Urban and Regional PlanningThis is the fifth edition of the classic text for students of urban and regional planning. It gives an historical overview of the developments and changes in the theory and practice of planning, throughout the entire twentieth century. This extensively revised edition follows the successful format of previous editions:
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Contents
List of plates vii | |
urban growth from 1800 to 1940 11 | |
pioneer thinkers in urban planning from 1880 | |
27 | |
55 | |
Planning for cities and city regions from 1945 to 2010 105 | |
b Canary Wharf 142 | |
Planning in Western Europe since 1945 169 | |
Planning in the United States since 1945 225 | |
The planning process 249 | |
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