«’How to evaluate urban and regional planning options in a way that is both reliable and widely understandable is a continuing challenge. This book critically assesses applications of multiple planning evaluation methods, and demonstrates through cases how this can be done effectively.’ Don Miller, University of Washington, USA ’There is a deep-seated tension between the intrinsically place-based nature of infrastructure projects and the generic ways in which they are often evaluated. As a result, potential conflicts and synergies between the projects and the local context risk being overlooked. This most timely book is both illuminating of these tensions, and rich in suggestions of how to overcome them.’ Luca Bertolini, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands ’This book points to an increased emphasis on place and the spatial context in evaluation work for land-use and infrastructure projects. An interdisciplinary and international network of authors offer new lines of thinking, policy review, methodological innovations and case studies from practice in Europe and the USA on the emerging theme of place-based evaluation in urban planning, regional studies, policy sciences, and environmental management.’ Gerrit Knaap, University of Maryland, USA»