"Over five decades, the past editions of Urban Land Use Planning have both reflected and shaped the profession while guiding planners to meet the challenges of their time. The sixth edition addresses the ever-more complex and pressing issues of today and looks ahead to the emerging tools and technologies that will play a role in the fields future evolution. The authors divide the book into three parts. The first establishes the volumes intellectual foundation of by linking the values, theories, and tools that define contemporary urban land use planning practice. Part Two provides planners with the analytical tools and information systems needed to build the fact base that informs effective land use planning and also integrates developments in interactive digital data sources and analytical techniques. In Part Three, the authors offer a detailed explanation of the concepts and sequence of tasks associated with preparing and implementing plans. The first new edition since 2006, Urban Land Use Planning, Sixth Edition is an update and revision of one of the most enduring and influential works in the history of American planning"-- Provided by publisher.