Modern Urban Planning and Management

Author: Lu Xinhai
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This textbook is designed to meet the teaching needs of postgraduate and undergraduate students in urban management, public service management, land resource management, and other disciplines within public administration, as well as Master of Public Administration (MPA) students. Its key feature is treating urban planning as an essential component and tool of urban management, explaining the fundamental principles, design methods, and management practices of urban planning from the perspective of public administration. The textbook first illustrates how urban planning serves as a vital part of urban public management by discussing the emergence and development of cities and the various socio-economic activities within them. It then introduces the basic principles and methods of urban planning and design, including master plans and specialized plans, detailed planning, and urban design. Finally, it covers the main contents of urban planning administration in urban management and introduces the fundamental methods of digital urban planning and management. This textbook is suitable both as a core teaching material for MPA courses and as a reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in public administration and land resource management.