Virtually every city and region in West and Central Europe has developed policies and strategies to attract, retain and encourage creative industries ..
Extreme floods cause enormous damage in floodplains, which levees cannot prevent. It is hence vital for spatial planning to provide space for water re..
The book uncovers the extent of metropolitan government and governance, the possibility for its existence, and the problems and issues that have arise..
This book discusses the innovative research instruments developed and employed in the Netherlands, examining their strengths and weaknesses and compar..
Bringing together contributions from internationally renowned authors, such as Sir Peter Hall, Steve Ward and Johann Jessen, the book compares interna..
This book deviates from convention by suggesting non-financial factors as the source of sanitation problems on the continent of Africa, and argues the..
This volume examines the issues of urban governance in the Southern European context. Illustrated by case studies of several main cities and metropole..
Bringing together case studies from countries including The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Romania, Sweden, Finland, Italy, India, Canada and the United..
Bringing together a range of international case studies, this volume explores the highly visual genre of public planning exhibitions worldwide. In doi..
Based on cross-disciplinary and transnational approaches, this book offers new insights into Jane Jacobs's complex and often contrarian way of thinkin..
This book offers a strategy for making argued choices between alternative planning approaches. It revitalizes the idea that we can contingently relate..
This book gives an up-to-date account of the principles - written and unwritten - behind Dutch planning, and shows how the practice sometimes ignores ..