Der dynamische Ausbau der Bioenergieproduktion verursacht zunehmend regionale Flächennutzungskonflikte. Dieser Beitrag stellt Ansätze zur raumplanerischen Steuerbarkeit der Energiepflanzenproduktion auf landwirtschaftlichen Nutzflächen in Niedersachsen vor.

Die Umsetzung der politischen Zielsetzungen hinsichtlich des Ausbaus der erneuerbaren Energien - speziell der Windenergienutzung - zieht umfangreiche Planverfahren mit vielfältigen Interessenskonflikten nach sich. Dieser Beitrag zeigt Ansätze von raumordnerischen Steuerungsmöglichkeiten zur...

Duhr S. (2005) Spatial policies for regional sustainable development: a comparison of graphic and textual representations in regional plans in England and Germany, Regional Studies 39 , 1167-1182. Cartographic representation in strategic spatial plans can be a powerful tool for the communication...

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is one of the most popular means of public intervention in the field of spatial planning, which aims at reducing land consumption caused by urban sprawl. In this paper, a logit model is computed to assess whether the Municipal Master Plans approved during the...

This abstract discusses Benin’s poverty reduction strategy (PRS1). The PRS1 serves as both a strategic frame of reference and a framework for dialogue with technical and financial partners (TFPs). The six major phases involved in the preparation of the growth and poverty reduction...

In this translation draft of the first part of the author's recently-published book in Japanese, entitled as "Rural-cities in Contemporary Iran: Revolution, War and the Structural Changes in the Rural Society," we are presenting the preliminary discussions on Iranian middle-sized cities and...

Using evidence from two recent data sources – the 2002 Albania Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) and the 2001 Population Census of Albania – the paper documents the phenomena of internal and external migration in Albania, a country that in the past decade has experienced dramatic...

This study examines the role of politics on decentralization and service delivery in South Africa, with a specific focus on Johannesburg and Cape Town. The research delineates how national decentralization has affected service delivery responsibilities an