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Presents a research from Denmark on residential location and travel to show how and why urban spatial structures affect people's travel behaviour. This work provides conclusions for how spatial planning of urban areas can be used to reduce car dependence and achieve a more sustainable development of cities.

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach to planning, this book addresses the conflicting effects of globalization and localization in rural landscaping. It focuses on the competing influences of globalization and localization, seeing the role of planning as the reconciliation of these conflicting demands.

Focuses on the measurement and utilisation of quantitative indicators in the urban and regional planning fields.

A critical overview of the urban renaissance movement, looking at communities built in the New Urbanism style over 20 years across a number of countries, and asking vital questions on the future of planning.

This book reviews the intense spatiality of conflict over identity construction in three cities where culture and place identity are not just post-modernist playthings but touch on the raw sensibilities of who people define themselves to be.

Insurgencies and Revolutions focuses on five broad themes where John Friedmann¿s contributions have risen to challenge established paradigms and generated the space for revolutionary thinking and action in urban and regional planning ¿ Theorising hope; Economic development and regionalism; World cities and the Good city; Social learning, empowered communities, and citizenship; and Chinese cities.

In this edited volume, stories of young planners from sixteen countries engage in questions that explore what might be done differently to prepare young planners for the complexities and challenges of their 'real worlds'. This book not only points out what is absent, but also offers planning educators an alternative vision.

In this edited volume, stories of young planners from sixteen countries engage in questions that explore what might be done differently to prepare young planners for the complexities and challenges of their 'real worlds'. This book not only points out what is absent, but also offers planning educators an alternative vision.

Future Directions for the European Shrinking City focuses on policy and planning interventions that can be taken by municipalities and their local stakeholders to tackle stagnation and decline.

Future Directions for the European Shrinking City focuses on policy and planning interventions that can be taken by municipalities and their local stakeholders to tackle stagnation and decline.

Instruments of Planning explores planning¿s instrumentality to deliver important social and environmental outcomes in neoliberal planning landscapes.

Instruments of Planning explores planning¿s instrumentality to deliver important social and environmental outcomes in neoliberal planning landscapes.

Reconsidering Localism brings together new scholarship from leading academics in Europe and North America to develop a theoretically-grounded critique and definition of the new localism, and how it has come to shape urban governance and urban planning.

Reconsidering Localism brings together new scholarship from leading academics in Europe and North America to develop a theoretically-grounded critique and definition of the new localism, and how it has come to shape urban governance and urban planning.

As we live in increasingly standardized environments, how can we reconcile modern senses of identity with approaches to planning? This book examines contemporary narratives of territory and challenges planners to recognize how we live today.

By creating a model for planners to engage conflicts, and not simply mediate or avoid them, Planning/Conflict provides a theoretically informed look forward to the future of engaged, responsive city development that involves all its stakeholders.

By creating a model for planners to engage conflicts, and not simply mediate or avoid them, Planning/Conflict provides a theoretically informed look forward to the future of engaged, responsive city development that involves all its stakeholders.

Takes a critical look at the international diffusion of planning ideas and practices, their impacts on planning practices in different contexts, on the challenge of 'situating' planning practices, and on the ethical and methodological issues of international exchange in the planning field.

This book is concerned with how spatial planning and design can better contribute to fundamental changes and transformations of the spatial organisation of society that are at once qualitative, sustainable and socially inclusive. For academics, researchers and students in planning, urban design, urban studies, human and economic geography, public administration and policy studies.

This book is concerned with how spatial planning and design can better contribute to fundamental changes and transformations of the spatial organisation of society that are at once qualitative, sustainable and socially inclusive. For academics, researchers and students in planning, urban design, urban studies, human and economic geography, public administration and policy studies.

As we live in increasingly standardized environments, how can we reconcile modern senses of identity with approaches to planning? This book examines contemporary narratives of territory and challenges planners to recognize how we live today.

Takes a critical look at the international diffusion of planning ideas and practices, their impacts on planning practices in different contexts, on the challenge of 'situating' planning practices, and on the ethical and methodological issues of international exchange in the planning field.

Bringing together authors from academia and practice, this book examines spatial planning at different scales in a number of case studies throughout the British Isles, helping planners to become re-engaged in critical thinking about space and place. It examines case studies ranging from a large conurbation (London) to regional and national levels.

Open space is essential for well-being in urban life, but it is not possible to rely on the market to provide or preserve it. Using examples from across Europe this book demonstrates the need for governmental intervention to deliver a successful urban space strategy.

Examines spatial planning at different scales in a number of case studies throughout the British Isles. This book helps planners to become re-engaged in critical thinking about space and place.

This book considers the politics of development and decision-making, and political conflicts between agencies and institutions within British town and country planning.