- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Nelson College Indigenous; 5 edition (Mar 14 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0176252428
- ISBN-13: 978-0176252427
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 20.1 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 794 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #53 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Geography
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Planning Canadian Communities is the nation's standard survey textbook on community planning. For twenty years, Gerald Hodge has introduced thousands of students to the principles, practices and participants of community planning in Canada. The fifth edition sees the addition of co-author David Gordon, and content has been reorganized, updated and refined.Planning Canadian Communities provides a comprehensive view of the needs, origins, contemporary practices, and future challenges in planning Canadian cities, towns, and regions. The text describes the history of community planning in Canada, how it works today, and who participates in it. Examples of community planning in Canadian cities, towns and regions are used throughout the text.
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This review is from: Planning Canadian Communities (Paperback)
Bought this as a textbook for one of my introductory planning courses and found it surprisingly easy to read. The first part of the book is a general review of the historical development of town planning in Europe and America. The next couple of sections deal with the present status of town planning, and cover a very broad range of issues that planners deal with, from urban design principles to community participation. Though the ideas are fairly universal, the examples the authors use are more often Canadian than not. There are plenty of interesting and revealing diagrams and illustrations, as well as boxes with news stories as anecdotal examples. The writing avoids being overly academic, and the content is well organized.I have minor quibbles with the sometimes cluttered layout and the fact that the pages are entirely greyscale (though that probably does keep its cost down slightly). In terms of content, however, the book serves as an excellent introduction to contemporary urban planning issues and practice.
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Planning Canadian communities,
This review is from: Planning Canadian Communities (Paperback)
This book is easy to read and provides great examples of planning history, current trends and future considerations. I use the book as my main source in teaching an introductory course in planning and a site planning course. I have the previous issues as well and each new addition is just as informative as the next.
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