City Planning

From the dust jacket:

> As our cities become increasingly
> unlivable, city planning assumes an
> urgent importance. The air we breathe,
> the sights we see, the way we travel,
> work, and live, are all affected by
> what city planners do.
>
> In this lively, informative, and
> unusual book, Hila Colman introduces
> her readers to city planning as it is
> done today, and through a unique
> approach conveys with great immediacy
> what city planning is all about.
>
> Based on interviews with planners in
> New York City; Hartford and New Haven,
> Conn.; and Columbus and Cincinnati,
> Ohio; *City Planning* presents its
> subjects in the planners' own words —
> hopeful and angry, controversial, but
> always lively and interesting.
>
> In addition to being a sound and
> accurate introduction to a very
> important field, *City Planning* has
> much information for the reader who is
> interested in city planning as a
> career — how to prepare for it, and
> what to expect as a beginner.
>
> Hila Colman's interest in city
> planning came about very naturally —
> her two sons are city planners. She is
> the author of many outstanding books
> for young readers, including *Making
> Movies* and *End Of The Game*, both
> published by World. She and her
> husband, Louis Colman, also a writer,
> divide their time between New York and
> Bridgewater, Connecticut.