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.