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Spatial Planning as Institutional Design
European Countries Amid Economic Crisis and Austerity
9781035339051 Edward Elgar Publishing
This book focuses on the urban and regional planning systems under conditions of economic crisis and austerity, focusing in particular on the systems of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Spatial Planning as Institutional Design examines the structure and legislation of these systems throughout the twentieth century as well as the decade before the 2008 economic and fiscal crisis and the years of recovery following it.
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This book focuses on the urban and regional planning systems in Europe under conditions of economic crisis and austerity. Spatial Planning as Institutional Design examines the structure and legislation of these systems throughout the twentieth century as well as the decade before the 2008 economic and fiscal crisis and the years of recovery following it.
Louis C. Wassenhoven provides critical analysis of spatial planning systems within Europe and reviews the theories of these institutions and their design. Using his personal experience as a member of a law-making committee in Greece, Wassenhoven illustrates the idea that spatial planning is an important component of a modern democratic state. Defining legal frameworks as an act of institutional design, the book further explores insightful findings through extensive country studies and the lessons to be learnt in the future.
This engaging read is of particular significance to scholars of spatial planning, social science and planning law. Researchers and policy makers interested in territorial development and land use will also find the analysis informative.
Louis C. Wassenhoven provides critical analysis of spatial planning systems within Europe and reviews the theories of these institutions and their design. Using his personal experience as a member of a law-making committee in Greece, Wassenhoven illustrates the idea that spatial planning is an important component of a modern democratic state. Defining legal frameworks as an act of institutional design, the book further explores insightful findings through extensive country studies and the lessons to be learnt in the future.
This engaging read is of particular significance to scholars of spatial planning, social science and planning law. Researchers and policy makers interested in territorial development and land use will also find the analysis informative.
Critical Acclaim
‘Original and thought-provoking, based on the author''s own experience on spatial planning in practice, this book identifies the need to resolve the strong conflicts and hidden agreements in Southern Europe and illustrates a new institutional design of modern/post modern democratic states after their deep financial crises and neoliberal recovery practices.’
– Joaquín Farinós Dasí, University of Valencia, Spain
‘What did urban planning have to do with the 2008 financial crisis and, more generally, what does it have to do with global economic trends? This book by Louis Wassenhoven illustrates this masterfully through the revealing concept of “institutional design”. The book is not only of interest to urban planners in Southern Europe – the context used as a case study – but will enlighten policy-makers all over the world.’
– Umberto Janin Rivolin, Polytechnic of Torino, Italy
– Joaquín Farinós Dasí, University of Valencia, Spain
‘What did urban planning have to do with the 2008 financial crisis and, more generally, what does it have to do with global economic trends? This book by Louis Wassenhoven illustrates this masterfully through the revealing concept of “institutional design”. The book is not only of interest to urban planners in Southern Europe – the context used as a case study – but will enlighten policy-makers all over the world.’
– Umberto Janin Rivolin, Polytechnic of Torino, Italy
