Teaching Urban and Regional Planning
Teaching Urban and Regional Planning

Author: Andrea I. Frank

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-02-26

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1788973631

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This innovative book makes the case for training future planners in new and creative ways as coordinators, enablers and facilitators. An international range of teaching case studies offer distinctive ideas for the future of planning education along with practical tips to assist in adapting pedagogical approaches to various institutional settings. Unique contributions from educational scholars contextualise the emergent planning education approaches in contemporary pedagogical debates.

Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century
Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century

Author: Allen G. Noble

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-10-28

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1351905562

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Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century examines a number of related themes including: the traditional approach of local and regional planning initiatives developed within the context of national goals; the current decline of bi-polar political and ideological blocs; political decentralization and concurrent economic centralization including the growth of multi-national corporations; devolution of centralized planning powers to regions and localities, and the rise and acceptance of sustainable development concepts. The book is divided into five parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political, economic and social change; 2 the problems of urban housing and housing and health; 3 - adjustments to environmental change, development policies and sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid urban growth and mega cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban networks. The contributors are from several countries worldwide and the chapters examine the issues at a global level.

An Introduction to Development and Regional Planning
An Introduction to Development and Regional Planning

Author: Jayasri Ray Chaudhuri

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 9788125018803

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An Introduction to Development and Regional Planning offers a comprehensive analyses of planning in India at a macro, meso and micro level. This book discusses concepts and theories of development and various contradictions arising out of policy intervention. This text provides compulsory reading for students of Economics, Geography, Regional and Urban Planning.