Product Description: Throughout the past thirty years a small number of city-regions have achieved unprecedented global status in the world economy while undergoing radical changes. Struggling Giants examines the transformation of four of the most significant metropolises: London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo...read more

Product Description: Globalization was the buzzword of the 1990s. Advances in communication technology, computing and air travel have all contributed to the establishment of what has been referred to as a "network society" that encompasses the globe. Such arguments clearly have a significance on planning - an activity which has been concerned with controlling and shaping the use of space...read more

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Product Description: The philosophy and the practice of urban planning has been transformed over the last decade. Apparently the victim of a strategy of erosion, the post-war comprehensive planning system has had to meet the challenge of the market. This book provides an evaluation of both political and planning theory and practice during the Thatcher period...read more

Product Description: London is in a mess. This is evident from the increasingly unpleasant experience of daily life in the capital, from homelessness and unemployment to frustrating transport facilities and the general bad quality of the environment. However it is not only citizens of London who are suffering but the business community as well...read more