Risk-averse Regionalism

Provo, John

doi:10.1177/0739456x08319202

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“…The era of the equity planner has come and gone, and although in theory the ideas of that era have been absorbed into mainstream planning thought, it often seems as though efforts to promote equity must be disguised as or ancillary to efficiency goals (Bollens, 2002;Fainstein, 2010;Provo, 2009). Recently, there has been renewed interest in equity at the national level and as a component of sustainability, although there is some evidence that local government planning processes do not reflect this emphasis (APA, 2019;Lens & Monkkonen, 2016;Liao et al, 2019;Oden, 2010).…”

Section: Equity As a Planning Goalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are We Planning for Equity?

Loh

Kim

2020

Journal of the American Planning Association

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Problem, research strategy, and findings: Social equity goals are supposed to be prioritized in planning along with economic and environmental goals, yet in practice they are often de-emphasized. We developed a publicly available plan equity evaluation tool to investigate to what extent and in what ways local governments incorporate goals and recommendations that would advance equitable outcomes in their comprehensive plans. Using plan content analysis, we find that most plans do not talk about equity, nor do they include many goals and recommendations that would advance equity. More recent plans, plans in communities with more planning capacity, plans in coastal communities, and plans with strong public participation processes have stronger equity orientations. Limitations of our study include that we had a small sample size of 48 plans in a single state, our coding was partly conducted by volunteers, and our study is limited to plan content and so did not investigate existing conditions or equitable outcomes. Takeaway for practice: Plans should make equity a guiding principle. Planning processes need to be multifaceted. Plans should identify vulnerable people and geographic areas and ensure equitable protection from hazards and equitable distribution of amenities. Future land use changes should be more transparent.

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Section: Equity As a Planning Goalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are We Planning for Equity?

Loh

Kim

2020

Journal of the American Planning Association

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“…However, earlier research (Weir & Rongerude, 2007) shows, at least in American transport politics, that multilevel political power, and not participation in regional fora per se, can ensure that low-income communities benefit from growth. This idea was to some extent reinforced by Swanstrom and Banks (2008) and Provo (2009) who highlighted the need for higher level governmental intervention and support for placing equity at the core of regional agenda.…”

Section: The City-region Debate In the Progressive Regionalism Literamentioning

confidence: 99%

Regenerative city-regions: a new conceptual framework

Axinte

Mehmood

Marsden

et al. 2019

Regional Studies, Regional Science

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The city-regional scale is increasingly being considered the most suitable level for planning and development, yet city-regions have often been established for purely economic reasons in the UK. This paper argues that city-regions are not mere socioeconomic units through which competitiveness can be achieved, but also rich, socioecological spaces. Although the progressive regionalist literature has taken significant steps in this direction, concerns remain that critical contemporary issues such as environmental sustainability, cultural viability, social exclusion or political (dis)empowerment have not been addressed in a holistic way. We attempt to advance the debate and overcome some of the shortcomings by connecting progressive regionalism with two other literature strands: collaborative governance and regenerative development. Based on the synergies found, we design a conceptual framework that can be used to study, understand and improve policy processes and practice, paving pathways towards regenerative city-regions.

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“…As Calthorpe and Fulton (2001) note, some critics, notably house-builders' lobby groups, have bemoaned the perceived constraints that urban containment and densification policies have posed for economic growth, arguing (contentiously, and in the face of considerable evidence to the contrary) that the city's urban growth boundary has led to an increase in house prices and shortfall of developable land. Others, from quite different political standpoints, have noted the failure to ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing in a wider context of economic growth and increasing demand for land (Provo, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%