This is the sixth edition of the classic text for students of geography
and urban and regional planning. It gives an historical overview of the
changes in cities and regions and in the development of the theory and
practice of planning throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
The extensively revised edition now incorporates new material on
European issues, as well as updated country-specific sections and the
impact of recession. Specific references are made to the most important
British developments in recent times, including new towns,
neo-liberalism, the devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,
and to cities and combined authorities, the role of infrastructure and
high-speed rail, the impact of austerity, neighbourhood planning, Brexit
and the continual story of the north-south divide. A chapter on United
States planning discusses the continuing trends of urban dispersal and
social polarisation, the treatment of climate change, the rise of edge
cities and the decline of rustbelt cities, as well as initiatives in new
urbanism, land use planning and transportation policies. Finally, the
book looks to discuss the main issues that are likely to impact on
future forms of planning in the 2020s, including digitisation,
automation, sustainability and social polarisation.
Urban and Regional Planning will be invaluable to undergraduate as well
as postgraduate Planning students. It will prove useful in a variety of
built environment areas such as Architecture, Landscape Architecture,
Urban Design, Real Estate, where planning is taught.
