A brief review of the early counterurbanisation literature, primarily transatlantic, suggests that the concept is poorly specified. A core definition is proposed by counterposing the notions of 'spillover' and 'clean break' - this is then refined through a structured critique of alternative hypotheses of the causes of counterurbanisation. Even the most robust causal mechanisms identified (shifts in the production sector and the role of the state) suffer from attempts to generalise them across time and space. The empirical analysis illustrates the limitations of 'universal' models when confronted with the different urban and industrial history and trends within and between Italy and Britain.
- ISBN10 0080373860
- ISBN13 9780080373867
- Publish Date May 1989
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 September 1997
- Publish Country NL
- Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology
- Imprint Pergamon
- Format Paperback
- Pages 72
- Language English