ARE PLANNERS COLLECTIVE CAPITALISTS? THE CASES OF ABERDEEN AND HOUSTON.

FEAGIN, JOE R.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH, n.º 2/1990, pág. 249

1. Introduction. 2. The costs of growth. 3. Doesìplannig matter?. 4. Oil-gas development in Aberdeen andìHouston: a brief history. 5. Boomtown growth:a sampling ofìsocial costs. 6. Relyng on the planning system: the defenceìagainst social costs in Aberdeen. 7. The planning system inìHouston: a weak defence against social costs. 8. Conclusion.ì9. References.