Bauer City Planning for Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers, and Surveyors

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4398-0893-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten

While engineers and surveyors are not urban planners, they are often engaged in urban development. Therefore, a high degree of competence in civil engineering specialties such as surveying and mapping, highway and transportation engineering, water resources engineering, environmental engineering, and, particularly, municipal engineering requires an understanding of urban development problems and urban planning objectives, principles, and practices. With this in mind, City Planning for Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers, and Surveyors focuses on areas of urban planning with which civil and environmental engineers and surveyors are most likely to come into contact or conflict, in which engineers and surveyors may be required to participate, and for which engineers may be required to provide necessary leadership.

The text stresses basic concepts and principles of practice involved in urban planning as most widely practiced, particularly in small and medium-sized communities. It introduces engineering students to land-use planning as a foundation for infrastructure systems planning and development. It also presents plan implementation devices such as zoning, land subdivision control, official mapping, and capital improvement programming. It describes the factors affecting good land subdivision design and improvement. In addition, the text illustrates the importance of good mapping and control surveys for planning purposes. Written from the perspective that cities are social and economic as well as physical entities, the book offers a historical context for urban planning.

There are a large number of texts on the subject of urban planning, but most generally do not address in any comprehensive way the engineering problems encountered in urban planning. This book delineates these problems and stresses the importance of close cooperation between civil engineers and planning professionals to achieving effective urban planning. Armed with this information, students can become more knowledgeable participants in the urban planning process and more effective members of urban planning teams and governmental and consulting agency staff.

Zielgruppe

Civil engineers and urban planners. Senior undergraduate and graduate students in civil engineering

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bauer, Kurt W.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Definition of Terminology
Definition of the Term "City"
Some Practical Definitions
Planning
City Planning
City Planning as a Team Effort
Criteria for Good City Planning
Need for City Planning
Value of City Planning

Further Reading
The Historic Context Of Urban Planning in the United States
European New Towns
City of London
Spanish Colonial New Towns
French Colonial New Towns
English Colonial New Towns
Contributions of Colonial Planning
Planning of National Capital
Decline of Public Planning
Renaissance of Public Planning
Conclusion

Compilation of Essential Data: A Brief Overview

Map Requirements For City Planning
Basic Definitions and Concepts
National Geodetic Survey Control System
U.S. Public Land Survey System
Map Requirements for City Planning
Survey Control for City Planning and Engineering
State Plane Coordinate Computations
Use In Creation of Land Information Systems
Aerial Photography

Population Data and Forecast
Estimating Current Population Levels
Projecting and Forecasting Future Population Levels
Other Population Characteristics
Components of Population Change
Spatial Distribution
Labor Force Participation Rates

Economics Data and Forecasts
Economic Base
Structure of the Urban Economy
Projection and Forecast Techniques
Example Application
Personal Income
Property Tax Base
Concluding Comments on Employment Projections and Forecasts

Land Use and Supporting Infrastructure Data
Maps for Land Use Studies
Land Use Survey
Utilities
Community Facilities

Natural Resource Base Inventories
Climate
Air Quality
Physiography
Geology
Mineral Resources
Soils
Surface Water Resources
Groundwater Resources
Woodlands
Wetlands
Areas Having Scenic, Historic, Scientific and Recreational Value
Environmental Corridors

Institutional Structure for City Planning and the Comprehensive Plan
The Plan Commission
The Comprehensive Plan
Staff Organization

Objectives, Principles, and Standards
Basic Concepts and Definitions
Overriding Considerations
Application in Alternative Plan Evaluation

Land Use Planning
Determinants of the Land Use Pattern
The Public Interest As a Land Use Determinant
Steps in Land Use Plan Preparation
Example of Land Use Plan

Neighborhood Unit Concept
Essential Features
Size and Density Considerations
Comments on the Concept
Example of an Actual Neighborhood Unit Development Plan

Principles of Good Land Subdivision Design
The Context of Land Subdivision Design
Principles of Good Design
Subdivision Design Patterns
Site Analysis
Utility Service
Historic Patterns of Development and Lot Yield Efficiencies
Common Issues of Concern
Other Design Considerations

Street Patterns and Transportation Planning
Purposes of the Street System
Types of Street Patterns
Functional Classification of Streets
Street Cross Sections
Arterial Capacity and Level of Service
Arterial System Planning
Jurisdiction Classification of Streets
Mass Transit Planning
Concluding Comments

Other Plan Elements
Common Base
Characteristics of Individual Elements
Need for Study Design

Plan Implementation – Land Subdivision Control
Historical Background
Reasons for Public Regulation
Purpose of Public Regulation
Statutory Authority for Land Subdivision Control
Required Plat Approvals
Final Plat Data
Recording of Plats
Local Land Subdivision Regulation
Example Local Subdivision Control Ordinance
Improvements
Standardization of Utility Locations
Improvement Guarantees

Plan Implementation - Zoning
Definition
Brief History
Benefits of Good Zoning
Zoning Techniques
Zoning District Map
Zoning District Boundary Delineation Related to Resource Protection
Zoning Ordinance Regulations
Common Zoning Problems
The Official Map
Brief History
Definitions
Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan
Effectiveness
Legal and Administrative Considerations
Engineering Considerations
Base Mapping Considerations
Facility Design Considerations
Map Format

Capital Improvement Programming
Definition and Context
Benefits of Capital Improvement Programming
Elements of a Capital Improvement Program
Procedure

Über Autor(innen)

A specialist in the planning, design, and construction of municipal public works, Kurt Bauer has 50 years of experience in city and regional planning and has taught city planning to civil engineers for almost as long.