Shaping Places

In the dark days of public sector retrenchment and the loss of a progressive role for planning it's more important than ever that our understanding of place making is not forgotten. David Adams and Steve Tiesdell have spent the last decade exploring successful places. Shaping Places is the culmination of that work. In what will undoubtedly become a key text Shaping Places assembles a wide range of international research and experiences around the processes of making socially, environmentally and economically successful places. - Phil Allmendinger, Professor of Land Economy and Head of the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge

A distinctive feature of this book is that it brings together, through the different backgrounds of its authors, a passion for urban design and a sophisticated understanding of how real estate markets operate. - Cliff Hague, http://www.innovationcircle.net/shaping-places.5106978-113437.html

In the dark days of public sector retrenchment and the loss of a progressive role for planning it's more important than ever that our understanding of place making is not forgotten. David Adams and Steve Tiesdell have spent the last decade exploring successful places. Shaping Places is the culmination of that work. In what will undoubtedly become a key text Shaping Places assembles a wide range of international research and experiences around the processes of making socially, environmentally and economically successful places. - Phil Allmendinger, Professor of Land Economy and Head of the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge

A distinctive feature of this book is that it brings together, through the different backgrounds of its authors, a passion for urban design and a sophisticated understanding of how real estate markets operate. - Cliff Hague, Innovation Circle Network

"This is a very useful book on the development process and how to enhance its contribution to successful place-making. Its intellectual perspective is clearly stated and contrasted with others, and it is lucidly written and helpful for students coming new to these issues. It should become a key text on real estate and planning programmes, particularly in the UK, and could usefully be read by those interested in urban studies more widely. I have already highlighted its value for UK policy-makers in the planning and development field. It is also a fitting memorial to Steve Tiesdell."- Patsy Healey, Newcastle University