Community Planning: An Introduction to the Comprehensive Plan,

Community Planning: An Introduction to the Comprehensive Plan, Second Edition

This book introduces community planning as practiced in the United States, focusing on the comprehensive plan. Sometimes known by other namesâ€”especially master plan or general planâ€”the type of plan described here is the predominant form of general governmental planning in the U.S. Although many government agencies make plans for their own programs or facilities, the comprehensive plan is the only planning document that considers multiple programs and that accounts for activities on all land located within the planning area, including both public and private property.

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Written by a former president of the American Planning Association, Community Planning is thorough, specific, and timely. It addresses such important contemporary issues as sustainability, walkable communities, the role of urban design in public safety, changes in housing needs for a changing population, and multi-modal transportation planning. Unlike competing books, it addresses all of these topics in the context of the local comprehensive plan.

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There is a broad audience for this book: planning students, practicing planners, and individual citizens who want to better understand local planning and land use controls. Boxes at the end of each chapter explain how professional planners and individual citizens, respectively, typically engage the issues addressed in the chapter. For all readers, Community Planning provides a pragmatic view of the comprehensive plan, clearly explained by a respected authority.
Country USA
Manufacturer Island Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-09-26
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Island Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-09-26
Format	Kindle eBook

Community Planning: An Introduction to the Comprehensive Plan, Second Edition

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