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035 _a(Sirsi) u20865
041 _aeng
100 _aThornley, A.
245 _aInternational competition, urban governance and planning projects: Malmo, Birmingham and Lille
260 _c1996
350 _a0
490 _aEuropean Planning Studies
_v4(5) 1996, 579-593(14)
520 _aLooks at competition between European cities to attract inward investment, grants, prestige events and the contribution of urban planning to their relevant success. Focus on three cities: Malmo in Sweden and its treaty with Denmark to build a rail and road bridge between the two countries; Birmingham`s objective to be an international business centre; and Lille`s attempts to acheive a Eurocity renound for business and retail whilst also bidding for the 2004 Olympic games.
650 _aBIRMINGHAM
650 _aCOMPETITION
650 _aEUROPE
650 _aINWARD INVESTMENT
650 _aLILLE
650 _aMALMO
650 _aURBAN PLANNING
690 _aOVERSEAS-EUROPE
690 _aPLANNING LAW AND PRACTICE
700 _aNewman, P.
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948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c13987
_d13987