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• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Urban development and planning
• The process of urban planning
• The urban planning agenda
• The structure of the book
• 1. The Evolution of Urban Change and Planning
• Introduction
• The early development of urban areas
• The changing city in the nineteenth century
• The structure and dynamics of the industrial city
• The origins of modern town planning
• The inter-war period
• Urban planning during and after the Second World War
• The post-war period
• From modernism to postmodernism in urban planning
• Post-industrial change and planning
• Conclusions
• 2. Governance and the Implementation of Planning
• Introduction
• Governance and planning systems in Europe
• Planning systems in the Americas, Asia and Australasia
• Planning at different scales
• Conclusions
• 3. Sustainable Development and the Goals of Planning
• Introduction
• Population change
• Land use change, urbanization and urban sprawl
• Global environmental challenges
• Towards sustainable development
• Sustainable urban development
• Conclusions
• 4. Economic Change, Development and Urban Planning
• Introduction
• The nature and structure of urban economies
• The drivers of economic growth and change
• Strategies for local economic development
• Policy responses: land use planning
• Policy responses: transformation
• Alternative approaches to local economic development
• Conclusions
• 5. Retailing, Central Areas and Urban Planning
• Introduction
• Changing patterns of retailing
• Revitalizing the city centre
• Planning urban centres and controlling retail and commercial development
• The new economy of urban centres
• Conclusions
• 6. Housing and Neighbourhood Issues in Urban Planning
• Introduction
• Assessing general housing requirements
• Where and what to build?
• Housing obsolescence and neighbourhood renewal
• Conclusions
• 7. Placemaking: Urban Design and Conservation in Urban Planning
• Introduction
• The image, character and aesthetic quality of urban places
• Contemporary approaches to urban design
• Green and blue infrastructure and their importance
• Urban conservation
• Conclusions
• 8. Mobility, Accessibility and Urban Planning
• Introduction
• The impact of transport infrastructure and systems
• Planning for accessibility and mitigating the impact of mobility
• The use of road space, parking and the design of streets
• Transport investment and urban regeneration
• The mechanisms for transportation planning
• Conclusions
• 9. Conclusions: A Future for Urban Planning
• The evolving urban planning agenda
• The nature, limitations and future of urban planning
• Bibliography
• Index