Urban planning for dummies

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"A practical overview of this fascinating field, including studying community demographics, determining the best uses for land, planning economic and transportation development, and implementing plans."--Publisher's website.

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Full title :Urban planning for dummies.

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Publication Date:2012.

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Publisher(s):Wiley Publishing
Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

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Description:363 pages.

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ISBN:9781118100233, 1118100239, 9781118101681, 1118101685
oclc:ocn855244667

Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: What Is Urban Planning -- 1: Making Great Cities: Why Planning Matters -- 2: Changing Places: Planning for the 21st Century -- 3: Who Makes Urban Plans and Why -- 4: Making Plans: A Step-by-Step Approach -- Part II: Putting All the Pieces Together: The Main Components of an Urban Plan -- 5: Land Use: A Place for Everything -- 6: Housing: A Place to Call Home -- 7: Moving the City: Transportation -- 8: The City Beautiful: Urban Design -- 9: The Great Outdoors: Natural Resources, Open Space, and More -- 10: Infrastructure and Public Services: Something for Everyone -- Part III: Hot Topics and Urban Planning Challenges -- 11: Greening the City: Making Sustainable Places -- 12: Urban Revitalization: Cities on the Rebound -- 13: Rushing to the Suburbs: Managing Sprawl -- 14: Healing the City: Planning and Disasters -- 15: Taking Care of Business: Jobs and Economic Development -- 16: Global Urban Planning: Answering the Challenges of Growth and Development -- Part IV: Getting Involved and Going Further -- 17: Getting Involved in Your Community -- 18: Becoming a Professional Urban Planner -- Part V: The Part of Tens -- 19: Ten Ways to Make Your Communi…