The book consists of eight (8) integrated chapters on planning and development in all its economic and spatial aspects. The first chapter focuses on presenting various concepts related to planning, its objectives, and foundations, as well as its successive stages, and its varying levels from local to international. It also covers its components and factors for success in the face of numerous obstacles. This chapter clarifies the different types of planning based on a set of criteria. The second chapter deals with development as a crucial process in changing societies towards progress, discussing its concept, characteristics, principles, and goals, and the relationship between development and growth. The third chapter addresses the relationship between planning and development as intertwined processes, explaining the role of planning as a scientific method that ensures the integrated progress of development. The fourth chapter analyzes the concept of economic development, the types of economic policies, and the geographical factors affecting it, touching upon the geography of development and its role in spatial organization. The fifth chapter presents various economic and geographical theories of development, explaining how development spreads across space. The sixth chapter focuses on regional planning and its role in achieving spatial development, its objectives, functions, and the obstacles it faces. The seventh chapter concentrates on spatial development in terms of its concept, role, strategies, and its role in organizing space. Finally, the eighth chapter presents theoretical and applied models related to economic and regional planning to help solve problems in developing countries.

• Weight: 0.6 kg
• Dimensions: 17 × 24 cm
• Author: Dr. Fouad bin Ghadban
• Cover Type: Paperback
• Interior Printing: Black
• Number of Pages: 220
• Publication Date: 2021
• Publisher: Dar Al-Yazouri Al-Ilmiyya
• ISBN: 9789957129835