The Dublin-Belfast development corridor : Ireland's mega-city region? / John Yarwood, editor ; foreword by Sir Peter Hall

Includes bibliographical references and index

Overview and summary -- City-regions in the global knowledge economy -- Implementing the national spatial strategy and the regional development for Northern Ireland within the Dublin-Belfast corridor -- Critical reflections on the national spatial strategy and the regional development strategy for Northern Ireland -- The structure of the greater Dublin Area -- Remarks on the regional planning guidelines for the greater Dublin area -- A review of local planning within the Dublin-Belfast corridor -- Mass transportation within development corridors -- Service firm connections in the Dublin-Belfast corridor -- Housing growth, land delivery and sustainable urban management -- Urban design principles and local environments in the Dublin-Belfast corridor -- Housing markets and cross-border integration -- Sub-regional planning in cross-border city-regions: the case of North-west Ireland -- Local authorities and managing cross border projects -- Towards an hypothetical regional plan for the Dublin-Belfast corridor

A collection of essays around the twin topics of the Dublin-Belfast Development Corridor and the associated challenge of cross-border development. The essays span a range of disciplines, including economics, geography, regional studies and urban planning.