ABSTRACT
The making of plans for a city a generation ahead may seem an academic, if not a futile occupation; yet it has been going on for about 5,000 years. In that time the nature of the planning process has changed considerably, but the end in view is still the same—to create a place fit for our children to live in. It remains an act of statesmanship, first to envision the kind of a city by which we want to be remembered and secondly to bring it about. 1
