'Very well-presented book to be most fascinating and enjoyable to read ... the book is extensively illustrated.' - Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design'A pioneering job has been done, not least by the editor, on a large but little researched topic ... You will also have met the first ambitious attempt to bring an overview of Nordic planning into the international planning literature.' - Town Planning Review'... an excellent overview of this fascinating topic. The overviews of each country are all of a high standard. The book will be of value to anyone with an interest in urban development and settlement patterns.' - CSM'This book provides an excellent overview of this fascinating topic, flavoured with portraits of planners, their works, philosophies and personalities.' - RICS

• Preface. Contributors. The North - Does It Exist? - Thomas Hall. Urban Planning in Denmark - Bo Larsson and Ole Thomassen. Urban Planning in Finland after 1850 - Mikael Sundman. Urban Planning in Norway - Erik Lorange and Jan Eivind Myhre. Urban Planning in Sweden - Thomas Hall. Concluding Remarks: Is There a Nordic Planning Tradition? - Thomas Hall. Index.