Tourism Planning and Policy

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This book broadens our knowledge on actors, networks and institutions during the life cycle and evolution of clusters. It contains chapters with case studies on inter-firm relations as drivers of cluster transformation, as well as chapters on the heterogeneity of firms and firm capabilities during c..

This title was first published in 2001. This book brings together an interdisciplinary team of European experts to discuss how the current transformations taking place in European cities have forced us to reconsider the traditional definitions of the city...

This title was first published in 2003. City of Change and Challenge analyses the urban regeneration experience in Liverpool over this period, with particular concentration on the last ten years. In doing so, it shows the extent to which economic development aims have consistently taken precedence o..

This book addresses civil engineering and urban planning issues associated with transportation and the environment, and is of interest to academics and students in civil engineering and urban planning...

Extreme floods cause enormous damage in floodplains, which levees cannot prevent. It is hence vital for spatial planning to provide space for water retention in these areas. However, attempts to make the space for rivers to provide retention are generally not very successful. Taking an innovative, i..

Extreme floods cause enormous damage in floodplains, which levees cannot prevent. It is hence vital for spatial planning to provide space for water retention in these areas. However, attempts to make the space for rivers to provide retention are generally not very successful. Taking an innovative, i..

There is an urgent need to address the problems experienced by rapidly growing cities in the developing world. Recently, innovative approaches have focused on community-based organizations (CBOs) in setting up self-help and participatory programmes. Using the experience of CBOs in Manila, this book ..

There is an urgent need to address the problems experienced by rapidly growing cities in the developing world. Recently, innovative approaches have focused on community-based organizations (CBOs) in setting up self-help and participatory programmes. Using the experience of CBOs in Manila, this book ..

Community indicators measuring systems represent a mechanism to improve monitoring and evaluation in planning, incorporating citizen involvement and participation. Yet, little research has been conducted on their efficacy. This book provides a comprehensive review of how community development indica..

Drawing together leading researchers and practitioners, this volume provides an interdisciplinary contribution to our knowledge and understanding of how peri-urban areas are being shaped in Australia through a focus on four overarching themes: Peri-urban Conceptualizations; Governance and Planning; ..

Based on cross-disciplinary and transnational approaches, this book offers new insights into Jane Jacobs's complex and often contrarian way of thinking. Now, more than 50 years after the initial publication of her famous book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) in a period of rapid gl..