Town and Country Planning in the UK by Barry Cullingworth, Vincent Nadin (Paperback, 2006)

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"Town and Country Planning in the UK" by Barry Cullingworth and Vincent Nadin is a comprehensive textbook on urban planning, focusing on the planning subject area in the UK. Published by Taylor & Francis LTD in 2006, this paperback book contains 590 pages and is written in English. The authors provide in-depth coverage of planning issues in the UK, making it a valuable resource for adult learners, university students, and professionals in the field. With a height of 246 mm and a weight of 1338 g, this textbook offers a detailed analysis of town and country planning in the United Kingdom.

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This extensively revised fourteenth edition of Town and Country Planning in the UK incorporates the major changes to planning introduced by the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act and the government's mission to change the culture of planning. It provides a critical discussion of the system of planning -- the institutions involved, the plans and other instruments that are used, the procedures for controlling development and land use change, and the mechanisms for implementing policy and proposals. It reviews current policy for sustainable development, housing and the Sustainable Communities Plan, the Barker Review, urban renewal and regeneration, the renaissance of city and town centres, the countryside, transport, and the heritage. Contemporary arrangements are explained with reference to their historical development, the influence of the European Union, the Labour government and changing social and economic demands for land use change. Detailed consideration is given to the nature of planning and its historical evolution central, regional and local government, and the devolved administrations the EU and its environmental and regional policies the mechanisms of controlling development policies for managing urban growth and delivering housing sustainable development principles for planning social and economic development of the countryside planning the natural environment, waste and pollution control conserving the heritage the urban renaissance and regeneration community engagement in planning changes to the profession and education of planners. Special attention is given to the objective of improving the co-ordination of government policies through the spatial planning approach. The many recent changes to the system are explained in detail -- the new national policy statements and plans, regional spatial strategies and local development frameworks in England and other arrangements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; new forms of land use regulation; sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment; community engagement and relations between planning and community strategies; partnership working; changes to planning gain; and new initiatives in urban and housing renewal. Each chapter ends with notes on further reading and at the end of the book there are lists of official publications and an extensive bibliography, enhancing its reputation as the bible of British Planning.

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PublisherTaylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-139780415358101
eBay Product ID (ePID)90781462

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Number of Pages590 Pages
Publication NameTown and Country Planning in the UK
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaUrban Planning
AuthorBarry Cullingworth, Vincent Nadin
FormatPaperback

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Item Height246 mm
Item Weight1338 g
Item Width189 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorVincent Nadin, Barry Cullingworth

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