territories. The Post-Fordist economy in Europe has led to agglomerations of economic activity and urban growth while other … city planners have to deal with both the regulation of urban growth and the planning and management of urban decline … linked to socio-spatial and economic growth. Using theories on uneven urban development and the case studies of Bitterfeld …

spatial structure and growth---which are usually understood within the context of urban evolution. One notable exception is … economic growth in metropolitan areas in Spain, where this type of analysis is virtually non-existent. However, it is a …