The Dublin Belfast development corridor : Irelands mega city region Foreword Peter Hall Overview and summary John Yarwood City regions in the global knowledge economy Martin Sokol Implementing the national spatial strategy and the regional development strategy for Northern Ireland within the Dublin Belfast corridor Niall Cussen and Jim Hetherington Critical reflections on the national spatial strategy and the regional development strategy for Northern Ireland Jim Walsh and Michael Murray The structure of the Greater Dublin area John Yarwood Remarks on the regional planning guidelines for the Greater Dublin area John Yarwood Review of local planning within the Dublin Belfast corridor Malachy McEldowney and Derry OConnell Mass transportation within development corridors John Prosser and John Yarwood Service firm connections in the Dublin Belfast corridor Chris van Egeraat and Martin Sokol Housing growth land delivery and sustainable urban management Mark Scott ... [et al.] Urban design and local environments in the Dublin Belfast corridor Philip Geoghegan Housing markets and cross border integration Chris Paris Sub regional planning in cross border city regions : the case of north west Ireland Brendan Murtagh and Brian Kelly Local authorities and the management of cross border projects Derek Birrell Towards an hypothetical regional plan for the Dublin Belfast corridor John Yarwood