Planning Practice Critical Perspectives from the UK

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Planning Practice- Front Cover......Page 1 Planning Practice......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 List of Figures......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 10 List of Boxes......Page 11 Biographies......Page 12 Preface......Page 21 Acknowledgements......Page 22 List of Abbreviations......Page 24 Introduction......Page 26 Frameworks of Planning Practice......Page 29 Frameworks of Planning Practice in the UK......Page 31 The Case for Planning......Page 35 Outline of the Book......Page 37 References......Page 41 Introduction: Planning in a Devolved UK......Page 45 Planning in Scotland......Page 46 Planning in Northern Ireland......Page 48 Planning in Wales......Page 49 Towards Regional Planning in England......Page 50 Conclusion......Page 55 References......Page 56 PART I: Practices of Planning......Page 62 Introduction......Page 64 The Struggle to Get a Plan in Place......Page 66 The Process of Plan-making......Page 67 Changing Drivers of Plan-making......Page 73 Conclusions......Page 75 Notes......Page 77 References......Page 78 Introduction: The Executive Arm of Planning......Page 80 Understanding the British Approach to Managing Development......Page 81 Delivering Planning in an Age of Austerity......Page 83 The Mantra of ‘Viability’ and the Funding of Infrastructure......Page 86 The Ability to Actually Manage Development......Page 87 Performance Pressure and Engagement......Page 89 Conclusion: Challenged but Vital......Page 91 References......Page 93 Introduction......Page 95 Capturing Development Value: Why, How and for What?......Page 96 Challenges and Novel Ways of Capturing Development Value......Page 101 Acknowledgments......Page 106 References......Page 107 Introduction......Page 110 The Expanding Public......Page 111 Contradictions of Participation......Page 115 Planning Not Fit for the Public or a Public Not Fit for Planning?......Page 116 Conclusions......Page 119 References......Page 122 A Bumpy Road......Page 126 The Problem with Design Governance......Page 128 The Design Governance Conundrum......Page 129 Moving to a More Propositional System......Page 135 What Does This Mean for Contemporary Planning Practice?......Page 141 References......Page 144 PART II: Changing Contexts for Planning Practice......Page 146 Introduction......Page 148 Austerity Urbanism and the Growth of a New Entrepreneurialism......Page 149 The Rise and Rise of Planning Consultancies......Page 153 Where Next for Planning Practice?......Page 158 Acknowledgements......Page 159 References......Page 160 Planning for, with and by Neighbourhoods......Page 163 Neighbourhoods in Planning: Ideologies and Policy Implementations......Page 165 The Implementation of Neighbourhood Planning in England: Challenges and Limitations......Page 169 Neighbourhood Planning in London......Page 171 Elephant and Walworth Neighbourhood Forum: Divide and Conquer?......Page 172 Camley Street Neighbourhood Plan and Business Activism in Camden......Page 176 Neighbourhood Planning and the Challenge of Community-led Planning......Page 179 References......Page 180 Introduction......Page 183 Finance, Globalisation and the Built Environment in London......Page 184 London: Present-day Professional Reflections......Page 189 Concluding Thoughts......Page 196 References......Page 197 Conceptions of Ethnic Diversity in the UK......Page 199 The Politics of Difference and the Case for Diversity-sensitive Planning......Page 201 The Evolution of Anti-discrimination and Equality Legislation and Its Application to Planning......Page 202 Engaging the BME Population in Participatory Processes......Page 204 Responding to the Needs of Spatially Concentrated BME Populations: Planning and Urban Policy Responses......Page 206 Planning for Spaces of (Multicultural) Encounter......Page 208 Acknowledgements......Page 210 References......Page 211 Introduction......Page 214 Policy, Legislative and Fiscal Context......Page 215 Planning for SD in Practice......Page 220 Conclusions......Page 224 References......Page 225 PART III: Planning in Practice......Page 228 Introducing the Global Frameworks......Page 230 Local Frameworks in a Global Context......Page 234 Conclusions – an Alternate Reality for Planning Practice......Page 241 References......Page 243 Introduction......Page 245 Planning for Infrastructure......Page 246 Multi-level Governance and Planning for Infrastructure......Page 251 References......Page 257 Introduction......Page 260 Framing the Economy: Specialisation versus Diversity......Page 261 Planning for Economic Development: From National Guidance to Local Practice......Page 267 Conclusions......Page 270 Acknowledgements......Page 271 References......Page 272 Introduction......Page 275 Providing Public Transport Services in the UK......Page 276 Case Study 1: Valenciennes’ Single-track Tramway System......Page 278 Case Study 2: Kassel’s RegioTram System......Page 282 Conclusions: Transferring Good Practice to the UK?......Page 287 References......Page 289 Introduction......Page 291 Urban Regeneration: a Shifting Concept......Page 293 The Challenges for Practice......Page 298 References......Page 303 Introduction......Page 306 The Limits of Reflective and Deliberative Practice......Page 308 From Evidence-based to Viability-based Planning and Beyond......Page 311 Structure Matters......Page 313 Shifting Character of the State......Page 317 Rising Power and Influence of the Private Sector......Page 320 Future Directions: the Changing Purpose of Planning?......Page 322 References......Page 323 Index......Page 326