Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues, and Processes

Extensively revised and updated, Planning in the USA, fifth edition, continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory, and practice of planning.Outlining land use, urban planning, and environmental protection policies, this fully illustrated book explains the nature of the planning process and the way in which policy issues are identified, defined, and approached. The new edition incorporates new planning legislation and regulations at the state and federal layers of government and examples of local ordinances in a variety of planning areas. New material includes discussions ofeducation and equity in planningthe City Beautiful MovementDaniel Burnham’s plan for ChicagosegregationKnick v. Township of Scottreforming single-family zoning and regulatory challenges in zoning and land useDaniel Parolek’s ‘Missing Middle Housing’climate change, mitigation, adaptation, and resiliencythe drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigansharing programs for cars, bicycles, and scootershybrid electric and autonomous vehiclesVision ZeroCOVID-19 relief for housingInnovation Districts, Promise Zones, and Opportunity Zonesthe sharing, gig, and creative economiesscenic views and vistas, monuments, statues, and remembering the past; andhealthy cities, Health Impact Assessment, and active livingThis detailed account of urbanization in the United States reveals the problematic nature and limitations of the planning process, the fallibility of experts, and the difficulties facing policy-makers in their search for solutions. Planning in the USA, fifth edition, is an essential book for students of urban planning, urban politics, environmental geography, and environment politics. It will be a valuable resource for planners and all who are concerned with the nature of contemporary urban and environmental problems. Read more