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Urban and Regional Planning Peter Hall (University College London, UK)

Urban and Regional Planning By Peter Hall (University College London, UK)

Urban and Regional Planning by Peter Hall (University College London, UK)


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This classic text for students of urban and regional planning provides an historical overview of the developments and changes in the theory and practice of planning, throughout the entire twentieth century.

Urban and Regional Planning Summary

Urban and Regional Planning by Peter Hall (University College London, UK)

This is the fourth edition of the classic text for students of urban and regional planning. It gives a historical overview of the developments and changes in the theory and practice of planning, throughout the entiretwentieth century.
This extensively revised edition follows the successful format of previous editions. Specific reference is made to the most important British developments in recent times, including the devolution of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the establishment of the Mayor of London and the dominant urban sustainability paradigm.
Planning in Western Europe, since 1945, now incorporates new material on EU-wide issues as well as updated country specific sections. Planning in the United States since 1945, now discusses the continuing trends of urban dispersal and social polarisation, as well as initiatives in land use planning and transportation policies.
The book looks at the nature of the planning process at the end of the twentieth century and looks forward to the twenty-first century.

About Peter Hall (University College London, UK)

Sir Peter Hall is Bartlett Professor of Planning at University College London and Director of the Institute of Community Studies. He is the author of over 30 books on urban development and planning and was a member of the Deputy Prime Minister's Urban Task Force.

Table of Contents

1. Planning, planners and plans 2. The origins: Urban growth from 1800 to 1940 3. The Seers: Pioneer thinkers in urban planning, from 1880 to 1945 4. The creation of the postwar planning machine, from 1940 to 1952 5. National/Regional planning from 1945 to 2000 6. Planning for cities and city regions from 1945 to 2000 7. Planning in Western Europe since 1945 8. Planning in the United States since 1945 9. The planning process Index

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GOR002467686
9780415217774
0415217776
Urban and Regional Planning by Peter Hall (University College London, UK)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
20020822
248
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