{"product_id":"rediscovering-thomas-adams-1","title":"Rediscovering Thomas Adams","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuburbanization, affordable housing, mass transportation, loss of fertile lands -- these are modern problems, yet they are not new. Thomas Adams grappled with these same concerns nearly a century ago, when he wrote \u003cem\u003eRural Planning and Development,\u003c\/em\u003e a comprehensive overview of planning issues at the time of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRediscovering Thomas Adams reintroduces a new generation to a text that quickly became a touchstone for planners and planning in Canada. Updated with commentaries by the country’s leading planners who hold up Adams’ text as a mirror to reflect upon contemporary planning issues, this richly illustrated book highlights Adams’ influence on the planning profession and the continued significance of his comprehensive and pragmatic vision for building better rural and urban communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1917, \u003cem\u003eRural Planning and Development\u003c\/em\u003e continues to resonate as a broad vision for planning, one that moves beyond the demands of the moment to offer a long-term vision for a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayne J. Caldwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53616326934908,"sku":"9780774819244","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780774819244_989de1ef-0215-4b53-8a7c-a72b610e18b2.jpg?v=1727873337","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/rediscovering-thomas-adams-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}