Public consultation has become a major part of planning in the last forty years and much has
been written on the subject. This article reviews the writing generated over the past two …

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 …

This paper reports on the results of research to explore a range of attempts to develop new
regional forms, and considers the degree to which they accord to conceptualisations of …

The roles and responsibilities of planners in managing culturally diverse cities are beginning
to be recognized.“Visioning”, as planners have used it in recent years, has the potential to …

Evaluation is a critical stage in urban and regional planning and development, with the
consideration of alternative proposals essential for informed debate and decision …

Characteristic of the discussion on territorial cohesion is that over time its potential
implications have become wider and wider. Also, there seems to be no limit to the number of …

The European Spatial Development Perspective portrays the European Union territory as
monocentric. There is universal agreement that polycentrism is more conducive to what is …

Many planning exercises today begin with visioning or they express a vision at some stage.
There are jurisdictions that actually require a vision statement in plans. There are no exact …

The concept of polycentric development has emerged as one of the hallmarks of the
emerging field of European spatial planning. It was one of the key principles in the European …