Urban development and planning -- The process of urban planning -- The urban planning agenda -- The structure of the book -- The Evolution of Urban Change and Planning -- Introduction -- The early development of urban areas -- The changing city in the nineteenth century -- The structure and dynamics of the industrial city -- The origins of modern town planning -- The inter-war period -- Urban planning during and after the Second World War -- The post-war period -- From modernism to postmodernism in urban planning -- Post-industrial change and planning -- Conclusions -- Governance and the Implementation of Planning -- Introduction -- Governance and planning systems in Europe -- Planning systems in the Americas, Asia and Australasia -- Planning at different scales -- Conclusions -- Sustainable Development and the Goals of Planning -- Introduction -- Population change -- Land use change, urbanization and urban sprawl -- Global environmental challenges -- Towards sustainable development -- Sustainable urban development -- Conclusions -- Economic Change, Development and Urban Planning -- Introduction -- The nature and structure of urban economies -- The drivers of economic growth and change -- Strategies for local economic development -- Policy responses: land use planning -- Policy responses: transformation -- Alternative approaches to local economic development -- Conclusions -- Retailing, Central Areas and Urban Planning -- Introduction -- Changing patterns of retailing -- Revitalizing the city centre -- Planning urban centres and controlling retail and commercial development -- The new economy of urban centres -- Conclusions -- Housing and Neighbourhood Issues in Urban Planning -- Introduction -- Assessing general housing requirements -- Where and what to build? -- Housing obsolescence and neighbourhood renewal -- Conclusions -- Placemaking: Urban Design and Conservation in Urban Planning -- Introduction -- The image, character and aesthetic quality of urban places -- Contemporary approaches to urban design -- Green and blue infrastructure and their importance -- Urban conservation -- Conclusions -- Mobility, Accessibility and Urban Planning -- Introduction -- The impact of transport infrastructure and systems -- Planning for accessibility and mitigating the impact of mobility -- The use of road space, parking and the design of streets -- Transport investment and urban regeneration -- The mechanisms for transportation planning -- Conclusions -- Conclusions: A Future for Urban Planning -- The evolving urban planning agenda -- The nature, limitations and future of urban planning. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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City planning. Land use. Environmental management.