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This work on Roman archaeology in Britain is based upon material laid out at a conference. Among the topics addressed are the sexing of small finds, social and cultural analysis of finds in rural burial sites, a study of small towns, an assessment of symbols of power, and gender-related finds. ... Read more

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This text describes the processes and major impediments in high level strategic planning. It introduces a new mechanism, new tools and processes for use in strategic planning. A number of case studies are introduced as examples of the use of the proposed methodology. ... Read more

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Despite the growing influence of New Regionalism in regional development policy in the West, and increasingly in Australia, there has been little debate about the relevance and application of these ideas in Australia. This book redresses this imbalance. Authors from Monash University, Vic. ... Read more

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With this study, Keith Jacobs examines housing practice through a detailed analysis of processes that surround a large-scale housing regeneration initiative in the London Borough of Hackney. ... Read more

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A study of the north east of England. It has its intellectual origins in its editors' interest in debates about the "re-emergence" of the region as a basic unit of economic analysis and as the sphere most suited to the interaction of political, social and economic processes in an era of "globalization". It is also borne out of an interest in the changing pattern of territorial relationships in the UK and the implications of this for the English regions in general and the north east of England in particular. The origin of the papers lies in a seminar held at Newcastle University in 1998, designed to assess (and demonstrate) the breadth of research with a regional focus. The meeting involved researchers from six of the University's nine faculties, although the focus was strongly a social science one. One aim of the meeting was to bring together diverse researchers whose work was focused on the north east region or some geographical component of it. A second hope was that common themes and insights would emerge from the discussions.A third aim was to make at least a modest contribution to the University's objective of strengthening and focusing its engagement with wider interests in the north east beyond the ivory towers of academia. ... Read more

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This is the third book in the series offering a new selection of the best urban planning scholarship from each of the world's planning school associations. The award winning papers presented illustrate the concerns and the discourse of planning scholarship communities and provide a glimpse into planning theory and practice by planning academics around the world.

All those with an interest in urban and regional planning will find this collection valuable in opening new avenues for research and debate.

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If European reality is essentially urban, what is the meaning of the urban notion today? Which new changes have occurred in the urban structures during the last 15-20 years - that is after the intensive urbanization of the post-war period? Which new ways of organizing urban space have developed? Which changes have taken place in urban life? What are the new roles of cities in the economic globalization process? How can cities manage both the economic competition and social cohesion? What impacts do these changes have on have on the social structure? Is there an increasing social and spatial fragmentation of cities? What effects do these developments have on the managment of cities and urban policies? How do these changes exacerbate the welfare and fiscal crises that affect the government of cities? Which new forms of urban governance have appeared? Throughout this book many of these questions are answered or at least are attempted to be answered. This work explores the transformation of European cities and their way of governing themselves. The transformation is related to the question of urban infrastructure, giving particular attention to the transport and communication systems.Using many examples from European cities, this book focuses on the structuring roles of these urban infrastructures on the social, economic and ecological performance of the cities in the long term. It underlines the fact that these infrastructures support strategies, both from a functional point of view - the question of urban accessibility - and from the perspective of managing and governing urban space. ... Read more

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Throughout both Western Europe and the former Soviet bloc, there has been a transition away from traditional heavy industry in certain peripheral areas. This has necessitated a complete restructuring of local economies of such regions. This volume brings together researchers and practitioners from Scotland and Poland to compare their experiences of regional development and restructuring in areas of former heavy industry. As Poland approaches EU entry, the comparisons have greater salience; the Polish are eager to learn from Western experience while the West will become more involved in Central European development. The book is divided into four main sections: the first examining economic transformation and restructuring; the second focusing on social partnerships and their role in regional economic development; the third looking at enterprise initiatives and development; and the final section questioning the role of FDI. It concludes by bringing together the findings from both countries, critically analysing the different policies, incentives and multi-level structures involved in regional economic development.In doing so, it aims to provide a fresh perspective on the relevant policy matters and stresses the importance of building appropriate institutional capacity to promote development. ... Read more

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Covering the role of energy efficiency in housing and the formulation as well as implementation of policy, this work reviews both technical and non-technical aspects of energy efficiency in housing. Two case studies illustrate issues such as sustainability, ownership and planning. ... Read more

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Although the struggle for independence in colonial Africa was characterized by pronouncements unconditionally condemning imperialism and promising to eliminate all vestiges of European domination, the post-colonial leaders, almost without exception, decided in favour of adopting European models of development.Thus, despite rhetoric to the contrary, development policies in post-colonial Africa continues to reflect and embody Western-especially European-Values.Nowhere else is this assertion more tenable than in the area of urban and regional planning, where the models were either inherited from the departing colonial administration or have recently been borrowed from some metropolitan country.Yet to receive the same degree of attention are questions relating to the rationale for adopting such models on the part of post-colonial states.In other words, crucial questions such as the following remain largely unanswered.Why have authorities in post-colonial states decided in favour of European or Western planning models?What are the implications for different societal groups of adopting such models?The main objective of this book is to attempt to uncover answers to these and cognate questions.The empirical referent of the project is Cameroon.The country's history-being the only African country to have been colonized by three different European powers, Germany, Britain and France-make it ideally suitable as a context for exploring questions of the genre raised above. (From Preface) ... Read more