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Town and Country Planning in the UK
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 625

Town and Country Planning in the UK

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2006-10-16
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This revised fourteenth edition reinforces this title's reputation as the bible of British planning. It provides a through explanation of planning processes including the institutions involved, tools, systems, policies and changes to land use.

Essays on Housing Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 209

Essays on Housing Policy

Originally published in 1979, these essays provide a guide to the labyrinth of issues which together made up ‘housing policy’ in the late 20th Century. The focus is on the practical and political difficulties of devising measures which meet policy objectives – difficulties which are just as prevalent in the 21st Century. The search for ‘comprehensive strategies’ is shown to be a vain one: given the number of relevant issues and their complexity, only an incremental approach is practicable. Major issues are discussed in the context of an analysis of the institutional, historical and financial framework within which housing policy is formulated and operated.

Housing and Local Government
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 276

Housing and Local Government

Originally published in 1966 and written at a time when UK housing policy was undergoing major changes, this volume provides a substantial historical introduction which outlines the development of housing policy in the UK from the mid 19th – mid 20th Centuries. Discussion of the administrative framework, the powers of local housing authorities, housing standards, finance and the improvement of older housing follows. Other issues covered include the social aspects of housing and the role of the state and the objectives of state action.

Planning in the USA
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 499

Planning in the USA

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-06
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This extensively revised and updated edition of Planning in the USA 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.

Town and Country Planning in the UK
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 538

Town and Country Planning in the UK

This thirteenth edition has been completely revised to take into account all the changes that have occurred in British planning, including the policies introduced by the Labour government, devolution, innovations and the European Union.

Housing Needs and Planning Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 238

Housing Needs and Planning Policy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003-09-02
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  • Publisher: Routledge

In seeking to understand society sociologists in the Public Policy, Welfare and Scoial Work set of the International Library of Sociology consider the policy and planning implications of attempts to respond to and meet social needs by the Church, Civil Service, Industry and Voluntary Organizations.

Urban and Regional Planning in Canada
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 416

Urban and Regional Planning in Canada

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-09-08
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Originally published in 1987, this book presents a wide-ranging review of urban, regional, economic, and environmental planning in Canada. A comprehensive source of information on Canadian planning policies, it addresses the wide variations between Canadian provinces. While acknowledging similarities with programs and policies in the United States and Britain, the author documents the distinctively Canadian character of planning in Canada. Among the topics addressed in the book are: the agencies of planning; on the nature of urban plans; the instruments of planning; land policies; natural resources; regional planning at the federal level; regional planning and development in Ontario; regiona...

The Social Framework of Planning
  • Language: en

The Social Framework of Planning

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1973
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Housing Needs and Planning Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 256

Housing Needs and Planning Policy

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Energy, Land, and Public Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 312

Energy, Land, and Public Policy

The development of alternative forms of energy supply since the mid-1970s has brought with it a range of new issues and concerns, ranging from nuclear waste disposal to land use planning for energy efficiency. This latest volume in the acclaimed Energy Policy Studies series brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers to examine the relationship between energy and planning policy, with emphasis on urban and regional impacts. Like other volumes in the series, the articles included focus on the social, political, and economic dimensions of energy technology, resources, and use. The emphasis on issues of technological scale, resource allocation, environmental impact and quality, an...