Eric Kelly is Professor of Urban Planning at Ball State University and Vice President of Duncan Associates. He is a past president of the American Planning Association and has more than thirty years of experience consulting with local governments in thirty-five states.
This book introduces community planning as practiced in the United States, focusing on the comprehensive plan. Sometimes known by other names—especially master plan or general plan—the type of plan described here is the predominant form of general governmental planning in the U.S.