Download or read book How Great Cities Happen written by John Stanley and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban planners in developed countries are increasingly recognizing the need for closer integration of land use and transport. However, this updated second edition of How Great Cities Happen explains how crises like climate change and the lack of affordable housing demonstrate the urgent need for a broader approach in order to create and sustain great cities. Offering innovative solutions to these contemporary challenges, the book examines emerging directions in strategic land use transport planning and analyses how cities function as a home for future generations and other species.