Contemporary Urban Planning

John M. Levy is a Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institution & State University, USA.

PART 1 THE BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY PLANNING
1 An Overview
2 The Urbanization of America
3 The History of Planning: Part I
4 The History of Planning: Part II


PART 2 THE STRUCTURE AND PRACTICE OF CONTEMPORARY PLANNING
5 The Legal Basis of Planning
6 Planning and Politics
7 The Social Issues
8 The Comprehensive Plan
9 The Tools of Land-Use Planning


PART 3 FIELDS OF PLANNING
10 Urban Design
11 Urban Renewal and Community Development
12 Transportation Planning
13 Economic Development Planning
14 Growth Management, Smart Growth, and Sustainable Development
15 Environmental and Energy Planning
16 Planning for Metropolitan Regions


PART 4 LARGER QUESTIONS
17 National Planning in the United States
18 Planning in Other Nations
19 Planning Theory