Ernest Alexander is Emeritus Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. He is currently practising in Israel as Principal of APD (Alexander Planning & Design), Tel-Aviv, Israel.

• Introduction; 1: Evolution and Status; 1: History and Theory; 1: Evolution of Theory and Practice; 2: The Ethics behind Evaluation; 3: Evaluations and Rationalities; 1: The Normative Context; 4: Planning, Evaluation and the Public Interest; 5: Pitfalls in Planning and Plan-evaluation; 6: Towards Sustainable Planning; 1: Discussing Methods; 7: Evaluation of Project Proposals When the Objective is Poverty Alleviation; 8: Evaluating Plans; 2: Applications in Practice; 2: Multi-Criteria Decision Support; 9: Values and Effects of Local Identity Preservation; 10: Methods for Evaluating Development Scenarios; 2: Impact Analysis and Beyond; 11: Issues in Large Scale Project Evaluation; 12: Impact Assessment of Trans-European Networks on Area Development; 13: From Impact Evaluation to Dynamic Planning; 2: Conclusion; 14: Problems and Prospects

’This is a remarkable book in two ways. First, because the contributions - all by leading world experts in the field - collectively represent the definitive text on the art and science of evaluation in planning. Second, because they have been written to celebrate the lifetime achievement of the greatest single contributor to this important field, Professor Nathaniel Lichfield. Though not a contributor, his work permeates the entire book.’ Professor Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration, University College London, UK '...a significant contribution to our knowledge. For policymakers, scientists and planners this book is mandatory reading.' Scienze regionali