Contemporary urban planning

By John M. Levy

Book Overview

Based on the author's extensive experience as a working planner, this book gives readers an insider's view of sub-state urban planning--the nitty-gritty details on the interplay of politics, law, money, and interest groups. The author takes a balanced, non-judgmental approach to introduce a range of ideological and political perspectives on the operation of political, economic, and demographic forces in city planning. Unlike other books on the subject, this one is strong in its coverage of economics, law, finance, and urban governance. It examines the underlying forces of growth and change and discusses frankly who benefits and loses by particular decisions. A four-part organization covers the background and development of contemporary planning; the structure and practice of contemporary planning; fields of planning; and national planning in the United States and other nations, and planning theory. For individuals headed for a career in planning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131712160
• ISBN13: 9780131712164
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Textbook

The textbook arrived just in the condition as stated. The book gives very good detail about urban planning. Where it was in the past, and where it should be going in the future.

I'm sure this will be an excellent book

Given the price of this volume, I was expecting to receive a five pound tome large enough to hollow out a compartment to hide expensive jewelry and the like. What I received was a slim book barely a half inch thick that won't fill the space I reserved for it on my bookshelf. The price these textbook publishers charge for books is outrageous, I'm shocked at the blatant book racketeering going on in higher education. Textbook racket aside, I think this book will make a solid foundation on which to build my planning career.

Get a Broad spectrum of Urban Planning for the Beginner

This book gives a broad spectrum of what to expect in the planning field, but there are a few flaws. One is that the book is not written for the technocratic planner, it is written for the beginner or someone who is not going to make planning their career. But this book will give the beginner a broad basis to start from and for this I do suggest the beginner to read this before they choose planning as a career.