Regional & area planning books

The problems created by metropolitanization have become increasingly apparent. Attempts to limit growth, disperse populations and plan neighbourhoods have been largely unsuccessful. Strategies are needed to improve the world's...

This book analyses the planning and policy world of major infrastructure as it is moving now in Europe and the UK. How can decisions about large infrastructure projects be taken better? Have some countries managed to generate...

This book analyses the planning and policy world of major infrastructure as it is moving now in Europe and the UK. How can decisions about large infrastructure projects be taken better? Have some countries managed to generate...

The intersection of community development, tourism and planning is a fascinating one. Tourism has long been used as a development strategy, in both developed and developing countries, from the national to local levels. These...

Urban Drainage Practice will provide detailed guidance and practical advice on the design, operation, planning, management and maintenance principles required to address all major urban drainage issues

Finding cost-effective options to mitigate recurrent and non-recurrent congestion on freeway facilities is one of the most significant challenges State and regional transportation organisations face. Several countries are...

In recent years, many states have experienced natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, and storms, which have caused catastrophic damage to transportation infrastructure and overwhelmed the capacity of state and local...

Policymakers at all levels of government are debating a wide range of options for addressing the nation's faltering economic conditions. One option that is once again receiving attention is accelerated investments in the nation's...

An anatomy of failed-state Britain, by the author of A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain.

This report suggests workable strategies for revitalizing cities and inner-ring suburbs. It describes the planner s role in building civic and policy support for creative approaches. In case studies from cities in the Rust Belt,...

Climate change impacts are scale and context specific, and cities are likely to bear some of the greatest costs. In recent years, a focus on local and self-styled responses has emerged as a result of the inability of nation-states...

When a city wins the right to hold the Olympics, one of the oft cited advantages to the region is the catalytic effect upon the urban and transport projects of the host cities. However, with unparalleled access to documents and...