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United Nations Human SettlementsProgramme, Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009 (UN HABITAT and Earthscan), 2009

United Nations Human SettlementsProgramme, Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human... Environment and Urbanization AsIA Book Notes 2(1) 149–151 © 2011 National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) sAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, singapore, Washington DC DOI: 10.1177/097542531000200111 http://eua.sagepub.com United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009 (UN HABITAT and Earthscan), 2009. In the context of growing challenge of urbanization, the report suggests a need for change in urban planning approach. Traditional urban planning tools have not been very successful in promoting equitable, efficient and sustainable urban settlements. The report suggests that modern planning tools need to be participatory, inclusive and linked to contextual socio-political processes. The report presents specific recommendations including (i) the need to redesign institutional and regulatory frameworks to encourage equality, transparency and better co-ordination in planning policy development, (ii) increase participatory planning making it more inclusive, (iii) engage with and include the informal sector (economic or phys- ical) towards urban growth rather than negating its presence, (iv) integrate the green (natural resources) and the brown development (physical environment) agenda more effectively, (v) move towards develop- ment of compact cities in harmony with sustainable street planning and mobility management, (vi) focus more on monitoring and evaluation and learning from these, and (vii) strengthen skills, particularly at university levels, on the new tools and thoughts above. The Report does not attempt to provide an answer to ‘what should urban planning be like’ but offers a diverse criteria against which existing urban planning systems could be assessed and improved upon given the local context. This report is highly relevant to decision makers and academia in India as we continue to grapple with the traditional concepts and tools of planning, while urban fabric and dynamics have fast outgrown these. Dieter Hassenpflug, The Urban Code of China (BirKhauser Basel), 2010. DOI: 10.1177/097542531000200112 This volume presents an analysis of urban spaces of Chinese cities and builds on the findings to develop a critical framework. The study focuses both on the nature of cities and their generic characteristics. The book analyzes three themed cities including Shanghai’s one city, nine villages plan—Anting, Taiwush an Luodian. It also discusses cities of Shenzhen, Shenyang, Harbin, Suzhou and Qingdao. The author demonstrates that the basic structure of the Chinese city today is a dualism of closed and open city. This is reflected in two spatial types: dwellings are nearly closed and spaces for commercial use are open. However, open space should not be confused with public space. Modern functional spaces like manufacturing industry are also closed areas and mostly follow zoning. There is a preference for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environment and Urbanization ASIA SAGE

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Environment and Urbanization AsIA Book Notes 2(1) 149–151 © 2011 National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) sAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, singapore, Washington DC DOI: 10.1177/097542531000200111 http://eua.sagepub.com United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009 (UN HABITAT and Earthscan), 2009. In the context of growing challenge of urbanization, the report suggests a need for change in urban planning approach. Traditional urban planning tools have not been very successful in promoting equitable, efficient and sustainable urban settlements. The report suggests that modern planning tools need to be participatory, inclusive and linked to contextual socio-political processes. The report presents specific recommendations including (i) the need to redesign institutional and regulatory frameworks to encourage equality, transparency and better co-ordination in planning policy development, (ii) increase participatory planning making it more inclusive, (iii) engage with and include the informal sector (economic or phys- ical) towards urban growth rather than negating its presence, (iv) integrate the green (natural resources) and the brown development (physical environment) agenda more effectively, (v) move towards develop- ment of compact cities in harmony with sustainable street planning and mobility management, (vi) focus more on monitoring and evaluation and learning from these, and (vii) strengthen skills, particularly at university levels, on the new tools and thoughts above. The Report does not attempt to provide an answer to ‘what should urban planning be like’ but offers a diverse criteria against which existing urban planning systems could be assessed and improved upon given the local context. This report is highly relevant to decision makers and academia in India as we continue to grapple with the traditional concepts and tools of planning, while urban fabric and dynamics have fast outgrown these. Dieter Hassenpflug, The Urban Code of China (BirKhauser Basel), 2010. DOI: 10.1177/097542531000200112 This volume presents an analysis of urban spaces of Chinese cities and builds on the findings to develop a critical framework. The study focuses both on the nature of cities and their generic characteristics. The book analyzes three themed cities including Shanghai’s one city, nine villages plan—Anting, Taiwush an Luodian. It also discusses cities of Shenzhen, Shenyang, Harbin, Suzhou and Qingdao. The author demonstrates that the basic structure of the Chinese city today is a dualism of closed and open city. This is reflected in two spatial types: dwellings are nearly closed and spaces for commercial use are open. However, open space should not be confused with public space. Modern functional spaces like manufacturing industry are also closed areas and mostly follow zoning. There is a preference for

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