Urban Planning and Policy provides an in-depth exploration of urban policy development and urban planning, focusing on the theories, strategies, and practices that guide the growth and development of urban areas. This critical book uncovers and celebrates this imagination and its creative potential. It explores the key themes and driving questions in the circulation of planning ideas and methods over time and across spaces, identifying the contrasts and commonalities between urban planning systems and cultures. It argues that the tools for inclusive urban planning are today, more than ever, not solely restricted to the hands of planning bodies, but are distributed across citizens, a variety of organizations (what Phelps calls ‘clubs’) and states. As a result, the book sets the ground for the new arrangements between these groups and actors which will be central to the future of urban planning. By unsettling standard accounts, this book compels us towards more critical and creative thinking to ensure that the imagination, wisdom and methods of urban planning are mobilized towards achieving the aspiration of shaping better places. The book deals with the principles of urban and regional planning with special emphasis on practical applications. The first part of the book explains various aspects of urban and regional planning. The second part deals with case studies pertaining to town planning. metropolitan planning and regional planning and process. A special feature of the book is the description of ancient town planning and the introduction of a separate chapter dealing with space standards for ready reference by planners and other persons in the field.
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