Routledge Revivals: Planning and Urban Growth in Southern Eur... - 9781138082977

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Revivals: Planning and Urban Growth in Southern Europe (1984)Author(s): Martin Wynn\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138082977, 978-1138082977\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1984, this book addresses key questions about the pattern of urban development in Southern Europe and the mechanisms employed to control and regulate this development in individual countries. \n\nIt examines five countries Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey that have experienced different scales and rates of urbanization and industrialization. It identifies common problems arising from these processes, as well as the successes and failures of the planning policies employed to regulate development. \n\nThis book will be of great value to geographers interested in Southern Europe and urban and regional planners interested in comparative patterns of development.