The Short Guide to Town and Country Planning 2e
2nd Edition
Published on 30. May 2023
222 pages
978-1-4473-6983-7 (ISBN)
Description
The fully updated Short Guide to Town and Country Planning provides a concise introductory overview of the practice of planning for those with little or no prior knowledge. This second edition considers who planners are and what they do, showing how planning - as an art, science and system - has evolved as an organised action of the state.
The book discusses the planning system, processes, legal constructs and approaches, taking into account the recent regulatory changes within the UK nations. Restructured to improve readability, it explores the interactions of government and society with the planning system, and the relationship between urban planning, the environment and placemaking. It encourages the reader to adopt a reflective and inquisitive outlook, and features:
* case study boxes;
* further reading and resources;
* guidance on the recent policy and system updates, including those through devolution.
The book discusses the planning system, processes, legal constructs and approaches, taking into account the recent regulatory changes within the UK nations. Restructured to improve readability, it explores the interactions of government and society with the planning system, and the relationship between urban planning, the environment and placemaking. It encourages the reader to adopt a reflective and inquisitive outlook, and features:
* case study boxes;
* further reading and resources;
* guidance on the recent policy and system updates, including those through devolution.
More details
Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
19 s/w Abbildungen, 7 s/w Tabellen
7 Tables, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-6983-7 (9781447369837)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447369837
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Persons
Adam Sheppard is Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design at the University of Gloucestershire.
Nick Croft is Senior Lecturer in Planning at the University of the West of England.
Nick Smith MRTPI FRGS is a planning consultant based in Bristol.
Nick Croft is Senior Lecturer in Planning at the University of the West of England.
Nick Smith MRTPI FRGS is a planning consultant based in Bristol.
Content
1. What is Planning and Who Are the Planners?
2. A Brief History of Planning in the UK
3. Governance
4. Plans and Policy: Looking Forward
5. Planning in Practice
6. Enabling Place Making
2. A Brief History of Planning in the UK
3. Governance
4. Plans and Policy: Looking Forward
5. Planning in Practice
6. Enabling Place Making
