Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries

<p><em>Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries</em> examines urban development and planning in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Emphasis is on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, and the authors of each 'country-study' look at their own national developments against the background of those in other Nordic countries well as the rest of Europe and the USA.</p> <p>Preface. Contributors. The North - Does It Exist? - <em>Thomas Hall</em>. Urban Planning in Denmark - <em>Bo Larsson and Ole Thomassen</em>. Urban Planning in Finland after 1850 - <em>Mikael Sundman</em>. Urban Planning in Norway - <em>Erik Lorange and Jan Eivind Myhre</em>. Urban Planning in Sweden - <em>Thomas Hall</em>. Concluding Remarks: Is There a Nordic Planning Tradition? - <em>Thomas Hall</em>. Index.</p>