economics. It takes a systems...

The Bhagirathi-Hooghly Basin in India is one of the most densely populated regions in the world and is undergoing rapid transformation of its natural landscape induced by human interventions, such as mushrooming of dams and barrages, deforestation, and...

Lack of transparency and accountability in the planning practice allow for misuse and abuse of the planning system to serve the interests of the more powerful and influential groups, including those entrusted with the powers of planning. The outcomes of...

城市化转型与土地问题是事关中国改革方向和发展命运的重大问题，但同时又极其复杂，不仅在实践中出现了土地财政、地方债务、高房价等连锁问题，在学术界也引起了相当多的争议和分歧。本书指出，目前城市化转型面临的问题已不再是"农村、农民、农业"的老三农问题，而是"农地流转、农民离乡务工、农地非农用"的新三农问题。中国的城市化道路要从"土地城市化"真正走上"人的城市化"，并成功实现现代化转型，其核心是重新调整"土地开发权"的分配，实现公民权利的均等化和人力资本的普遍升级。城市化转型的制度设计与实践，围绕这一主线展开，重...

Over the past four decades, there has been an increasing interest in the problem of effective facility location in many societies. The question arises as to how many schools, hospitals, ambulances, warehouses, fire stations, emergency centers are needed...

Cities are interested in providing facilities that permit their citizens to maximize the mobility options available to them, make efficient use of the transportation network, and enjoy a high quality of life. Measuring the bicycle compatibility of...

Dynamics in technological, economic and social development influence cities as e.g.rising internationalization of trade. The increasing globalization and consequently environmental challenges influence municipalities, which have to handle economic...

The growth of the City of College Station, Texas, is analogous in many ways to the growth of other American cities. Yet, College Station has encountered incidents vastly different from the normal urban experiences. The city's inception occurred with...

"There are many good books focused on the theme of sustainability and cities. However, very few books examine how the three sectors of organizational life in a city -- the private, government, and non-profit -- work toward sustainability in one...

This handbook provides up to date research and case studies that highlight both the need and strategies for creating inclusive, youth-friendly public outdoor environments around the world.

Este libro se centra en el análisis del régimen administrativo de las provincias vascongadas, con el objetivo de proponer mejoras que permitan un mayor acierto en la toma de decisiones sobre política y administración en esta región. Con un enfoque...

This report from the United States Housing Corporation provides a comprehensive overview of the state of housing in America during the early twentieth century. Drawing on extensive data and analysis, the report highlights the pressing need for increased...

This book is a report on the recommendations made by the Rhode Island Metropolitan Park Commission to the General Assembly in 1911. It covers the areas of parks, recreation, and open space protection. This book is essential for policymakers and city...