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The ABZs of
Planning Management, 
The first edition of The ABZs of Planning Management was written some 10 years ago. Since that time we sold out our first and second printings. A number of universities are now using the book as a text for planners, hopefully giving students a leg up on the real-world practice of planning, and it is often recommended as a study book for the AICP exam. We are pleased to announce the arrival of the new edition expanded from 320 pages to 506 pages with many new topics. Order your copy today! |
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by L.A. Planning Director Gail Goldberg |
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A whole new Chapter on Stress |
“This is that rarity, a must-have book about a potentially dry subject that's actually fun to read.”
- Harold Henderson , Planning's book reviewer.
“We hire the best technical planners that we can find, and if they are really good, we promote them to managers. After that, we just hope for the best or we buy a copy of the ABZs.”
- S. Gail Goldberg , City of Los Angeles Planning Director.
“Doctor Z has done it again. The second edition of the ‘Zucker Bible’ is better than ever and in lockstep with our changing times. It should be required reading in every planning school and within daily reach of every practicing planner. The chapters on ‘change’ and ‘stress’ are my favorites. They reflect the ‘moving target’ nature of our profession.”
- Jim Duncan, FAICP, President, Duncan and Associates, Austin, Texas.
“Your book is a practical and insightful look into exactly what the practicing planner in management needs. This workbook format offers the flexibility to all planning managers to ‘pick and choose’ those elements that are applicable to their organizations’ unique environments. This is important in developing successful managers. The Zucker approach to planning management is your legacy to our profession.”
- Ed Gawf, Assistant City Manager, Scottsdale, Arizona.
“The second edition of Paul Zucker’s ABZ’s of Planning Management is a must have resource for today’s planning directors. Paul does a great job of distilling current management advice from both public and private management gurus and blending them with his years of experience to give us an easy ready, a must read, and a go-to resource!”
- Sue Schwartz, FAICP, President of the American Institute of Certified Planners and Neighborhood Planning Division Manager, Housing and Community Development, Greensboro, NC.
“The ABZ’s of Planning Management, Second Edition is an essential, all-encompassing guide to meeting the numerous real-world challenges that are confronting planning agency managers. It’s a resource and reference book that will be found in an open position on the desks of planners, not on their shelves.”
- Bruce McClendon, FAICP, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning
