Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009

London, Earthscan, 2009, ISBN 9781844078998, 306pp
 

This 2009 Report reveals that current urban planning systems are not equipped to deal with the major urban challenges of the twenty-first century, and that urban planning needs to be reconsidered and revitalised. It reviews the major challenges currently facing cities and towns all over the world, the emergence and spread of modern urban planning and the effectiveness of current approaches. More importantly, it identifies innovative urban planning approaches and practices that are more responsive to current and future challenges of urbanisation.