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Architecture Urban & Land Use Planning

Land Use Planning Made Plain

by (author) Hok-Lin Leung

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2003
Category
Urban & Land Use Planning, City Planning & Urban Development, Regional Planning
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802085528
    Publish Date
    Mar 2003
    List Price
    $59.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442658745
    Publish Date
    Dec 2003
    List Price
    $46.95

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Description

Land Use Planning Made Plain is a practical guide for planners, administrators, politicians, developers, property owners, and the general public on how to make and implement land use decisions. It seeks to develop a set of coherent planning principles by drawing out useful and generally applicable elements from various systems and approaches.

Hok-Lin Leung's focus is on planning at the city level, and he has organized the text according to the logical sequence of plan-making: justifications for making a land use plan, a plan for plan-making, planning goals, information, analysis, synthesis, and implementation. He addresses major debates in land planning today, including controversial material, and concludes with suggestions on the qualifications and qualities of a land use planner. By encouraging a shared understanding of the purpose, analytic skills and substantive considerations of plan-making – as well as the ways and means of plan-implementation – this book helps the planner to become more responsible and responsive to the many issues surrounding land use and its important role in addressing human needs.

About the author

Hok-Lin Leung is Director and Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen's University.

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