Strategic Planning for Contemporary Urban Regions - 9781138247253

Taylor & Francis

In 2005, the Provincial Administration of Milan and a group of researchers from the city's polytechnic developed a new 'Strategic Plan' for Milan's urban region. This book examines the Milan Plan in detail, showing the project's insights into planning theory, whilst at the same time testing this powerful and innovative research hypothesis in an important European city empirical study. The work proposes a ground-breaking approach to planning for similar regions. > This book is an account of how the Milan Provincial Administration and a team of researchers from Milan Polytechnic worked together to develop a new 'Strategic Plan' for Milan's urban region. Informed by innovative conceptions of both how to understand cities in the contemporary world, and engage in strategic planning work, this experience has already attracted considerable international attention. The authors now consolidate their contribution into a comprehensive account which continually relates theory and practice\nExy