This book explains the recurrence of regional planning and of initiatives in regional governance, in a wide range of advanced industrial countries.

The Rise of UK Practice - Containment by Conference :South East England and the West Midlands - Adversity and Innovation :Strathclyde and North West England - Has Regional Planning in the United Kingdom Been Successful? - Regional Planning and Governance in the United Kingdom in the 1990's - Regional Planning in Europe - The United States - Regions and the Nature of Regional Planning - A Cross National Comparison - The Future of Regional Planning and Governance