1st Edition
Learning from Other Countries: The Cross-National Dimension in Urban Policy Making
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 international agencies
- methodological issues in cross-country research
- translating theory into practice
Case studies include researching new towns in France and Poland, and problems doing empirical work in Eastern Europe.
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
