{"product_id":"spatial-planning-systems-and-practices-mario-reimer-9780415727235","title":"Spatial Planning Systems and Practices in Europe: A Comparative Perspective on Continuity and Changes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIdeal for students and practitioners working in spatial planning, the Europeanization of planning agendas and regional policy in general \u003ci\u003eSpatial Planning Systems and Practices in Europe\u003c\/i\u003e develops a systematic methodological framework to analyze changes in planning systems throughout Europe. The main aim of the book is to delineate the coexistence of continuity and change and of convergence and divergence with regard to planning practices across Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the work of experts on spatial planning from twelve European countries the authors underline the specific and context-dependent variety and disparateness of planning transformation, focusing on \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe main objectives of the changes, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe driving forces behind them and the main phases and turning points, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe main agenda setting actors, and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe different planning modes and tools reflected in the different \"policy and planning styles\".\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with a methodological framework the book includes twelve country case studies and the comparative conclusions covering a variety of planning systems of EU member states. According to the four \"ideal types\" of planning systems identified in the EU Compendium, at least two countries have been selected from each of the four different planning traditions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eregional-economic (France, Germany), \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eUrbanism (Greece, Italy), \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ecomprehensive\/integrated (Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Germany), \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"land use planning\" (UK, Czech Republic, Belgium\/Flanders), \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003ealong with two additional case studies focusing on the recent developments in eastern European countries by looking at Poland and in southern Europe looking at Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mario Reimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415727235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415727235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Mario Reimer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064951451903,"sku":"9780415727235","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c8dc887-2c15-4a61-b1a6-c5ef13d5f66f.jpg?v=1768672135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spatial-planning-systems-and-practices-mario-reimer-9780415727235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}