ABSTRACT

Planning in the USA is a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory and practice of planning. outlining land use, urban planning and environmental protection policies, this fully illustrated book explains the nature of the planning process and the way in which policy issues are identified, defined and approached.Planning in the USA offers a detailed account of urbanization in the USA. Focussing on policies relating to land use, urban planning and environmental protection, Barry Cullingworth reveals the problematic nature and limitations of the planning process, the fallibility of experts, and difficulties facing policy-makers in their search for solutions.Coverage includes:Land Use Regulation Transport, Housing and Community Development Public Attitudes to Planning Property Rights Environmental Planning and PoliciesGrowth Management Planning and Governance Planning problems are seldom easily solved. Barry Cullingworth's Planning in the USA is an essential book for students and planners and all who are concerned with the nature of contemporary urban and environmental problems.

chapter |4 pages

INTRODUCTION

part |1 pages

PART I PLANNING AND GOVERNMENT

chapter 1|16 pages

THE NATURE OF PLANNING

chapter 2|16 pages

URBANIZATION

chapter 3|17 pages

GOVERNING AND PLANNING URBAN AREAS

part |1 pages

PART II LAND USE REGULATION

chapter 4|9 pages

THE EVOLUTION OF ZONING

chapter 5|12 pages

THE INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK

chapter 6|13 pages

THE TECHNIQUES OF ZONING

chapter 7|11 pages

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

part |1 pages

PART III QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT

chapter 8|11 pages

AESTHETICS

chapter 9|12 pages

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

part |1 pages

PART IV GROWTH MANAGEMENT

chapter 10|10 pages

GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

chapter 11|17 pages

URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND THE STATES

part |1 pages

PART V DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

chapter 12|21 pages

TRANSPORTATION

chapter 13|15 pages

HOUSING

chapter 14|15 pages

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 190

part |1 pages

PART VI ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

chapter 15|27 pages

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES

chapter 16|16 pages

THE LIMITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

part |2 pages

CONCLUSION

chapter 17|14 pages

CONCLUSION: SOME FINAL QUESTIONS