Planning for Community

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By Phil Heywood

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Planning for Community by Phil Heywood offers a comprehensive exploration of community planning, addressing the social, environmental, and economic shifts shaping local life. The book examines challenges faced by both traditional and emerging communities, with detailed discussions on housing, work, transport, health, and environment. It highlights values such as prosperity, liberty, social justice, and sustainability, linking them to practical community problem-solving and governance.
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Ideal for professionals, activists, academics, and students interested in community planning and local governance, as well as anyone looking to engage more deeply with community development and policy-making.

Planning for Community

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Planning for Community

A comprehensive exploration of community planning that integrates today’s social and economic issues with policy and governance considerations

In Planning for Community, distinguished regional and local planner Phil Heywood delivers an insightful examination of the accelerating impacts of social, environmental, and economic changes on community life and organization. He explores the ways in which these changes can be anticipated, planned for, and managed as he reviews and evaluates the nature and challenges of place and interaction faced by traditional and emerging local communities.

The book includes discussions of the values, aims, and methods of community planning and the key operations in each of the fields of housing, work, transport, health, and environment. It should also inspire and assist readers to become more involved and influential in the lives of their local and wider communities.

Readers will also find:

A thorough introduction to methods of inclusion and empowerment enabling effective community management
Comprehensive explorations of the ways the values of prosperity, liberty, social justice, and sustainability link to practical community problem-solving
Practical discussions of the values, methods, activities, design, and governance shaping community planning
Comprehensive, well-grounded, and effective treatments of policy development and practice

Planning for Community is an excellent resource for professionals, activists, academics, and students seeking a comprehensive and readable guide to community planning.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781394175710

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 249.0mm

Weight: 476g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Phil Heywood is a Fellow and former President of the Queensland Division of the Planning Institute of Australia. He’s worked in regional and local planning in Australia, Britain, West Africa, and Malaysia. He is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.