Tourism Planning and Policy

The notion of the region and its significance is currently much debated and contested. Illustrated with a wide range of European case studies, this volume brings together the main strands of these contestations, as economic, political and social actors attempt to institutionalize their vision of the..

The notion of the region and its significance is currently much debated and contested. Illustrated with a wide range of European case studies, this volume brings together the main strands of these contestations, as economic, political and social actors attempt to institutionalize their vision of the..

This inter-disciplinary book adopts an all-Ireland perspective to investigate the tension that exists between sustainable urban development values and rhetoric - such as increased densities, brown field development, the compact city and social inclusion - and the emerging geography of urban Ireland,..

Greg Young argues that there is a need and opportunity to re-position planning and proposes a new system of 'culturisation', which is defined as the ethical, critical and reflexive integration of culture into planning. This original and practical system is put forward, taking into account cultural t..

This title was first published in 2002: Uniting scholars from across the full range of social sciences, this distinctive volume provides a unique overview of northern European planning. It examines all the key issues as well as the evolution, traditions, current innovations and future developments i..

Bringing together case studies from several European countries, this book provides an in-depth examination of the evolution of European spatial policy. It offers an experimentation of new interpretative approaches to spatial planning which will prove essential to the international debate...

Drawing upon original studies of self-help activities taking place throughout UK cities, this book suggests a fresh and positive approach towards revitalizing deprived neighbourhoods...

Drawing upon original studies of self-help activities taking place throughout UK cities, this book suggests a fresh and positive approach towards revitalizing deprived neighbourhoods...

This title was first published in 2000. Linking politics with culture and society, this collection provides an overview of the Scottish Parliament and analyzes it in relation to UK, European and global regionalization...

With an alternative approach to evaluation in spatial planning this book focuses on ’territory’ and ’landscape’ introducing an innovative evaluation approach, namely Territorial Integrated Evaluation (TIE), a meta-evaluation methodology for designing regional development scenarios. Trentino has a sp..

This book discusses the innovative research instruments developed and employed in the Netherlands, examining their strengths and weaknesses and comparing them with classic environmental planning policy methods. It argues that having a wide and varied range of methods available to local communities f..

This book discusses the innovative research instruments developed and employed in the Netherlands, examining their strengths and weaknesses and comparing them with classic environmental planning policy methods. It argues that having a wide and varied range of methods available to local communities f..