Planning the Urban Region: A Comparative Study of Policies and Organizations

ISBN-13: 9780817359430 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 184 str.

Peter Self

Spis treści

• Preface
• 1. The Urban Region and Planning Theories
• The Urban Region
• The Goals of Urban Planning
• The Meaning and Conditions of Planning
• Powers and Organizations
• 2. Expanding and Declining Cities
• Central Cities within the Urban Region
• Expanding Cities and Regional Problems
• Cities against Decline
• The Appraisal of City Plans
• 3. Metro Government and Urban Planning
• The Case for Metro Schemes
• Metro Schemes in Action
• Metros and Local Government Reform
• Evaluation of Metro Planning
• 4. Central Government and Urban Regions
• National Urban Policies
• London and Paris: The Appeal and Limits of Ambitious Planning
• Regional Planning in Federations
• The Evaluation of Regional Planning Systems
• 5. The Planning of Urban Regions
• Planning Aims and Horizons
• The Working of Planning Systems
• Methods of Positive Planning
• Political and Organizational Choices
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index