Originally published in 1988 the central issue of this book is city centre decline and the potential of adequate planning and transport for halting and reversing this decline.

Barry J. Simpson was at the University of Aston, Birmingham, UK.

1. Issues 2. Central and Local Government 3. Planning and Public Transport Legislation 4. Physical Planning Principles 5. Birmingham and Coventry 6. Lyon, Marseille and Lille 7. Hamburg and Frankfurt 8. Bremen and Lübeck 9. Paris and London 10. Redditch 11. Burnley 12. Could Public Transport Revive the City Centre?