Brendan Bartley is the project leader for International Centre for Local and Regional Development at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the editor of Understanding Contemporary Ireland (Pluto, 2006).Rob Kitchin is Director of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial analysis at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the co-editor of Understanding Contemporary Ireland (Pluto, 2006).

Paula Bartley shines a dazzling light on the life of 'Red' Ellen Wilkinson, a pioneering feminist and socialist Member of Parliament. -- Diane Atkinson, historian and author of 'The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton'

• About the ContributorsAcknowledgements1. Ireland in the Twenty First Century by Rob Kitchin and Brendan BartleyPart One: Planning and Development Section introduction2. Planning in Ireland by Brendan Bartley3. Regional development: trends, policies and strategies by James A. Walsh 4. Recent development of the Irish urban systems by Des McCafferty 5. Urban property development by Andrew MacLaran and Sinead Kelly6. Rural development - retrospect and prospect by John McDonagh 7. Transport by James Killen 8. Strategic spatial planning in Northern Ireland by Michael Murray and Brendan MurtaghPart Two: EconomySection introduction9.The manufacturing sector by Chris Van Egeraat and Proinnsias Breathnach 10. The services sector by Proinnsias Breathnach 11. Agriculture in transition by James A. Walsh 12. Tourism and heritage by Catherine KellyPart Three: Political landscapeSection introduction13. Political landscape of the Republic of Ireland by Adrian Kavanagh14. Transformations in governance by Joe Larragy and Brendan Bartley15. Green Ireland? The governance of waste by Honor Fagan and Michael Murray16. The meaning of Northern Ireland by Brian GrahamPart Four: Population and social issuesSection introduction17. Immigration: Labour migrants and asylum seekers and refugees by Piaras MacÉinrí 18. Transformations in housing by Mary Corcoran, Patrick Duffy and Karen Keaveney 19. Deprivation and its spatial articulation by Trutz Haase20. Health and disease by Frank Houghton and Dennis Pringle21. 'For the way we live today': consumption, lifestyle and place in Ireland by Denis LinehanConclusion22. Ireland now and in the future by Rob Kitchin and Brendan BartleyNotesReferencesIndex

Brendan Bartley is the project leader for International Centre for Local and Regional Development at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the editor of Understanding Contemporary Ireland (Pluto, 2006).Rob Kitchin is Director of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial analysis at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the co-editor of Understanding Contemporary Ireland (Pluto, 2006).

Paula Bartley shines a dazzling light on the life of 'Red' Ellen Wilkinson, a pioneering feminist and socialist Member of Parliament. -- Diane Atkinson, historian and author of 'The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton'

• About the ContributorsAcknowledgements1. Ireland in the Twenty First Century by Rob Kitchin and Brendan BartleyPart One: Planning and Development Section introduction2. Planning in Ireland by Brendan Bartley3. Regional development: trends, policies and strategies by James A. Walsh 4. Recent development of the Irish urban systems by Des McCafferty 5. Urban property development by Andrew MacLaran and Sinead Kelly6. Rural development - retrospect and prospect by John McDonagh 7. Transport by James Killen 8. Strategic spatial planning in Northern Ireland by Michael Murray and Brendan MurtaghPart Two: EconomySection introduction9.The manufacturing sector by Chris Van Egeraat and Proinnsias Breathnach 10. The services sector by Proinnsias Breathnach 11. Agriculture in transition by James A. Walsh 12. Tourism and heritage by Catherine KellyPart Three: Political landscapeSection introduction13. Political landscape of the Republic of Ireland by Adrian Kavanagh14. Transformations in governance by Joe Larragy and Brendan Bartley15. Green Ireland? The governance of waste by Honor Fagan and Michael Murray16. The meaning of Northern Ireland by Brian GrahamPart Four: Population and social issuesSection introduction17. Immigration: Labour migrants and asylum seekers and refugees by Piaras MacÉinrí 18. Transformations in housing by Mary Corcoran, Patrick Duffy and Karen Keaveney 19. Deprivation and its spatial articulation by Trutz Haase20. Health and disease by Frank Houghton and Dennis Pringle21. 'For the way we live today': consumption, lifestyle and place in Ireland by Denis LinehanConclusion22. Ireland now and in the future by Rob Kitchin and Brendan BartleyNotesReferencesIndex

Brendan Bartley is the project leader for International Centre for Local and Regional Development at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the editor of Understanding Contemporary Ireland (Pluto, 2006).Rob Kitchin is Director of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial analysis at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the co-editor of Understanding Contemporary Ireland (Pluto, 2006).

Paula Bartley shines a dazzling light on the life of 'Red' Ellen Wilkinson, a pioneering feminist and socialist Member of Parliament. -- Diane Atkinson, historian and author of 'The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton'

• About the ContributorsAcknowledgements1. Ireland in the Twenty First Century by Rob Kitchin and Brendan BartleyPart One: Planning and Development Section introduction2. Planning in Ireland by Brendan Bartley3. Regional development: trends, policies and strategies by James A. Walsh 4. Recent development of the Irish urban systems by Des McCafferty 5. Urban property development by Andrew MacLaran and Sinead Kelly6. Rural development - retrospect and prospect by John McDonagh 7. Transport by James Killen 8. Strategic spatial planning in Northern Ireland by Michael Murray and Brendan MurtaghPart Two: EconomySection introduction9.The manufacturing sector by Chris Van Egeraat and Proinnsias Breathnach 10. The services sector by Proinnsias Breathnach 11. Agriculture in transition by James A. Walsh 12. Tourism and heritage by Catherine KellyPart Three: Political landscapeSection introduction13. Political landscape of the Republic of Ireland by Adrian Kavanagh14. Transformations in governance by Joe Larragy and Brendan Bartley15. Green Ireland? The governance of waste by Honor Fagan and Michael Murray16. The meaning of Northern Ireland by Brian GrahamPart Four: Population and social issuesSection introduction17. Immigration: Labour migrants and asylum seekers and refugees by Piaras MacÉinrí 18. Transformations in housing by Mary Corcoran, Patrick Duffy and Karen Keaveney 19. Deprivation and its spatial articulation by Trutz Haase20. Health and disease by Frank Houghton and Dennis Pringle21. 'For the way we live today': consumption, lifestyle and place in Ireland by Denis LinehanConclusion22. Ireland now and in the future by Rob Kitchin and Brendan BartleyNotesReferencesIndex