In the last decades researchers have emphasized the link between evaluation and planning, as an indispensable component in seeking reasonable and balanced choices for regional planning and economic policy. According to these scholars, evaluation becomes part of planning throughout the whole...

This paper aims to give a survey of recent assessment methods in spatial planning. The attention is focused on three classes of evaluation methods, viz. regime analysis, the flag model and rough set analysis. The various methods are discussed and their strengths and weaknesses are mutually...

Urban green spaces play a key role in improving the liveability of our towns and cities. The quality and viability of cities depend largely on the design, management and maintenance of urban green as well as on open and public spaces that make up an important social constellation and offer a...

This paper seeks to develop a new interactive approach which will facilitate the communication process between experts and regional stakeholders, by using a sound methodology and the opportunities offered by Internet. The application centers around one of the regions in the eastern part of The...

Urban green spaces play a key role in improving the liveability of our towns and cities. The quality and viability of cities depend largely on the design, management and maintenance of urban green as well as on open and public spaces that make up an important social constellation and offer a...

In the last decades researchers have emphasized the link between evaluation and planning, as an indispensable component in seeking reasonable and balanced choices for regional planning and economic policy. According to these scholars, evaluation becomes part of planning throughout the whole...

This paper aims to give a survey of recent assessment methods in spatial planning. The attention is focused on three classes of evaluation methods, viz. regime analysis, the flag model and rough set analysis. The various methods are discussed and their strengths and weaknesses are mutually...

In the development of modern urban systems we are facing a shift from central cities as the major location of coordination functions, high-order services and innovative activities, to interconnected nodes at some distance in a larger metropolitan area. However, which cities in the emerging new...

In the development of modern urban systems we are facing a shift from central cities as the major location of coordination functions, high-order services and innovative activities, to interconnected nodes at some distance in a larger metropolitan area. However, which cities in the emerging new...

This paper seeks to develop a new interactive approach which will facilitate the communication process between experts and regional stakeholders, by using a sound methodology and the opportunities offered by Internet. The application centers around one of the regions in the eastern part of The...