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Planning Australia

Planning Australia

Planning Australia

An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning
2nd Edition
Susan Thompson, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Paul Maginn, University of Western Australia, Perth
March 2012
Available
Paperback
9781107696242
$113.00
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    Planning Australia provides a comprehensive introduction to the major issues and activities that constitute urban and regional planning in Australia today. Incorporating contemporary theory and practice, it contextualises planning in terms of its theoretical, ideological and professional foundations. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, underpinned by the principles of sustainability and social equity. It canvasses the history of the discipline, its relationship to broader governance structures and its legislative framework. Fully revised and updated, this edition features new chapters on healthy planning and transport planning. Written in an accessible style and richly illustrated with instructive case study examples, Planning Australia is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners and decision-makers, as well as anyone interested in the history and future of planning in Australia.

    • As a comprehensive introduction to urban and regional planning in contemporary Australia, Planning Australia is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners and decision-makers
    • Fully revised and updated, this edition features new chapters on healthy planning and transport planning
    • Written in an accessible style and richly illustrated with instructive case study examples

    Product details

    March 2012
    Paperback
    9781107696242
    458 pages
    245 × 175 × 26 mm
    0.87kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Part I. Frameworks:
    • 1. What is planning? Susan Thompson and Paul J. Maginn
    • 2. Planning and governance Peter Williams and Paul J. Maginn
    • 3. Planning as a profession Nancy Marshall
    • 4. An historical perspective Robert Freestone
    • 5. Statutory planning Peter Williams
    • Part II. Key Issues:
    • 6. Planning and the natural environment Peter Williams and Rosemary Smart
    • 7. The metropolis Peter Murphy
    • 8. Planning for rural landscapes Ian Sinclair and Raymond Bunker
    • 9. Planning for regions Paul Collits
    • 10. Planning for diverse communities Susan Thompson
    • 11. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians Ed Wensing
    • 12. Community participation in planning Nancy Marshall and Christine Steinmetz
    • 13. Urban design Stephen McMahon
    • 14. Planning for heritage conservation and management Robyn Conroy
    • 15. Transport planning Paul Mees
    • 16. Healthy planning Jennifer Kent, Susan Thompson and Anthony Capon.
      Contributors
    • Susan Thompson, Paul J. Maginn, Peter Williams, Nancy Marshall, Robert Freestone, Rosemary Smart, Peter Murphy, Ian Sinclair, Raymond Bunker, Paul Collits, Ed Wensing, Christine Steinmetz, Stephen McMahon, Robyn Conroy, Paul Mees, Jennifer Kent, Anthony Capon

    • Authors
    • Susan Thompson , University of New South Wales, Sydney
    • Paul Maginn , University of Western Australia, Perth