{"product_id":"town-planning-9780367257484","title":"Town Planning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe planning of urban and rural areas requires thinking about where people will live, work, play, study, shop and how they will get about the place, and to devise strategies for long time periods. \u003ci\u003eTown Planning: The Basics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a general introduction to the components of urban areas, including housing, transportation and infrastructure, and health and environment, showing how appropriate policies can be developed. Explaining planning activity at different scales of operation, this book distinguishes between the big stuff, the grand strategy for providing homes, jobs and infrastructure; the medium stuff, the design and location of development; and the small stuff affecting mainly small sites and individual households.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanning as an activity is part of a complex web stretching way beyond the planning office, and this book provides an overview of the many components needed to create a successful town. It is invaluable to anyone with an interest in planning, from stude\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/strong\u003e The Big Stuff - Planning Gets Started: Planning Is Conceived as a Way of Confronting Some Big Issues \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2 \u003c\/strong\u003eThe First Big Issues: Houses and Infrastructure \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/strong\u003e More Big Issues - Employment and the Regions: Planning for Changing Employment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4 \u003c\/strong\u003eMore Big Issues - Health, Environment and the Countryside \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5 \u003c\/strong\u003eMore Big Issues - Getting Around: Dealing with Transport in Urban Areas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6 \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Medium Stuff - Where to Put Things?: The Design and Laying Out of Urban Areas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7 \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Small Stuff: The Day-to-Day Work of the Planning Office \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8 \u003c\/strong\u003ePolicies and Decisions: How a Planning System Works \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090680901975,"sku":"9780367257484","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367257484.jpg?v=1762273065","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/town-planning-9780367257484","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}