Urban clustering : the benefits and drawbacks of location
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Urban clustering : the benefits and drawbacks of location
（Design and the built environment series）
Ashgate, c2001
Available at 14 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The effects of spatial location on socio-economic development is a critical issue in urban and regional planning. This comprehensive work examines the success or failure of an urban place in relation to the spatial characteristics of the urban cluster to which it belongs. Employing case studies from a variety of countries, it analyzes relationships between the clustering of towns and their attractiveness to migrants and investors. In addition it provides a fundamental overview and critical analysis of basic concepts in the field of urban and regional location, introducing new methods for assessing the sustainability of urban growth in central and peripheral regions. The book also proposes planning strategies designed to enhance the potential of urban growth.
Table of Contents
- Measuring urban location: effects of remoteness
- defining and measuring isolation
- choice of urban centre
- measuring distance
- indirect measures of urban location
- concluding remarks. Measuring sustainable urban growth: sustainable urban growth as a development issue
- criteria for sustainable urban growth
- integrated index
- modelling attractiveness of urban places. Urban clusters: the nature of clustering
- formation of urban clusters
- benefits and drawbacks of clustering as an integrated measure of location. Case studies: selection of case studies
- Israel - a case study
- Norway - a case study
- Australia - a case study. Development policies: influencing urban and regional growth by planning measures
- redirecting priorities and creating development clusters.
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