Urban Development Planning : Lessons for the Economic Reconstruction of South Africa's Cities

Local economic development planning - involving cooperation between communities, local authorities, labour organizations and the private sector - has now replaced other town and regional planning approaches in many parts of the world. A central question is whether such initiatives can mobilize the public, private and community-based resources needed to expand employment, enhance the local tax base and alleviate poverty. This wide-ranging book draws on experiences of local economic planning in many parts of the world, particularly North American cities, and applies the lessons learned to the new situation of urban regeneration in South Africa.Tomlinson, Richard is the author of 'Urban Development Planning : Lessons for the Economic Reconstruction of South Africa's Cities', published 1995 under ISBN 9781856493079 and ISBN 1856493075.