{"product_id":"community-planning-how-to-solve-urban-and-environmental-problems-paperback","title":"Community Planning: How to Solve Urban and Environmental Problems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie B. Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity Planning: How to Solve Urban and Environmental Problems\u003c\/i\u003e covers the basic theoretical principles of community planning and how planning has evolved in the United States. The book defines the interdisciplinary nature of the field, identifies the forces that shape the planning process, and explains the sub-specialized areas of community planning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout the text, the author draws connections between the theoretical principles of planning and their practical applications, leading to an emphasis on the essential skill that links theory to implementation and practice- problem solving. After reading each chapter and corresponding exercises, students learn to link the theoretical concepts with real world planning problems on their campus, downtown, and hometowns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeveral major themes run throughout the text. First, understanding the theoretical principles of community planning leads to effective practical applications in problem solving. Second, using the problem-oriented approach is an effective way of dealing with the immediate situations that confront community planners, and lastly, planners are confronted with their political implications, therefore discussions about the role of federal, state, and local regulations on planning practice are woven into the text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity Planning: How to Solve Urban and Environmental Problems\u003c\/i\u003e provides students with an understanding of the events that shape community planning, the particular forces that impact the planning process, and the knowledge that is needed to link content areas together to solve planning problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is suitable for students in regional, environmental, city, and community planning courses, as well as for students in related fields including geography, sociology, criminal justice, public administration, and economics. The content and problem solving techniques are valuable for all students in order to participate in community service activities in the future, and the practical aspects of the text make it suitable\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie B. Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e, chair and professor in the Department of Geography and Regional Planning at Westfield State College, has twenty years of teaching and professional planning experience, as well as publishing numerous conference papers, articles, and professional plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.06 x 6.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48382988222723,"sku":"9780742535206","price":104.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/0857\/9075\/files\/uYVTb1b3Sv9780742535206.webp?v=1781482435","url":"https:\/\/www.cozywaste.com\/products\/community-planning-how-to-solve-urban-and-environmental-problems-paperback","provider":"Cozy Waste Marketplace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}