Abstract
The spatial distribution of population and town creation are important variables of geographical organization and at the same time a most used instrument of regional spatial planning. The aim of this chapter is to discuss them in the context of the second half of the twentieth century and then attempt comparisons with the lessons drawn from past history. Postwar policy makers were concerned, in countries at diverse stages of development, with excessive population concentration in large agglomerations, especially capital cities, the equilibrium of the urban system, and the planning of new towns and growth poles. Urbanization policies and national urban strategies were repeatedly advocated. Yet, this was not the first time. In this chapter contemporary experience is compared with the actions of the states of the past, of which the governors and kings were aware of the importance of new town foundations and the value of an urban network.
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