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product was sent in a timely manner with tracking information to follow the progress. Good work as always
This book is tremendously broad in its coverage of planning topics, though not in depth. Even using a 20" monitor I had a very hard time reading it. Most are black and white, but there are 16 color plates that are grouped together and stuck in a seemingly arbitrary position in the middle of an unrelated topic.Some information is already out of date.
References are listed for each topic to help you find more detailed information. The new act (SAFETEA-LU) was enacted in August 2005 and is not mentioned.My only real complaint is that the type is quite small and can be difficult to read for 40+ year-old readers. Most topics get only 2 pages, though some get 4-5.
For example, on page 580 it says that the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) expired in 2003 and Congress was still debating reauthorization. The book is well organized and indexed. It's loaded with illustrations such as graphs, diagrams, flow charts, line art, photographs, and maps.
On the other hand, I understand that if they used larger type this huge, heavy book would be even bigger and heavier.I also got the electronic, online version of the book and was disappointed in that, again because of the small type. The viewer application that Amazon uses has very limited capability to zoom in on the text so it does not help.
This is a mandatory book in an urban planner or college bookshelf, for it has all the necessary information to complete urban projects. It is my handbook and that says all. It is also very well presented with a hardcover in good leather. The only shortcoming that I see is the absence of folded pages with urban plans in a larger scale, or renderings of zoning plans.
An excellent resource for anyone involved in public sector land-use planning. Contains great detail on many different subjects. Good illustrations throughout. Not the best resource for site planning, though.
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