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as political economy, health, culture and entertainment, planning in rural and tourism areas, as well as cross-border planning or even the impact of European policies on urban and regional planning in its member states. In contrast to the Anglo-American emphasis of the handbook, the editors conclude that readers should keep a close eye on national planning cultures when developing planning curricula and appointing staff. Who, in the end, should read or, better, use this comprehensive handbook? The compendium will have a place in the library of universities, where the introduction of new planning degrees is under consideration, or where established programmes are under review. Members of accreditation boards would also benefit from the broad coverage of the handbook and the comprehensive, though almost exclusively Anglo-American bibliographies. Many chapters of the compendium describe the evolution of planning curricula. Hence the handbook will maintain its relevance for coming times as an important work of reference. One final comment: The handbook perfectly mirrors the mismatch between the notorious ambitions of planning educators to cover all of the broad spectrum of issues in urban and regional development practice and research in times of information overkill, and the reality of staff and time availability at universities in times of market-led environments.