TY - GEN AU - United Nations Human Settlements Programme TI - Planning sustainable cities : policy directions - global report on human settlements 2009 SN - 9789211319293 U1 - 307.76 PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Earthscan KW - N1 - CONTENTS Key Messages : Towards A New Role For Urban Planning iv Acknowledgements vii 1. Urban Challenges and the Need to Revisit Urban Planning 1 2. Understanding the Diversity of Urban Contexts 9 3.The Emergence and Spread of Contemporary Urban Planning 17 4. The Institutional and Regulatory Framework for Planning 24 5. Planning, Participation and Politics 32 6. Bridging the Green and Brown Agendas 40 7. Planning and Informality 47 8. Planning, Spatial structure of cities and provision of Infrastructure 55 9. The Monitoring and Evaluation of Urban Plans 61 10. Planning Education 68 11. Towards a New Role for Urban Planing 75 Selected References 83 ER -