Planning the Urban Region: A Comparative Study of Policies and Organizations - Softcover

Self, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0817359435 ISBN 13: 9780817359430

Publisher: University Alabama Press, 2019

Synopsis

Provides a comparative framework for analyzing issues of urban planning and government

In tandem with an analysis of the basic purpose and rationale of urban planning, Peter Self discusses the achievements and failures of different types of planning authorities. Planning the Urban Region surveys in turn the planning of city governments, metro governments, and regional bodies as they attempt to guide the growth and character of large urban areas—within whose sprawl live roughly one-half of the populations of Western countries—with examples drawn from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Sweden, and France.

Self argues that the urban region is at a political and organizational crossroads, as it must grapple with the problems of urban sprawl: the social effects of land use and housing, conflicts between local communities and the metro organizations, environmental issues, and the capacity of governmental systems to handle complex issues. Planning the Urban Region is a valuable contribution to the literature on the future of cities and urban regions and should materially inform the debate on the place of public planning in shaping that future.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0817359435
• ISBN 13: 9780817359430
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184