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100	1		_aAbbott, Carl
245	1	0	_aCity planning : _ba very short introduction _cby Carl Abbott
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c©2020
300			_a144 p. : _bill. ; _c18 cm.
490			_aVery short introductions ; 655
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_t1. Streets and buildings
505			_t2. The suburban solution
505			_t3. Saving the center
505			_t4. Contested communities
505			_t5. Metropolis and megaregion
505			_t6. Nature in the city
505			_t7. Unnatural disasters and resilient cities
520			_a"City Planning: A Very Short Introduction gives an international overview of progress in city planning over the last century. City planning explores the tension between the idea of cities as individually held land-parcels and as representations of community and identity. It has inevitable political and ethical dimensions. Over time, cities have grown and merged, leading to larger-scale thinking about planning, but it remains a regional discipline. Part of city planning involves making cities more resilient to natural disasters and civil conflict. Data, technological developments, commerce, and efficient functioning are important, but human connection is necessary for cities to survive"--
650		0	_aCity planning
650		0	_aUrbanization
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