Crossing Borders

Different intellectual perspectives from a range of expert contributors in this collection take a critical look at the international diffusion of planning ideas and practices, their impacts on planning practices in different contexts, on the challenge of 'situating' planning practices, and on the ethical and methodological issues of international exchange in the planning field.

Patsy Healey is Professor Emeritus at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Newcastle, UK.

Robert Upton was formerly Secretary General of the Royal Town Planning Institute and is now Deputy Chair of the Infrastructure Planning Commission in England.