Urban planning guide /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	American Society of Civil Engineers. Urban Planning and Development Division. Land Use Committee. Task Committee to Prepare a Planning Guide
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : ASCE, 1986.
Edition:	Rev. ed.
Series:	ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 49.
Subjects:	City planning. City planning > United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning. United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Planning Contexts
1.1 Engineers in the Planning Process
1.2 Types of Planning
1.3 Geographical and Temporal Contexts
1.4 Coordination in the Planning Process
1.5 Institutional Framework
CHAPTER 2 The Planning Process
2.1 Steps in the Planning Process
2.2 Other Considerations
CHAPTER 3 Planning Tools
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data Collection
3.3 Forecasts
3.4 Analytical Methods
3.5 Intelligence Indicators
3.6 Public Participation
3.7 Evaluation
3.8 Implementation
3.9 ConclusionsCHAPTER 4 Land Use Planning
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Federal Involvement in Land Use Planning
4.3 State, Regional, and Municipal Land Use Planning
4.4 Project-Specific Land Use Planning
4.5 Models
4.6 Court Decisions
4.7 References and Bibliography
CHAPTER 5 Housing
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Housing in an Urban Setting
5.3 Housing and Development Types
5.4 Criteria and Objectives
5.5 References and Bibliography
CHAPTER 6 Urban Transportation Planning
6.1 Transportation in an Urban Setting
6.2 Short-Range Transportation Planning6.3 Long-Range Transportation Planning
6.4 Transportation Systems Evaluation
6.5 Programming
6.6 Project Development
6.7 Conclusions
6.8 References
CHAPTER 7 Intercity Highway Planning
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Intercity Data Requirements
7.3 Data Analysis and Model Development
7.4 Travel Forecasting
7.5 Systems Analysis
7.6 Conclusion
7.7 Appendix Aâ€?Fratar Distribution Model
7.8 References and Bibliography
CHAPTER 8 Airport Planning
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Characteristics of the Air Transportation System8.3 Airport Planning Process
8.4 Federal Grant Programs
8.5 Selected References
CHAPTER 9 Railroad Planning
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Condition of United States Railroads
9.3 Systems Planning for Main Lines
9.4 Planning for Improvements to Existing System
9.5 Light-Density Rail Lines
9.6 Planning for Intercity Rail Passenger Service
9.7 Conclusion
9.8 References
CHAPTER 10 Port Planning
10.1 What Is Port Planning?
10.2 The Port Planning Process
10.3 The Context of Port Planning10.4 References
CHAPTER 11 Community Service Facilities Planning
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Nature of Planning for Community Service Facilities
11.3 Need Assessments and Demand Analysis in Problem Definition
11.4 Models of Locational Analysis for Community Service Facilities
11.5 Plan Evaluation
11.6 Conflict Resolution in Community Service Facilities Planning
11.7 Summary
11.8 References
CHAPTER 12 Water Resources Planning
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Legal Framework
12.3 Organizational Structure