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Author:   Peter Self
Publisher:   The University of Alabama Press
Imprint:   The University of Alabama Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9780817359430

ISBN 10:   0817359435
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 March 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. The Urban Region and Planning Theories The Urban Region The Goals of Urban Planning The Meaning and Conditions of Planning Powers and Organizations 2. Expanding and Declining Cities Central Cities within the Urban Region Expanding Cities and Regional Problems Cities against Decline The Appraisal of City Plans 3. Metro Government and Urban Planning The Case for Metro Schemes Metro Schemes in Action Metros and Local Government Reform Evaluation of Metro Planning 4. Central Government and Urban Regions National Urban Policies London and Paris: The Appeal and Limits of Ambitious Planning Regional Planning in Federations The Evaluation of Regional Planning Systems 5. The Planning of Urban Regions Planning Aims and Horizons The Working of Planning Systems Methods of Positive Planning Political and Organizational Choices Notes Bibliography Index

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Planning the Urban Region . . . is an admirable, comparatively-based synthesis of the current situation of the planning and administration of city regions together with a look forward at their future. --Town Planning Review Planning the Urban Region does not provide all the answers. What it does, however, is to demonstrate the need to ask the questions, to recognize the complexity of metropolitan government, and to avoid over-simplistic solutions. As an overview of planning considerations this book will be invaluable to students and researchers for many years to come. --Public Administration This is a really important statement. It contains an excellent description of the variables impacting planning and of national urban planning, and is the only up-to-date cross-national comparative study of national urban policy and planning. --Robert T. Daland, professor of political science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Author Information

Peter Self (1919-1999) was a journalist, town planner, and political scientist. He was also the author of several books, including Political Theories of Modern Government: Its Role and Reform, Government by the Market?: The Politics of Public Choice, and Rolling Back the Market: Economic Dogma and Political Choice.

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