The Future of Planning

Beyond Growth Dependence

Rydin, Yvonne, Yvonne Rydin

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781447308416
• eBook ISBN: 9781447312079
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Human Geography
• Index: Social Sciences

For the past half-century, the planning system has operated on the basis of a growth-dependence paradigm. It has been based on market-led urban development and has sought to provide community benefits from a share of development profits. However, we do not live in a world where growth can be taken for granted and we are more aware than previously of the implications for well-being and sustainability. This timely book provides a fresh analysis of the limitations of the growth-dependence planning paradigm. It considers alternative urban development models, ways of protecting and enhancing existing low value land uses and means of managing community assets within the built environment. In each case it spells out the role that a reformed planning system could play in establishing a new agenda for planning. The book will be of relevance to planning students, planning professionals and planning academics, as well as urban policy specialists more generally.

Notes

Preface

1 Rydin (2010a).

2 See Jackson (2009).

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1 Work by the most significant theorists include Pierre and Peters (2000), Berir and Rhodes (2003) and Stoker (2003); a good edited collection is by Pierre (2000).

2 See Stone (1989) for the source of this classic quote.

3 The key proponent here is Bob Jessop; see, for example, Jessop (2008).

4 Patsy Healey has done the most to develop this approach; see, for example, Healey (2006).

5 Jürgen Habermas’ work is extensive; a useful introduction is provided by Eriksen and Weigård (2003).

6 The introduction to the second edition of Collaborative planning discusses this; see Healey (2006).

7 See Innes and Booher (2010).

8 A key paper providing such a critique is by Tewdwr-Jones and Allmendinger (1998).

9 Lindblom (1977) remains a key reference on the potential for commercial organisations to exercise an investment strike; the concept was used in a planning context in Rydin (1986).

10 Again see Tewdwr-Jones and Allmendinger (1998).

11 See Rozee and Powell (2010).

12 See Rydin (1999) for a review.

13 See www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200152/section_106/796/current_project_bank_ideas

14 Williams (2012) provides an excellent account of progress towards zero-carbon housing.

15 See Innes and Booher (2010).

16 Jean Hillier is the chief exponent of the agonistic perspective on planning; see, for example, Hillier (2002).

17 The Adam Smith Institute specialises in this approach; see, for example, www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/research/files/ASI_Planninginafreesociety.pdf

18 The Planners Network UK is currently exploring such an approach; see www.pnuk.org.uk

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1 Accounts of planning history can be found in Cullingworth (1999), Rydin (2003, Part 1) and Ward (2004).

2 Ambrose and Colenutt (1975) remains the best and most accessible account of this period.

3 See Hall (1980) for a readable discussion of Great planning disasters.

4 Dunleavy (1981) covers this thoroughly.

5 See Evans (1980, 2004), Cheshire and Sheppard (2004, 2005) and Cheshire (2005).

6 See Rydin (1986).

7 Allmendinger and Thomas (1998) discuss many aspects of planning in this period; Imrie and Thomas (1999) and Brownill (1990) cover Urban Development Corporations; see also Brindley et al (2006).

8 See Crawford et al (2009) for a thorough account of climate change and planning policy.

9 This sequential test was introduced (in effect but not in name) in the Planning Policy Guidance Note No 13 (PPG13) on transport and planning in 1994 and formerly...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of figures, tables and boxes
• Preface
• one Introducing growth-dependent planning
• two Embedding growth dependence in the planning system
• three The growth-dependent planning paradigm
• four The flawed economic assumptions of growth-dependent planning
• five The environmental and social consequences of growth-dependent planning
• six Reforming the planning agenda
• seven Alternative development models
• eight Protecting and improving existing places
• nine Assets in common
• ten Reforming the planning system
• Notes
• References