Books in the RTPI Library Series series

This book places Australian conditions and urban planning centrally within comparative analysis of planning systems and cultures around the world to address issues including urban governance, climate change, transportation planning, regional development, and migration planning.

This book places Australian conditions and urban planning centrally within comparative analysis of planning systems and cultures around the world to address issues including urban governance, climate change, transportation planning, regional development, and migration planning.

This book explores the processes that led to the preparation of the document and outlines the differing perspectives of the European member states.

A comparative study of defensible space and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) as applied in the USA and the UK, focusing particularly on urban experience.

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.

Suitable for those involved in the planning system, this title helps learn real lessons from the antics of Grotton's inhabitants.

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.

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.

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

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.

Deals with strategic spatial planning which is a growing area of teaching and research.

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.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203506529

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.