1st Edition

Learning from Other Countries: The Cross-National Dimension in Urban Policy Making

Edited By I. Masser, Mrs Bernadette Williams, R. Williams Copyright 1986
220 Pages
by Routledge

Looking at the lessons we can learn from international research in urban and regional planning, this book explores the challenges in using cross-country studies.  The contributors address how to approach researching planning in other countries, and how to then diffuse the planning information.  Key topics include: comparable urban data, and how to use it working with... Read more
List of figures, Acknowledgements, Contributors, FOREWORD, PART I The design and implementation of cross-national research projects, PART II The study of planning in other cultures, PART III The diffusion of planning ideas: the case of new towns, PART IV The role of international agencies in promoting crossnational comparisons, POSTSCRIPT, SUPPLEMENT

Biography

I. Masser, Mrs Bernadette Williams, R. Williams