Planning for Good or Ill
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Planning for Good or Ill

A Review of the UK Planning System 1944 to the Present Day

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eBook - ePub

Planning for Good or Ill

A Review of the UK Planning System 1944 to the Present Day

About this book

Planning is good for us all!

This bold statement neatly summarises the core theme of this new book, which reviews the origins, evolution and operation of the modern UK Town and Country Planning system. The author provides a personal, and at times passionate, case for the many benefits which this system provides. This view runs contrary to those of many politicians and members of the public. Now and into the future planning must play a central role in delivering solutions to the three interlocking challenges of climate change, environmental loss and our individual and collective health and wellbeing. These are all key issues at the very heart of sustainable development.

The author uses his 55 years' experience as a leading planner in local government and consultancy to demonstrate the centrality of quality planning to all our lives. This book will appeal to those engaged in the built and natural environment professions, politicians and decision-makers, students and engaged members of the public.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 Awakening and Reconstruction 1944–1966
  10. Chapter 2 Governance, Politics and Public Service 1966–1984
  11. Chapter 3 Health and Wellbeing – A Renewed Focus for Planning in the Twenty-first Century
  12. Chapter 4 Consultancy and the Private Sector 1984–2020
  13. Chapter 5 Planning, Design and Beauty
  14. Chapter 6 Development Management and the Scope of Planning Control
  15. Chapter 7 Green Belts – The Need For a New Approach
  16. Chapter 8 Planning and Risk Management – Consideration of Public Anxiety and Fear
  17. Chapter 9 Regional Planning – Its Rise and Fall and the Case for a Resurgence
  18. Chapter 10 Planning and Transport – What Kind of Relationship?
  19. Chapter 11 Homes for Everyone?
  20. Chapter 12 Climate Change – The Role of Town and Country Planning
  21. Chapter 13 Planning and the Environment – Achieving Enhancement and the Mitigation of Harm
  22. Chapter 14 Conclusions – Learning from the Past and Meeting Future Challenges
  23. Notes
  24. Select Bibliography
  25. Acknowledgements
  26. Index