Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues and Processes

by J. Barry Cullingworth

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
* Land Use Regulation
* Transport, Housing and Community Development
* Public Attitudes to Planning
* Property Rights
* Environmental Planning and Policies
* Growth 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.

Genres: Urban Planning, Urbanism, Urban, Urban Studies

304 pages, Paperback

First published March 27, 1997

Reviews

[Max D'onofrio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read an early edition of this book. Great points on how planning interacts with local and national politics. Even though I am not a planner, it helped me understand some key issues from their perspective.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful overview of planning with a lot of parseable footholds for doing further, more focused research into particular subjects.

[Rachel Bayles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting take on problem solving. First time I can remember a textbook saying - If you think you are ever going to solve these problems, you will always be frustrated. The most you can do is steer things in a better direction.

[Rock · Rating 4 out of 5]

An above-average textbook - strives for readability and doesn't hesitate to take a position (when the evidence calls for it, of course)