Urban Complexity and Spatial Strategies develops important new relational and
institutionalist approaches to policy analysis and planning, of relevance to all those with an …

It is fifty years since the first edition of this book was published. There have been many
changes in the style and content of planning in the UK since then and this is reflected in the …

'New regionalism','region','city-region','cross-border region','border'and 'identity'have become
important catchphrases on the global geo-economic and geopolitical scene. The resurgence …

Paasi A. Regional planning and the mobilization of 'regional identity': from bounded spaces
to relational complexity, Regional Studies. Regional identity refers to the uniqueness of …

Spatial planning has a vital role to play in the move to a low carbon energy future and in
adapting to climate change. To do this, spatial planning must develop and implement new …

Abstract M ac L eod G. and J ones M.(2007) Territorial, scalar, networked, connected: in
what sense a 'regional world'?, Regional Studies 41, 1177–1191. Whilst undoubtedly central …

This article argues that a hybrid role for urban planners has emerged within the largely
neoliberalised spaces of contemporary Australian governance. This role is one that …

The latter part of the twentieth century witnessed the resurgence of strategic spatial planning
at various scales from pan-European to the local level. In the UK, this 'spatial turn'in planning …

Regions as well as their identities and borders are social and discursive constructs that are
produced and removed in contested, historically contingent and context-bound processes of …

This article discusses the idea of institutionalizing a region and building a regional identity
by constructing a regional image. Identity and image are thus regarded as intertwining both …