City planning for civil engineers, environmental engineers, and surveyors

Offering an introduction to land use planning, this book covers infrastructure systems planning and development. It stresses basic concepts and principles of practice involved in urban planning as most widely practiced, particularly in small and medium sized communities. It presents zoning, land subdivision control, and official mapping. INDICE: Introduction. Definition Of Terminology. The Historic Context Of Urban Planning in the United States. Compilation of Essential Data: A Brief Overview. Map Requirements For City Planning. Population Data And Forecast. Economics Data and Forecasts. Land Use and Supporting Infrastructure Data. Natural Resource Base Inventories. Institutional Structure for City Planning and the Comprehensive Plan. Objectives, Principles, and Standards. Land Use Planning. Neighborhood Unit Concept. Principles of Good Land Subdivision Design. Street Patterns and Transportation Planning. Other Plan Elements. Plan Implementation -- Land Subdivision Control. Plan Implementation -- Zoning. The Official Map. Capital Improvement Programming.

• ISBN: 978-1-4398-0892-4
• Editorial: CRC Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 489
• Fecha Publicación: 02/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés