What is a good textbook for an urban planning course?

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Salem Thawaba

Thanks George -

I used contemporary urban planning for John Levy for urban planning course level one - I am going to teach level 2 - I will look at the book you mentioned -

Dragan Djordjevic

Dear Salam,

here is one good book.

Urban Transit : Operations, Planning and Economics

Vukan R. Vuchic

ISBN-10: 0471632651 | ISBN-13: 978-0471632658

Collins Adjei Mensah

A book by Peter Hall entitled "Urban and Regional Planning (4th Edition)" serve as a good book for students reading urban and regional planning. The book gives broad overview of urban planning on various regions of the world such as Britain, United States of America, and Europe.

Thanks Collins

Manoranjan Parida

For Urban Transport Planning aspect "Principles of Urban Transport Systems" by Prof.B.G.Hutchinson is a good reference.