{"product_id":"spatial-planning-systems-and-practices-in-europe-a-comparative-perspective-on-continuity-and-changes-9780415727242","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\u003e\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\n\u003cli\u003ethe main objectives of the changes, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe driving forces behind them and the main phases and turning points, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe main agenda setting actors, and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe different planning modes and tools reflected in the different \"policy and planning styles\".\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\n\u003cli\u003eregional-economic (France, Germany), \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrbanism (Greece, Italy), \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecomprehensive\/integrated (Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Germany), \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"land use planning\" (UK, Czech Republic, Belgium\/Flanders), \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.80w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415727242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Reimer \u003c\/b\u003eis a scientific researcher at Ruhr University Bochum (Urban and Metropolitan Studies) and at the Research Institute for Urban and Regional Development (ILS) in Dortmund.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePanagiotis Getimis \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Spatial Planning and Policies at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences of Athens. He obtained his PhD in Spatial Planning and Policies from the Technical University of Berlin (1980). He is a founding member and co-director of the journal \u003ci\u003eTOPOS: Review of Urban and Regional Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the European Research Association and has been a member of the Editorial Board of the journal \u003cem\u003eUrban Research and Practice\u003c\/em\u003e since 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans Heinrich Blotevogel\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Spatial Planning at Dortmund Technical University's Faculty of Spatial Planning. He obtained his PhD in Human Geography from the Ruhr University in Bochum (1972). He is member of the Editorial Boards of the journals \u003cem\u003eErdkunde, Archive for Scientific Geography\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRaumforschung und Raumordnung\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":66765387628659,"sku":"9780415727242","price":127.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_dbbd5371-a548-4fbe-bc55-09a48a1bb98f.jpg?v=1790856499","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/spatial-planning-systems-and-practices-in-europe-a-comparative-perspective-on-continuity-and-changes-9780415727242","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}