New Regional Development Paradigms [4 volumes]

As we enter the 21st century, regional development planning takes center stage in developing countries. Issues likely to shape the form and content of future regional planning include the significance of globalization, the role of decentralization, and the planning of environmentally sustainable regions, as well as new ways of thinking about regional development. Based on a United Nations Global Forum on Regional Development Policy, these four volumes provide an overview of these challenges and the oppurtunities facing regional development in the new century.