Customer Reviews

Contemporary Urban Planning

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This book gives a broad spectrum of what to expect in the planning field, but there are a few flaws. One is that the book is not written for the technocratic planner, it is written for the beginner or someone who is not going to make planning their career. But this book will give the beginner a broad basis to start from and for this I do suggest the beginner to read this before they choose planning as a career.

I was thinking of enrolling in a masters program for Urban Planning, and wanted to get a better sense of what a planner did. This book offers a good overview of the field, and provides a basic understanding of the types of issues a planner might deal with. I would recommend it to anyone who is in my position, trying to learn more about the field. For anyone looking for more than just a basic, 1st level overview, this is not your book.

As it is clear and concise, this book is a great overview for all aspects of the planning profession. I have ordered it (interlibrary loan) to study for the AICP examp, and am quite satisfied. It may be a bit too dry for a college level planning course, but an intro to planning graduate course, whether as part of MA or MPA programs, would be served well to utilize this book.

This book totally wort and great! the content is wonderful and very useful for my class. I use it for my presentation too.

I have'nt received the product yet from TX books, I am almost finished with the class and am very far behind in my reading. I have sent two emails to this company to tell them I have not received the book yet and they have not even responded to them to tell me what happened or when the book might get here.

This book was for an upper division Introduction to Planning course at the University of Oregon and it provided the insight and real world examples of different aspects of the planning process. The book also provided great case studies of the real world application of planning methods in contemporary world settings.

This book is an easy and enjoyable read yet packed with technical information. Wish all technical books are written in this manner.

I love it, i love it , I love it....Very worth the price and it's wayyy cheaper than the 8th edition

The textbook arrived just in the condition as stated. The book gives very good detail about urban planning. Where it was in the past, and where it should be going in the future.

Given the price of this volume, I was expecting to receive a five pound tome large enough to hollow out a compartment to hide expensive jewelry and the like. What I received was a slim book barely a half inch thick that won't fill the space I reserved for it on my bookshelf. The price these textbook publishers charge for books is outrageous, I'm shocked at the blatant book racketeering going on in higher education. Textbook racket aside, I think this book will make a solid foundation on which to build my planning career.