Flexibility and Commitment in Planning : A Comparative Study of Local Planning and Development in the Netherlands and England

I. Local Government, Planning and Development in The Netherlands and England -- 1. The context of local Government and planning -- 2. Planning and land-use control -- 3. Aspects of the development process -- II. Local Planning in Leiden and Oxford: The Case Studies -- 4. An historical survey of local planning in Leiden and Oxford -- 5. The Leiden case studies -- 6. The Oxford case studies -- III. Conclusions -- References -- 7. Planning responses to development in the Netherlands and England -- 8. Local planning in the Netherlands -- 9. Local planning in England -- 10. A comparative analysis of local planning in the Netherlands and England -- 11. Recommendations for Dutch and English practice -- Postscript Avenues for further comparative research -- Notes -- References -- Glossary of Dutch words.