Bartley, Brendan.

Understanding Contemporary Ireland. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (350 pages)

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Ireland in the Twenty-first Century -- 2 Planning in Ireland -- 3 Regional Development -- 4 Urban Systems -- 5 Urban Property Development -- 6 Rural Development -- 7 Transport -- 8 Strategic Spatial Planning in Northern Ireland -- 9 The Manufacturing Sector -- 10 The Services Sector -- 11 Agriculture in Transition -- 12 Tourism and Heritage -- 13 Elections and Voting -- 14 Transformations in Governance -- 15 Green Ireland? The Governance of Waste -- 16 The Meaning of Northern Ireland -- 17 Immigration: Labour Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees -- 18 Transformations in Housing -- 19 Deprivation and its Spatial Articulation -- 20 Health and Disease -- 21 'For the Way We Live Today': Consumption, Lifestyle and Place -- 22 Ireland Now and in the Future -- Notes -- References -- About the Contributors -- Index.

The positive and negative effects of the Celtic Tiger.

9781849642835


Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Ireland -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Ireland -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1949-.


Electronic books.

DA963.U45 2007

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