Levy, John M

Contemporary urban planning / John M. Levy - 8th ed - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2009 - xi, 435 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

An overview -- The urbanization of America -- The history of planning : part I -- The history of planning : part II -- The legal basis of planning -- Planning and politics -- The social issues -- The comprehensive plan -- The tools of land-use planning -- Urban design -- Urban renewal and community development -- Transportation planning -- Economic development planning -- Growth management, smart growth, and sustainable development -- Environmental and energy planning -- Planning for metropolitan regions -- National planning in the United States -- Planning in other nations -- Planning theory

9780136025450 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0136025455 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008001680


City planning--United States
Urban policy--United States
Urbanization--United States
Sociology, Urban--United States

HT167 / .L38 2009

307.1216097