Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century examines a number of related themes. The contributors are from several countries worldwide and the chapters examine the issues at a global level.
'The chapters in this book cumulatively make an important and thought-provoking contribution to a very serious issue...The complexity and subtlety of the changing demands on and responses of planning are well-illustrated in this text.' Graham Chapman, Lancaster University, UK '...this book provides a lot of material with firsthand experiences...a welcome addition...highly recommended to readers who wish to discover how various regions of the world have changed in the trends of decentralization and globalization.' Journal of Regional Science