There is a strong international dimension to spatial planning. European integration
strengthens interconnections, development and decision-making across national and …

Sha** Places explains how towns and cities can turn real estate development to their
advantage to create the kind of places where people want to live, work, relax and invest. It …

Abstract T asan-K ok T., G roetelaers DA, H affner MEA, van der H eijden HMH and K orthals
A ltes WK Providing cheap land for social housing: breaching the state aid regulations of the …

An essential component in all housing developments is suitable land. Besides being
buildable, this implies land approved for housing in a marketable and consequently …

The territorial and spatial planning impacts of European Union (EU) economic and
competition policies have remained under-researched in the field of European spatial …

Land values change in planning processes. Accountancy regulations define the book value
of land held by local authorities. This affects the evaluation of alternative lines of action in …

Public land development is an approach where the public authority acquires land for
development, services the land with public infrastructure, and transfers the serviced building …

This chapter argues that spatial planning in European member states at national, regional
and local scale is undergoing an incremental process of Europeanisation. The concept of …

For Dutch spatial planners it came as no surprise when, on 25 May 2006, Mr Van Geel, then
junior minister for the environment, objected to the postponement of obligatory soot filters on …

Spatial planning provides a framework for dealing with land use, and must thus be inclusive,
transparent and well-informed. It also supplies a basis for land development which aims at …