This paper aims at drawing attention to the deficiencies of urban heat island (UHI) mitigation
strategies and urban climate maps (UCMs) towards practical implementations and efficient …

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 …

There is a strong international dimension to spatial planning. European integration
strengthens interconnections, development and decision-making across national and …

Spatial planning aspires to be an interdisciplinary and cross-cutting coordinator of sectoral
policies and decisions with spatial impacts, including those concerned with the environment …

It is widely acknowledged that we are witnessing a major transformation of public policy
making, a transformation which has been labelled as a change from'government'to' …

'Is the English experience distinctive?'It is this question, asked by the guest editors of this
Special Issue, that triggered this article focusing on the impact of neo-liberal ideologies on …

Assessing the full scale of environmental impacts is essential for effective planning of
transport and land use. This is an analysis of transport and land-use planning using strategic …

This article debates the possibilities and advantages of using territorial impact assessment
(TIA) policy evaluation methodologies to assess the implementation of spatial planning …

Planning laws are usually made with good intentions, but do not always lead to good results—
at least not when measured against their own goals. Since July 2008 the Netherlands has …

At the heart of every planning system lies the trade-off between flexibility and legal certainty.
Every system has a bit of both. Systems such as the English put more emphasis on flexibility …