This book is the first comparative analysis and assessment of metropolitan areas and their strategic planning for almost two decades.

Peter Roberts, Kevin Thomas, Williams Gwyndaf

Part I Background and Framework; Chapter 1 Metropolitan Planning, Peter Roberts, Kevin Thomas, Gwyndaf Williams; Chapter 2 The Evolution and Purposes of Metropolitan Strategic Planning, Peter Roberts; Chapter 3 The Metropolitan Framework for Planning and Governance, Gwyndaf Williams; Part Two Metropolitan Case Studies; Chapter 4 London, Daniel Graham, Michael Hebbert; Chapter 5 The West Midlands, Pearce Graham; Chapter 6 Merseyside, Peter Batey; Chapter 7 Greater Manchester, Gwyndaf Williams; Chapter 8 West Yorkshire, David Whitney; Chapter 9 South Yorkshire, Derek Senior; Chapter 10 Tyne and Wear, Tim Shaw; Chapter 11 The Cardiff Metropolitan Region, Jeremy Alden, Sue Essex; Chapter 12 West Central Scotland, Greg Lloyd, Bill Edgar; Part Three Taking Stock and Looking Forward; Chapter 13 The Metropolitan Planning Experience, Kevin Thomas; Chapter Fourteen Retrospect and Prospect, Peter Roberts;