Urban Development
Subtitle: The Logic Of Making Plans
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: June 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781559638531
Subjects: City & town planning - architectural aspects; Development studies; Urban & municipal planning; Political Science; Evaluation; Architecture; Politics/International Relations; Social choice; Engineering - Civil; Planning; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev; Business & Economics / Urban & Regional; Landscape; City planning
First sentence: To the northwest of Champaign, Illinois, Interstate 74 leads to the small town of Mahomet ten miles away.
Description: "With increased awareness of the role of plans in shaping urban and suburban landscapes has come increased criticism of planners and the planning profession. Developers, politicians, and citizens alike blame "poor planning" for a host of community ills. But what are plans really supposed to do? How do they work? What problems can they successfully address, and what is beyond their scope?".

"In Urban Development, leading planning scholar Lewis Hopkins tackles these thorny issues as he explains the logic of plans for urban development and justifies prescriptions about when and how to make them. He explores the concepts behind plans, some that are widely accepted but seldom examined and others that modify conventional wisdom about the use and usefulness of plans.".

"Urban Development will give all those involved with planning human settlements a more thorough understanding of why and how plans are made, enabling them to make better choices about using and making plans. It is an important contribution that will be essential for students and faculty in planning theory, land use planning, and planning project courses."--BOOK JACKET.