Introduction
A Planning Case Study
Part I: Information Collection
Chapter 1. Field Methods for Collecting Information
Hemalata C. Dandekar
Chapter 2. Survey Methods for Planners
Cornelius Nuworsoo
Chapter 3. Information from Secondary Sources
Cornelius Nuworsoo
Part II: Information Organizing
Chapter 4. Analytical Methods in Planning
Richard Crepeau
Chapter 5. Working with Teams
Peter Ash
Chapter 6. Public Participation
Darcie White
Chapter 7. Technology and Techniques
Chris Steins
Chapter 8. Physical Planning and Visioning
Vicente del Rio and Hemalata C. Dandekar
Part III: Information Communication
Chapter 9. Speaking Skills for Presentations
Donald L. Elliott
Chapter 10. Written Communication
Vivienne N. Armentrout
Chapter 11. Graphic and Visual Communications
Amir Hajrasouliha
Biography
Hemalata C. Dandekar, PhD, is Professor and former Department Head of City and Regional Planning, California Polytechnic State University, Vice Chair and Planning Commissioner, City of San Luis Obispo, and a licensed architect in California. Her scholarly works include books and articles on planning methods, housing, urbanization, and rural and international development. She is Professor Emerita, University of Michigan and Arizona State University, where she was Director, School of Planning and Landscape Architecture.
"This edition significantly upgrades the previous edition, incorporating advances in planning like team building, the growing importance of technology in planning, and creating physical concepts. The focus on process throughout the new material ensures that readers know basic concepts as well as how to use it to achieve desired outcomes."
—Jesse Saginor, AICP, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University, USA
"A heavily revised and updated version of a book destined to stay within arm’s reach."
—Harold Henderson, Planning Magazine
