International Planning:: An Introduction to the Structure and Practice of Spatial Planning (RTPI Library Series)

Book Overview

This challenging introductory text explains how different countries worldwide go about planning and regulating land and development, outlining structures and practice of planning across the countries from Europe, North American, Asia and Australasia. International Planning concentrates on two complementary aspects of planning: an introductory overview for students and practitioners of spatial planning of the planning systems and institutional arrangements found in each country covered a critique of those system to illustrate how the planning approach operates in each country and to discuss the issues raised by such arrangements. Ideal for students of comparative studies of planning, readers will further their understanding of spatial planning practice across the world, particularly in terms of convergences and divergences.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415589126
• ISBN13: 9780415589123
• Release Date: January 2050
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 0.9"