Bücher der Reihe RTPI Library Series

Presents a research from Denmark on residential location and travel to show how and why urban spatial structures affect people's travel behaviour. This work provides conclusions for how spatial planning of urban areas can be used to reduce car dependence and achieve a more sustainable development of cities.

Develops important relational and institutionalist approaches to policy analysis and planning, of relevance to those with an interest in cities and urban areas. Useful for students, social scientists and policy makers, this book offers concepts and detailed cases of interest to those involved in policy development and management.

In this edited volume, stories of young planners from sixteen countries engage in questions that explore what might be done differently to prepare young planners for the complexities and challenges of their 'real worlds'. This book not only points out what is absent, but also offers planning educators an alternative vision.

Provides a comprehensive view of planning under political transition in South Africa, offering a resource for both students and researchers in an international and a local audience. This book covers the experience of the planning community, the extent to which their aims were achieved, and the hindering factors.

Bringing together authors from academia and practice, this book examines spatial planning at different scales in a number of case studies throughout the British Isles, helping planners to become re-engaged in critical thinking about space and place. It examines case studies ranging from a large conurbation (London) to regional and national levels.

Looking at the role of spatial planning in major change such as urban extensions or redevelopment, this book asks how it can also deliver at the local level.

This title will appeal to anyone interested in how we think and act in relation to cities, urban planning and governance.

Takes a critical look at the international diffusion of planning ideas and practices, their impacts on planning practices in different contexts, on the challenge of 'situating' planning practices, and on the ethical and methodological issues of international exchange in the planning field.

This book examines issues of decision-making, communication and power in the planning process. The author explores the politics and power-plays which planning practitioners face and engage in, using real examples from planning practice.

Addressing the principles of sustainability, spatial planning, integration, governance and accessibility of transport, this book focuses on the key social problems of the twenty-first century: efficient and low energy transport systems which serve the needs of everybody.

Takes a critical look at the international diffusion of planning ideas and practices, their impacts on planning practices in different contexts, on the challenge of 'situating' planning practices, and on the ethical and methodological issues of international exchange in the planning field.

In a new and critical analysis, this book explores the impact of an influential idea - sustainable development - on the institutions and practices governing use of land.