Based on two actual building projects, this book demonstrates the possibilities of including young children's perspectives in the design and review of children's spaces.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and theory of regional planning in the UK. Drawing on examples from throughout the UK, this book provides students and practitioners with a descriptive and analytical foundation for understanding this rapidly changing area of planning.

A case study of what began as one of the Whitlam Government's boldest ventures to make a new city in the country so as to relieve the pressure on capital cities. It explains what was involved in that venture what went right and what went wrong. It relates a specific case study to shifts in the wider political and economic context.

With radical and innovative design solutions, everyone could be living in buildings and settlements that are more like gardens than cargo containers, and that purify air and water, generate energy, treat sewage and produce food - at lower cost. This title presents examples of integrated systems design based on ecological principles.

This book examines the design policies in current development plans. With design quality of growing importance to the public, consumers, developers and their clients, and high on the Secretary of State's agenda, this book makes an important