After the vast destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans faces a rare chance to rebuild; with an unprecedented opportunity to plan what gets built. As the cityrsquo;s director of planning from 1992 until 2000; Kristina Ford is uniquely placed to use these opportunities as a springboard for an eye-opening discussion of the intransigent problems and promising possibilities facing city planners across the nation and beyond.In The Trouble with City Planning; Ford argues that almost no part of our usual understanding of the phrase ldquo;city planningrdquo; is accurate: not our conception of the plan itself; nor our sense of what city planners do or who plans are made for or how planners determine what citizens want. Most important; our conventional understanding does not tell us how a plan affects what gets built in any city in America.Ford advances several planning innovations that; if adopted; could be crucial for restoring New Orleans; but also transformative wherever citizens are troubled by the results of their cityrsquo;s plan. This keenly intelligent book is destined to become a classic for planners and citizens alike.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. My review of Waiting for the LightBy Norm YipI had bought the e-mail and the paper-back book version of the book. The paper-back version was better. The book pictorial views were larger. more beautiful. and more dramatic. Also the book had one or two more pictures than the book. The write-up was well-written and expressive in describing the conditions in which the pictures were taken. The humor presented also lighten up the reading. and made the reading more pleasurable. The reading was easy to follow. The term waiting the for light really taught me much about the exposure time and finding the right locations to photograph landscapes. It taught me about the early dawn softness of light and the color changes that occur at dush. I have learned much from book. I have looked at the pictures over and over and find the pictures incredibly beautiful.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It will assist you in making better photos especially landscape photographyBy Robert HarrisHave you ever wondered what went into an award winning photograph? This is a short but intersting book will give you some insight to the labor that produces eye catching work.It will assist you in making better photos especially landscape photography. The big lesson is patience. Waiting for nature to give you that beautiful scene and capture it. This was a good read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Best of GenreBy Bill WardWhile research photography books. I found this masterpiece. It isnt an instructional. how to book. It is an incredibly inspirational book full of beauty and exquisite images. This is a book that seasoned professionals can appreciate. admire and hold up as bench mark especially for judging landscape photography. There is enough relative information to make the book more interesting. but there is no need for words when the pictures eloquently example the unspeakable beauty of nature.If you are interested in nature and landscape photography. this is as good as it gets and then some. Prepare to be inspired and awe struck.
