Classic Readings in Urban Planning: An Introduction [Paperback]

Alan A. Altshuler (Author), Sherry R. Arnstein (Author), Richad Babcock (Author), Micael P. Brooks (Author), Rachel Carson (Author), Paul Davidoff (Author), Walter C. Farrell Jr. (Author), John Forester (Author), David R. Godschalk (Author), Peter Marcuse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1995 | ISBN-10: 0070611386 | ISBN-13: 978-0070611382 | Edition: 1st

This text contains a selection of readings drawn from academic journals focusing on aspects of social policy, transportation, housing, economic development and the environment. This book is intended for use by students in architecture, environmental design and building construction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill; 1st edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070611386
• ISBN-13: 978-0070611382
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,342,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book painfully marred by errors, October 30, 2006

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S. Ernst "Future Planner" (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Readings in Urban Planning: An Introduction (Paperback)

This text contains many important writings on planning theory. However, the book contains so many errors that it becomes tedious to read and, in some cases, the meaning of the original writing is obscured completely. There is a piece written by John Forester that has a section from one paragraph mistakenly placed within another paragraph, causing that particular portion of Forester's work to make no sense. My recommendation would be to wait for a revised edition. I think it is shameful to publish a text with so many errors--especially when the text is often used in graduate-level courses, where students are often criticized for their own writing errors.