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Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the control of the use of land and design of the urban environment, including transportation networks, to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities. Urban planning can include urban renewal, by adapting urban planning methods to existing cities suffering from decay and lack of investment.Urban planning is a mixture of science and art. It encompasses many different disciplines and brings them all under a single umbrella. The simplest definition of urban planning is that it is the organization of all elements of a town or other urban environment. Some planners argue that modern lifestyles use too many natural resources, polluting or destroying ecosystems, increasing social inequality, creating urban heat islands, and causing climate change. Many urban planners, therefore, advocate sustainable cities. Urban planning can include urban renewal, by adapting urban planning methods to existing cities suffering from decline. This book is intended to provide an insight into different aspects of urban planning and development with a view to ensuring sustainability. This immensely useful book is designed to update the knowledge of undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers in from the allied fields.