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The urban future : a choice between alternatives / John N. Jackson.

By: Jackson, John Nicholas.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Urban and regional studies (George Allen & Unwin) ; no.3.Publisher: London : Allen and Unwin, 1972Description: 3-335 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0043520340.Subject(s): City planningDDC classification: 309.262
Contents:
Part 1: Introduction -- The studies under review -- Urbanization and the planning process -- The terms of reference and administrative background -- Part 2: The content of the studies -- The physical environment -- Forecasts and projections -- The overall form and structure of urban growth -- The major land use components -- Movement and accessibility between land use activities -- Part 3: The techniques of investigation -- Cost-benefit analysis and the planning balance sheet -- Goals and objectives -- Private enterprise and citizen participation -- Part 4: Conclusions -- The urban future: a choice between alternatives.

Includes index.

Part 1: Introduction -- The studies under review -- Urbanization and the planning process -- The terms of reference and administrative background -- Part 2: The content of the studies -- The physical environment -- Forecasts and projections -- The overall form and structure of urban growth -- The major land use components -- Movement and accessibility between land use activities -- Part 3: The techniques of investigation -- Cost-benefit analysis and the planning balance sheet -- Goals and objectives -- Private enterprise and citizen participation -- Part 4: Conclusions -- The urban future: a choice between alternatives.