National Urban Policies in the European Union - 9781138333383

Taylor & Francis

National Urban Policies in the European UnionAuthor(s): Leo Van Den Berg, Erik Braun, Jan Van Der Meer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138333383, 978-1138333383\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1998, this collection of essays compares the implementation of urban policies in 15 different countries across the European Union, with most articles contributors hailing from their subject nation. The contributors include experts in geography and spatial, town, transport and urban planning, and their contributions reflect fundamental changes in the economy, technology, demography and politics of European towns and cities. They ask four main questions: what the urban development pattern is, what administrative and financial relations between national authorities and cities exist, which issues the national authorities consider to be prominent and how this impacts on the national urban planning policies. Through the provision .