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The purpose of planning : creating sustainable towns and cities / Yvonne Rydin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bristol : Policy Press, 2011.Description: v, 165 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781847424303 (pbk.)
  • 1847424309 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: Planning systems have evolved to protect and shape our built and natural environments. But what exactly do they do and how do they work? This book answers these questions and many more to help the reader understand the purpose of planning.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Planning is never far from the top of the policy or media agenda, whether this concerns 'garden-grabbing', the location of wind farms or protests about travellers' sites. The operation of the planning system raises strong views, even passions, and is highly political. Planners have to engage with developers working on multi-million pound schemes and the local communities that will be affected by such schemes. And throughout, they have to work in the public interest, delivering on broad policy goals and meeting the needs of vulnerable communities. This book is about the way that the planning system works, what it can do, what it cannot do and how it should evolve to meet the challenges of the 21st century. It looks at a range of issues to unlock the purpose of planning by being positive about the role of planning while remaining realistic about its achievements and potential. Written in a clear and accessible manner, this book will be essential reading for students studying planning in a variety of disciplines and practitioners engaging with the planning system.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-159) and index.

Planning systems have evolved to protect and shape our built and natural environments. But what exactly do they do and how do they work? This book answers these questions and many more to help the reader understand the purpose of planning.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Yvonne Rydin is Professor of Planning, Environment and Public Policy at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London and Director of the UCL Environment Institute. She has published widely on planning, governance and urban sustainability with a recent focus on governing for sustainable urban development. She is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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