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I. Masser & Bernadette Williams
Learning from Other Countries: The Cross-National Dimension in Urban Policy Making [PDF ebook]

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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.

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Format PDF ● Pages 220 ● ISBN 9781135473013 ● Editor I. Masser & Bernadette Williams ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2005 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4158501 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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