CONTENTS Scope of the Book xv Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix About the Author xxi 1 Introduction 1 2 Definition of Terminology 3 3 The Historical Context of Urban Planning in the United States 31 4 Compilstion of Essential Data - A Brief Pverview 59 5 Map Requirements for City Planning 61 6 Population Data and Forecasts 87 7 Economic Data and Forecasts 109 8 Land Use and Supporting Infrastructure Data 121 9 Natural Resource Base Inventories 137 10 Institutional Structure for City Planning and the Comprehensive Plan 157 11 Objectives, Principles, and Standards 169 12 Land Use Planning 185 13 Neighborhood Unit Concept 205 14 Principles of Good Land Subdivision Design 215 15 Street Patterns and Transportation Planning 245 16 Other Plan Elements 281 17 Plan Implementation - Land Subdivision Control 285 18 Plan Implementation - Zoing 319 19 The Official Map 343 20 Capital Improvement Programming 361 Appendix A : Example Land Subdivision Control Ordinance Regulations 371 Appendix B : Example Ordinance Regulations 437 Index 477