Urban planning is undergoing a period of transformation across Europe, with a major trend
towards increased urban competition, national deregulation and greater private sector …

This study illustrates multifaceted urbanization patterns and processes in a coastal region of
Catalonia (northeastern Spain) as a paradigmatic example of the socio-economic …

Names: Gold, John R., 1949–editor.| Gold, Margaret M., editor. Title: Olympic cities: city
agendas, planning and the world's games, 1896-2032/edited by John R. Gold and Margaret …

Urban development in southern Europe differs from urbanization patterns observed in other
affluent countries. Urbanization processes in the Mediterranean region reflect …

Competitiveness appears as a new element in the specific dynamics of the Mediterranean
city. This paper explores the process of competitiveness at the local level, and the …

The book concentrates on the national and regional development of tourism and on the
implications of tourism development for the national and regional economies in Europe. The …

Originally published in 1991, this book focusses on the philosophies, histories and
processes which have made the West European city system rich in internal variety yet …

The devastation of World War II left the Yugoslavian capital of Belgrade in ruins. Communist
Party leader Josip Broz Tito saw this as a golden opportunity to recreate the city through his …

In Turkey, for approximately 30 years, from roughly about 1950 to 1980, the enormous
growth of land and building rents has sustained a pattern of city expansion based almost …

An intriguing footnote in the life of Ildefons Cerdà, author of the 1859 plan for Barcelona's
Eixample (Extension), is that Georges-Eugène Haussmann, simultaneously engaged on the …