Rob Shields, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University, Ottawa, the
founding editor of Space and Culture and on the Board of Theory, Culture and Society …

Strategic planning is “hot” in many places (cities, regions, etc.) today. And, the literature on
strategic planning is expanding (Healey; Balducci et al.; Oosterlynck et al.). As in traditional …

This major comparative text on urban planning, and the global and regional context in which
it takes place, examines what have been traditionally regarded as' world cities'(New York …

The environmental crisis, the energy crisis, the financial crisis, and the subsequent
economic crisis—to name only a few of the crucial issues of our times—are causing an …

This unique book, written by local experts in the city, deals with the transformation of
Barcelona during the last twenty years. Barcelona has been held up as a model of urban …

Strategic spatial planning is increasingly practised throughout the world to develop a
coordinated vision for guiding the medium-to long-term development of urban regions …

Regional Planning provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and theory of
regional planning in the UK. Drawing on examples from throughout the UK, it provides …

Cities, Nationalism, and Democratization provides a theoretically informed, practice-oriented
account of intercultural conflict and co-existence in cities. Bollens uses a wide-ranging set of …

Governance dynamics and spatial planning regulations are significant factors in the
occurrence (or containment) of urban sprawl. However, qualitative investigations of the …

Large-scale projects form important milestones in the development agenda of cities.
Although their initial rhetoric framing often claims that global and local needs will be …