THE NEW SPATIAL PLANNING IBD

Sinopse

Spatial planning, strongly advocated by government and the profession, is intended to be more holistic, more strategic, more inclusive, more integrative and more attuned to sustainable development than previous approaches. In whatáthe authorsárefer to as the New Spatial Planning, there is a fairly rapidly evolving maturity and sophistication in how strategies are developed and produced. Crucially,áthe authorsáargue that the reworked boundaries of spatial planning means that to understand it we need to look as much outside the formal system of practices of âÇÖplanningâÇÖ as within it. Using a rich empirical resource base, this book takes a critical look at recent practices to see whether the new spatial planning is having the kinds of impacts its advocates would wish. Contributing to theoretical debates in planning, state restructuring and governance, itáalso outlines and critiques the contemporary practice of spatial planning.áThis book will haveáa place on the shelves of researchers and students interested in urban/regional studies, politics and planning studies.