Book Reviews

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Abstract Abstract Livable Cities: A Grass-Roots Guide to Rebuilding Urban AmericaRobert Cassidy. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1980. 340 pp. $16.95 (cloth), $8.95 (paperback). Neighborhood Planning PrimerUrban Systems Research and Engineering, Inc. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1980. 100 pp. $4.75 (paperback). Skills in Neighborhood WorkPaul Henderson and David N. Thomas. George Allen and Unwin, Boston, 1980. 294 pp. $27.50 (cloth), $12.95 (paperback). A Guide to Neighborhood PlanningJoel T. Werth and David Bryant. Planning Advisory Report No. 342, American Planning Association, Washington D.C., 1979. 46 pp. $5.00 (paperback), available only to PAS subscribers. The Backyard Revolution: Understanding the New Citizen MovementHarry Boyte. Temple University Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980. 271 pp. $14.95. Urban Revitalization (Urban Affairs Annual Review, Volume 18)Donald Rosenthal, editor. Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, California, 1980. 308 pp. $18.50 (cloth), $8.95 (paperback). New Directions for the Mature Metropolis: Policies and Strategies for ChangeEdward W. Hanten, Mark J. Kasoff, and F. Stevens Redburn, editors. Schenkman Publishing Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980. 247 pp. $15.50 (cloth), $8.95 (paperback). Managing Community Development in the New FederalismDonald F. Kettl. Praeger Publishers, New York, 1980. 157 pp. $18.95. Block Grants for Community DevelopmentRichard P. Nathan, Paul R. Dommel, Sarah F. Liebschutz, Milton D. Morris, and Associates. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1977. 527 pp. $6.70 (paperback). Decentralizing Community DevelopmentPaul R. Dommel, Richard P. Nathan, Sarah F. Liebschutz, Margaret T. Wrightson, and Associates. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1978. 261 pp. plus appendices. $6.50 (paperback). Targeting Community DevelopmentPaul R. Dommel, Victor E. Bach, Sarah F. Liebschutz, Leonard S. Rubinowitz, and Associates. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1980. 212 pp. plus appendices. $8.00 (paperback). Housing Policy for the 1980sRoger Montgomery and Dale Rogers Marshall, editors. Lexington Books, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1980. 272 pp. $33.95. Unlocking Home Equity for the ElderlyKenneth Scholen and Yung-Ping Chen, editors. Ballinger Publishing Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980. 287 pp. $27.50. Advice and PlanningMartin H. Krieger. Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1981. 256 pp. $18.95. Effective Policy ImplementationDaniel A. Mazmanian and Paul A. Sabatier, editors. Lexington Books, D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1981. 220 pp. $23.95. Urban Transport Planning: Theory and PracticeJohn Black. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1981. 248 pp. $27.50 (cloth), $9.95 (paperback). Aesthetics In Transportation: Guidelines for Incorporating Design, Art and Architecture Into Transportation FacilitiesMoore-Heder Architects (Principal Author: Lajos Heder, with Ellen Shoshkes. Consultants: SC Associates, Carol R. Johnson & Associates, Pamela Worden, Mags Harries.) U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., November 1980. Executive Summary, 15 pp. $1.75 (paperback); Report, 283 pp. $10.00 (paperback). Proposition Thirteen and Land Use: A Case Study of Fiscal Limits in CaliforniaJeffrey I. Chapman. Lexington Books, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1981. 190 pp. $22.95. The Second Battle of New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carre Riverfront-Expressway ControversyRichard O. Baumbach, Jr. and William E. Borah, with an Afterword by Diane L. Donley. The University of Alabama Press, University, Alabama, 1981. 340 pp. $27.50 (cloth), $12.95 (paperback). Performance ZoningLane H. Kendig, with Susan Connor, Cranston Byrd, and Judy Heyman. APA Planners Press, Chicago, Illinois, 1981. 358 pp. $36.95. Regulating Sensitive LandsJon A. Kusler. Ballinger Publishing Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980. 256 pp. $18.50. Community Energy Self-Reliance: Proceedings of the First Conference on Community Renewable Energy SystemsThe Solar Energy Research Institute, U.S. Department of Energy. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1980. 576 pp. $8.00 (paperback). Energy-Efficient Community Planning: A Guide to Saving Energy and Producing Power at the Local LevelJames Ridgeway with Carolyn S. Projansky. The JC Press, Inc. The Elements, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1979. 221 pp. $14.95 (cloth), $9.95 (paperback). Energy Policy and Public AdministrationGregory A. Daneke and George K. Lagassa, Editors. D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington Books, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1980. 323 pp. $29.95. Industrial Location and Air Quality ControlJean-Michel Guldmann and Daniel Shefer. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1980. 237 pp. $22.50. Promise and Performance: Choosing and Implementing an Environmental PolicyAlfred A. Marcus. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1980. 204 pp. $18.95. Water Planning in BritainDennis J. Parker and Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1980. 277 pp. $40.00 (cloth), $19.95 (paperback). Refining the Waterfront: Alternative Energy Facility Siting Policies for Urban Coastal AreasDavid Morell and Grace Singer, editors. Oelgeschlager, Gunn and Hain, Publishers, inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980. 345 pp. $25.00. Disaster Planning: The Preservation of Life and PropertyHarold D. Foster. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1980,275 pp. $29.80. The Cities of the PoorAlan Turner, editor. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1980. 316 pp. $35.00.