Description
Metropolitan Planning in Britain is the first comparative analysis and assessment of metropolitan areas and their strategic planning for almost two decades. Changes in population distribution, styles of local government, business practices, and attitudes to the environment have all had an impact on cities in recent years which planners and other policy makers must take into consideration. Based on a series of research projects and the activities of a study group supported by the Regional Studies Association, the book examines in detail nine major urban areas, their specific characters and requirements, and how metropolitan planning is adapting to fulfil those requirements. It also discuses the possible future evolution of metropolitan planning, especially in the light of new regional arrangements and devolution.
Table of Contents
Part I Background and Framework; Chapter 1 Metropolitan Planning, Peter Roberts, Kevin Thomas, Gwyndaf Williams; Chapter 2 The Evolution and Purposes of Metropolitan Strategic Planning, Peter Roberts; Chapter 3 The Metropolitan Framework for Planning and Governance, Gwyndaf Williams; Part Two Metropolitan Case Studies; Chapter 4 London, Daniel Graham, Michael Hebbert; Chapter 5 The West Midlands, Pearce Graham; Chapter 6 Merseyside, Peter Batey; Chapter 7 Greater Manchester, Gwyndaf Williams; Chapter 8 West Yorkshire, David Whitney; Chapter 9 South Yorkshire, Derek Senior; Chapter 10 Tyne and Wear, Tim Shaw; Chapter 11 The Cardiff Metropolitan Region, Jeremy Alden, Sue Essex; Chapter 12 West Central Scotland, Greg Lloyd, Bill Edgar; Part Three Taking Stock and Looking Forward; Chapter 13 The Metropolitan Planning Experience, Kevin Thomas; Chapter Fourteen Retrospect and Prospect, Peter Roberts;
