Description: This best seller for regional planners introduces the foundations and applications of their practice in the United States. It offers guidance and inspiration to help professionals and students understand local issues in a regional and global context, define planning regions based on functional problems, and collaborate across regions as never before to advance sustainability and improve quality of life.
Review Quotes: "Regional Planning in America is an extraordinary collection that presents a clear view of the field and highlights its many forms and applications for the twenty-first century. It is essential reading for all involved in charting the course of urban places, because regions are now the key building block in crafting communities of lasting value."--Eugenie L. Birch, FAICP, Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education; Chair, Graduate Group in City and Regional Planning; Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania