Emphasizes the importance of spatial considerations in analyzing issues and generating policy regarding development and land use. The 15 papers, from an April 1996 Royal Geographical Society conference at Keele University, also consider the influence of socio-political structures, measuring and assessing actual or proposed changes to the condition of the environment, management systems that combine top-down and bottom-up flow, maintaining a comprehensive view of all the key elements, and the value of transnational and transcultural studies. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.