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<p>Contributors xiii</p> <p>Preface xvii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xx</p> <p><b>Part I Theory and Method 1</b></p> <p><b>1 Introduction: Definitions, Theories and Methods of Comparative Analysis 3</b><br /><i>Chris Couch, Lila Leontidou and Karl-Olov Arnstberg</i></p> <p>Background 3</p> <p>The origins of suburbia and urban sprawl in Europe and the USA 6</p> <p>Some differences between Europe and the USA 15</p> <p>The development of theory and policy in Europe 20</p> <p>Methodology 28</p> <p>The structure of the book 32</p> <p>Note 34</p> <p>References 34</p> <p><b>2 Sprawl in European Cities: The Comparative Background 39</b><br /><i>Diana Reckien and Jay Karecha</i></p> <p>Urban trends in Europe 39</p> <p>Urban trends in the case study cities 45</p> <p>Conclusions 64</p> <p>Appendix: Patterns of growth and sprawl across European cities 65</p> <p>References 67</p> <p><b>Part II Types of Urban Sprawl in Europe 69</b></p> <p><b>3 Infrastructure-related Urban Sprawl: Mega-events and Hybrid Peri-urban Landscapes in Southern Europe 71</b><br /><i>Lila Leontidou, Alex Afouxenidis, Elias Kourliouros and Emmanuel Marmaras</i></p> <p>Introduction: theory and method 71</p> <p>‘Astyphilia’ and popular spontaneous suburbanisation until the 1970s 73</p> <p>Modernism and urban land policy after EU accession 80</p> <p>Toward the entrepreneurial city and post-Olympic landscapes 87</p> <p>Mega-events and Mediterranean urban futures 94</p> <p>Notes 96</p> <p>References 98</p> <p><b>4 Sprawl in the Post-Socialist City: The Changing Economic and Institutional Context of Central and Eastern European Cities 102</b><br /><i>Nataša Pichler-Milanovic, Ma?gorzata Gutry-Korycka and Dieter Rink</i></p> <p>Socialist cities in Central and Eastern Europe 102</p> <p>Transition reforms in Central and Eastern Europe 104</p> <p>The patterns of urban sprawl in post-socialist cities 108</p> <p>The causes of urban sprawl in the post-socialist cities 114</p> <p>The consequences of urban sprawl in post-socialist cities 121</p> <p>Policy responses 127</p> <p>Conclusions: what is needed for ‘sustainable’ sprawl in post-socialist cities? 130</p> <p>Notes 133</p> <p>References 133</p> <p><b>5 Decline and Sprawl: Urban Sprawl is not Confined to Expanding City Regions 136</b><br /><i>Henning Nuissl, Dieter Rink, Chris Couch and Jay Karecha</i></p> <p>Sprawl in the context of urban decline 136</p> <p>Trends in urban sprawl in Britain and Germany 138</p> <p>The two cases 141</p> <p>Comparisons between Liverpool and Leipzig 150</p> <p>Conclusions 156</p> <p>Notes 160</p> <p>References 160</p> <p><b>6 No Place Like Second Home: Weekends, Holidays, Retirement and Urban Sprawl 163</b><br /><i>Karl-Olov Arnstberg and Inger Bergstrom</i></p> <p>The largest industry in the world 163</p> <p>A short history of the summerhouse 165</p> <p>The summers of my childhood 165</p> <p>Two homes 167</p> <p>Making and maintaining roots 169</p> <p>Recreation, retirement …and investment 170</p> <p>Retreat to a loved place 171</p> <p>Varmdo, a sprawled community in the Stockholm region 173</p> <p>References 180</p> <p><b>Part III Models, Urban Policy and Sustainability 181</b></p> <p><b>7 Modelling Urban Sprawl: Actors and Mathematics 183</b><br /><i>Matthias Ludeke, Diana Reckien and Gerhard Petschel-Held</i></p> <p>Actors, actor classes and sprawl 184</p> <p>The actor versus the structural perspective on sprawl 187</p> <p>Identifying the feedbacks 190</p> <p>Operationalising the qualitative attractivity migration model 195</p> <p>Validation and future scenarios 196</p> <p>Using a QUAM model for policy analysis 198</p> <p>From general targets to specific policy mechanisms: a model analysis 199</p> <p>Discussion of case specific strategy – suggestions from a QUAM perspective 206</p> <p>Conclusions 211</p> <p>Appendix 213</p> <p>References 214</p> <p><b>8 Lines of Defence: Policies for the Control of Urban Sprawl 217</b><br /><i>Henning Nuissl and Chris Couch</i></p> <p>The aims of policy 217</p> <p>The mechanisms of policy 218</p> <p>Regulation 220</p> <p>Economic intervention: direct investment, taxation or subsidy 227</p> <p>Institutional change, management and advocacy 229</p> <p>Conclusions 233</p> <p>Notes 238</p> <p>References 239</p> <p><b>9 Urban Sprawl and Hybrid Cityscapes in Europe: Comparisons, Theory Construction and Conclusions 242</b><br /><i>Lila Leontidou and Chris Couch</i></p> <p>‘Urban’, ‘suburban’, ‘post-suburban’, and their in-between spaces 243</p> <p>Deconstructing the dualism of causes/consequences of urban sprawl 244</p> <p>A systematic comparison of city case studies 256</p> <p>Cultures of urbanism and sprawl in Europe 260</p> <p>Hybrid landscapes and questions of sustainability 264</p> <p>Note 265</p> <p>References 265</p> <p>Index 269</p>

<b>Chris Couch</b> is Professor of Urban Planning; and Head of Planning and Housing Studies – Liverpool John Mores University<br /> <p><b>Dr Lila Leontidou</b> is a Professor of Geography - Hellenic Open University and University of the Aegean<br /> </p> <p><b>Dr Gerhard Petschel-Held</b> was formerly based at the Institute of the Sociology of Spatial Planning - Vienna University of Technology</p>

Urban sprawl is one of the most important types of land-use changes currently affecting Europe. It increasingly creates major impacts on the environment (via surface sealing, emissions by transport and ecosystem fragmentation); on the social structure of an area (by segregation, lifestyle changes and neglecting urban centres); and on the economy (via distributed production, land prices, and issues of scale). <br /> <p><i><b>Urban Sprawl in Europe: landscapes, land-use change & policy</b></i> explains the nature and dynamics of urban sprawl. The book is written in three parts. Part I considers contemporary definitions, theories and trends in European urban sprawl. In part II authors draw upon experiences from across Europe to consider urban sprawl from a number of perspectives:</p> <ul> <li>Infrastructure-related sprawl, such as can be seen around Athens;</li> <li>Sprawl in the post-socialist city, as typified by Warsaw, Leipzig and Ljubljana;</li> <li>Decline and sprawl, where a comparative analysis of Liverpool and Leipzig shows that sprawl is not confined to expanding cities;</li> <li>Sprawl based on the development of second homes as found in Sweden, Austria and elsewhere.</li> </ul> <p>In part III a formal qualitative model of sprawl is developed. Policies for the control of urban sprawl and the roles of different stakeholders are considered. Finally, a concluding chapter raises questions about the nature and dynamics of these new urban landscapes and their sustainability.</p>

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