The scope of the book is to investigate the mechanisms that may stimulate or hamper the renewal of the regional industry structure. The chapters were originally published as a special issue in European Planning Studies...
In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis placed on local and regional integration in major planning projects and infrastructure development including roads, rail and waterways. This book brings together experts in the fields of spatial planning, land-use and infrastructure management t..
Drawing on examples from different parts of Europe, this book examines the influences of planning cultures and histories on the evolution of planning systems and spatial development over time. As well as providing an international comparative perspective on these issues, the contributions to the boo..
Bringing together an interdisciplinary team from across the EU, this book connects elements of cultural and planning theories to explain differences and peculiarities among EU member states and develops an analytical model which encourages a scientific and systematic comparison of different countrie..
Bringing together an interdisciplinary team from across the EU, this book connects elements of cultural and planning theories to explain differences and peculiarities among EU member states and develops an analytical model which encourages a scientific and systematic comparison of different countrie..
This title was first published in 2000. A consolidated effort by prominent scholars in Asian planning schools to explore urban development and planning practices in Asia. The book reflects on and examines some of the past and current challenges and considers future prospects of urban and regional pl..
Bringing together 26 case studies from six continents, this volume provides a unique resource which discusses, in considerable depth, the multifaceted matrix of natural and human-made disasters. It examines their bearing on the loss of human and productive capital; the conduct of national policies a..
Bringing together 26 case studies from six continents, this volume provides a unique resource which discusses, in considerable depth, the multifaceted matrix of natural and human-made disasters. It examines their bearing on the loss of human and productive capital; the conduct of national policies a..
Globalization was the buzzword of the last decade. Advances in communication technology, computing and air travel clearly have a significance on planning - an activity which has been concerned with controlling and shaping the use of space. This outstanding volume brings together contributions from..
Globalization was the buzzword of the last decade. Advances in communication technology, computing and air travel clearly have a significance on planning - an activity which has been concerned with controlling and shaping the use of space. This outstanding volume brings together contributions from..
Based on a range of international studies on planning policy and practice, this book takes a Lacanian, and related post-structuralist perspective to demythologize ten of the most heavily utilized terms in spatial planning...