Public Choice Theory and the Politics of Urban Containment: Voter-Centred versus Special-Interest Explanations

Pennington, Mark

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“…In addition, this is overlaid on a British planning system of which the fundamental characteristic is`discretion' (Booth 1996;Grant, 1992). Discretion and local choice within a complex policy menu by overtly political local agencies means that, inevitably, the local implementation of planning will be influenced by a local political economy (Pennington, 2000).…”

Section: Sustainability and Planning Policymentioning

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Does Planning Make a Difference to Urban Form? Recent Evidence from Central Scotland

Bramley

Kirk

2005

Environ Plan A

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Urban form is changing in Britain, with new patterns of development reflecting economic, technological, and transportation conditions in an increasingly competitive framework. Changes in urban form have implications for the environmental sustainability, integration and cohesion, and longer term quality of life in and around cities. Britain has a comprehensive planning system with a strong rhetoric of policies towards these goals. In this paper the authors draw on evidence from recent research, primarily in central Scotland, to assess how far planning actually does make a difference to urban form rather than simply passively responding to demand. They consider some of the systematic tendencies in decentralised planning decisionmaking, some selected evidence of development outcomes, and some insights from major development case studies. The conclusions highlight the differential influence of planning between different development sectors and the obstacles to achieving a more sustainable pattern.

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Does Planning Make a Difference to Urban Form? Recent Evidence from Central Scotland

Bramley

Kirk

2005

Environ Plan A

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“…Hence, the interests that are articulated may not fully reflect those of the claimants (Salhofer et al, 2000). Consequently, explaining regulation and compensation by the neoclassical theory of groupsötogether with the theory of politicsödoes not do justice to the complexity of human decisionmaking and overall societal and political frameworks (Pennington, 2000). However, the examples introduced below reveal that group interest and individual rationality can influence policy outcomes.…”

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Environmental Regulation of Land Use and Public Compensation: Principles, and Swiss and Australian Examples

Seidl

Tisdell

Harrison

2002

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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The authors discuss the regulation of rural land use and compensation for property-rights restrictions, both of which appear to have become more commonplace in recent years but also more contested. The implications of contemporary theories in relation to this matter are examined, including: the applicability of new welfare economics; the relevance of the neoclassical theory of politics; and the implications of contemporary theories of social conflict resolution and communication. Examination of examples of Swiss and Australian regulation of the use of rural properties, and the ensuing conflicts, reveals that many decisions reflect a mixture of these elements. Rarely, if ever, are social decisions in this area made solely on the basis of welfare economics, for instance social cost-benefit analysis. Only some aspects of such decisions can be explained by the neoclassical theory of politics. Theories of social conflict resolution suggest why, and in what way, approaches of discourse and participation may resolve conflicts regarding regulation and compensation. These theories and their practical application seem to gain in importance as opposition to government decisions increases. The high degree of complexity of most conflicts concerning regulation and compensation cannot be tackled with narrow economic theories. Moreover, the Swiss and Australian examples show that approaches involving conflict resolution may favour environmental standards.

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“…However, what we may call 'neo-institutional economics' has begun to exert its impact on planning theory. This is evidenced by the appearance in the planning literature of a wave of works informed by a cluster of concepts in this branch of economics at the turn of the millennium by Alexander (1992Alexander ( , 2001aAlexander ( , 2001bAlexander ( , 2002, Benchetrit and Czamanski (2004), Booth (2002), Buitelaar (2003Buitelaar ( , 2004, Dawkins (2000), Gleeson and Low (2000), Lai (1994Lai ( , 1996Lai ( , 1997Lai ( , 1998Lai ( , 1999Lai ( , 2000Lai ( , 2002aLai ( , 2002bLai ( , 2004, Lai and Chan (2004), Lai and Ho (2003), Lai and Lorne (2003), Lai and Yu (2001), Micelli (2002), Pennington (1997Pennington ( , 1999Pennington ( , 2000aPennington ( , 2000bPennington ( , 2001Pennington ( , 2003aPennington ( , 2003bPennington ( , 2003cPennington ( , 2003dPennington ( , 2004, Poulton (1997), Sager (2001Sager ( , 2002, Staley (2001), Webster (1998aWebster ( , 1998bWebster ( , 1998c…”

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Neo-Institutional Economics and Planning Theory

Lai

2005

Planning Theory

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Public Choice Theory and the Politics of Urban Containment: Voter-Centred versus Special-Interest Explanations

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Does Planning Make a Difference to Urban Form? Recent Evidence from Central Scotland

Does Planning Make a Difference to Urban Form? Recent Evidence from Central Scotland

Environmental Regulation of Land Use and Public Compensation: Principles, and Swiss and Australian Examples

Neo-Institutional Economics and Planning Theory

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