An Introduction to Regional Planning
Concepts, Theory and Practice
3rd Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-85728-726-4 (ISBN)
Description
A revised edition of this standard text on urban and regional town planning, this book takes account of both current changes and expected future developments. It includes new material on regional planning concepts and theories, such as the role of multinational firms, transport factors and sociopolitical issues. All statistics have been updated and the new edition includes several new maps.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
maps
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85728-726-4 (9781857287264)
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Content
Part 1 The conceptual basis of regional planning: the context of regional planning; the region in regional planning. Part 2 The analysis of regions: inter-regional analysis - the regional framework; regional change - short run; regional change - long run; intra-regional analysis - the location of industry; the spatial structure of regions; growth pole theory. Part 3 The practice of regional planning: inter-regional planning in the UK; intra-regional planning in the UK; regional planning - institutional environment and reform; regional planning in a European context; conclusions - retrospect and prospect. (Part contents)