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The following book is now available which may be of interest to
readers of this list:
Planning for Place and Plexus: Metropolitan Land Use and Transport
by David Levinson and Kevin Krizek
Published by Routledge
ISBN-10: 0415774918
ISBN-13: 978-0415774918
Information and Order Forms, and Review Copy requests available at
http://nexus.umn.edu/Books/PNP.html
About:
Congestion is worse than ever and land development continues unabated
into the countryside. Recent accounts suggest that unprecedented
conditions are ahead; coordinated land use and transport planning in
metropolitan areas is both targeted as a solution and the subject of
increased scrutiny.
Planning for Place and Plexus provides a fresh and unique perspective
on metropolitan land use and transport networks, challenging current
planning strategies and offering frameworks to understand and evaluate
policy.
The book suggests actions for the future urban growth of metropolitan
areas and includes current and cutting edge theory, findings, and
recommendations which are cleverly illustrated throughout using
international examples. Planning for Place and Plexus is a valuable
resource for students, researchers, practitioners and policy advisors
working across transport, land-use and planning.
David M. Levinson holds the RP Braun / CTS Chair in Transportation
Engineering and is the Director of the Networks, Economics and Urban
Systems (Nexus) Research Group at the University of Minnesota.
Kevin J. Krizek is Associate Professor of Planning, Design, and Civil
Engineering at the University of Colorado and Director of the Active
Communities/Transportation (ACT) Research Group
Reviews:
'A lively, engaging book...which uses neoclassical economic
principles...in a digestible format. The authors go so far as to draw
from the film "Thelma and Louise" to show how game theory can be
applied in predicting whether someone will drive or take public
transit. This provocative, highly relevant book deserves to be on the
bookshelf of everyone concerned with urban planning and transportation.'
Robert Cervero, Professor and Chair
Department of City and Regional Planning
University of California, Berkeley
Sincerely,
David Levinson and Kevin Krizek
David Levinson
RP Braun CTS Chair in Transportation Engineering
University of Minnesota
Department of Civil Engineering
500 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
V: 612 625 6354
F: 612 626 7750
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