John M. Levy is Professor Emeritus at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.

Sonia A. Hirt is Dean and Hughes Professor in Landscape Architecture and Planning at the College of Environment + Design at the University of Georgia, United States. She has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Planning History and has been on the editorial boards of nine other scholarly journals. She was a Guggenheim Fellow (2023-2024). Her research focuses on culture, cities, and space, especially in Europe and the United States.

Casey J. Dawkins is Professor of Urban Studies and Planning in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and a faculty member of the National Center for Smart Growth, at the University of Maryland, United States. He serves as an Associate Editor of the journal Housing Policy Debate and is an appointed member of the Maryland Board of Architects. His research focuses on U.S. housing policy; manufactured housing; the causes, consequences, and measurement of residential segregation; and the link between land use regulations and housing affordability.

1. An Overview

Part 1: The Background and Development of Contemporary Urban Planning

2. The Urbanization of America

3. The History of Planning: Part I

4. The History of Planning: Part II

Part 2: The Structure and Practice of Contemporary Planning

5. The Legal Basis of Planning
With Sarah Schindler

6. Planning and Politics

7. Social Issues

8. The Comprehensive Plan

9. The Tools of Land-Use Planning

Part 3: Fields of Planning

10. Urban Design
With Charles Steger

11. Housing and Community Development

12. Transportation Planning

13. Economic Development Planning

14. Environmental Planning

Part 4: Larger Questions

15. Planning at the National, State, and Metropolitan Levels
With C. David Loeks

16. Planning in Select Other Nations
With Johann Jessen, Clara Irazábal, and Sanjeev Vidhyarthi