Introduction
Forest planning
The case of the fake forests
Garbage in, gospel out
A process of natural selection
Analysis paralysis
The return of fire dominance
Why planning fails
Radical doctrine or rational decisionmaking?
Human barriers
Planning is not necessary
Land-use planning
Urban renewal
Turning Portland into L.A.
How smart is "smart growth"?
Smart growth as oppression
Homeownership
Housing affordability
Housing bubbles
It's supply, not demand
Portland housing
Smart growth and crime
Portland planning implodes
Why planners fail
The planning profession
The history of planning
The ideal communist city
Urban renewal in the United States
From radiant city to smart growth
Typical planning methods
Transportation planning
Planning vs. chaos
The benefits of the automobile
Costs exaggerated
The panic over peak oil
Planning for congestion
Building auto-hostile streets
The rail transit hoax
Transportation myths
Why government fails
Power and rationality
Legislators: seeking reelection
Special interests: looking for handouts
Bureaucrats: maximizing budgets
The executive: distracted by detail
Courts and voters: the last lines of defense
Instead of planning
246 varieties of cheese
Make the market work
Turn open-access resources into property
Protect public goods with trusts
Understand government's limits
Reforming public land management
Reforming transportation
Reforming land use
The American dream.