The cultural turn? Culture change and what it means for spatial planning in England

Shaw, David; Lord, Alex

doi:10.1080/02697450601173538

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“…There is growing awareness that land-use planning systems generally are not 'performing' and that planning has become too bureaucratic; timeframes for decision-making are too long; and there is inadequate public involvement and a general dissatisfaction with planning outcomes (Shaw & Lord, 2007). Globally, planning systems have taken a number of different hybrid forms that seek to optimize both flexibility and certainty including the use of flexible zoning, planled discretionary systems, and the increasing promotion of non-binding policy programs and projects that are able to 'perform' a collective spatial strategy (Healey et al, 1997;Albrechts et al, 2003;Carmona et al, 2003;Elliot, 2008).…”

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Flexibility versus Certainty: Unsettling the Land-use Planning Shibboleth in Australia

Steele

Ruming

2012

Planning Practice and Research

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Within the planning literature, the distinction between regulatory planning and strategic spatial planning has exposed a recurring dichotomy that exists between the idea of 'conforming' (regulative certainty) and 'performing' (strategic flexibility) plans and planning systems. This paper critically examines the divergent trajectories of land-use policy and regulation in two Australian states, Queensland and New South Wales. This paper concludes by arguing that the flexibility/certainty dilemma is something of an artifice-a land-use planning shibboleth-that serves to distract professional and scholarly attention away from substantive issues such as how planning might better engender more sustainable urban settlements.

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Flexibility versus Certainty: Unsettling the Land-use Planning Shibboleth in Australia

Steele

Ruming

2012

Planning Practice and Research

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“…The use of the term 'spatial planning' has been interpreted as part of a wider effort to realign the system to meet New Labour's growth and development objectives (Allmendinger & Haughton, 2009, p. 2546 through, for example, requirements for more timely decision-making processes and a concentration on delivery (Nadin, 2007). Moreover, with a focus on cross-sector engagement, through programmes such as the sustainable community strategies at the local authority level, as well as cross-jurisdictional engagement-for example, via regional spatial strategies and their sub-regional component-the notion of spatial planning became one of the vital mechanisms through which the planning system became engaged with the LGMA and the broad integration agenda (Shaw & Lord, 2007;Allmendinger & Tewdwr-Jones, 2009;Tewdwr-Jones et al, 2010).…”

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“…At the most general level, early reform efforts were designed to break down the 'silo mentality' that was seen to permeate local government service delivery (Shaw & Lord, 2007). These concerns resulted in a wave of LGMA-inspired policies intended to improve the performance and accountability of local government through, for example, community leadership initiatives (e.g.…”

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Spatial Planning as an Integrative Mechanism: A Study of Sub-regional Planning in South Hampshire, England

Buser¹,

Farthing²

2011

Planning Practice & Research

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This article examines the concept of integrated spatial planning through a case study of subregional working in South Hampshire, England. It argues that while the government's notion of integration was ill-defined and inconsistent, there were critical opportunities discernible for planning practice. We focus on three aspects of integration: across territories and fragmented spaces; between actors and stakeholders; and from policy development to delivery and implementation. However, the cautious re-scaling of governance activity to the sub-region limited the effectiveness of the overall integration programme. The article concludes with a review of contextual features that contributed to the distinct manner in which integration was employed in South Hampshire and how this might inform future policy-making.

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“…In the making of place, much emphasis has recently been placed on a 'culture change', transforming the perceptions of planning and planners, including the way they work and integrate with other actors and agencies (Shaw and Lord, 2007). It is clearly up to planners to grasp the opportunity being afforded to them, to do things differently from the recent past and demonstrate how they make a positive contribution to …”

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Engineers and planners: sustainable water management alliances

Potter

Ward

Shaw

et al. 2011

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering

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In the future, increasing pressure will inevitably be placed on the spatial planning system to improve its consideration of water management issues. Emerging challenges include designing for climatic extremes, reducing flood risk, managing increasingly scarce water resources and improving water quality. These issues need to be balanced with a range of other spatial planning priorities and objectives, including meeting new housing needs, facilitating economic growth, and creating and maintaining quality places. The sheer complexity of the issues surrounding water management and the impacts upon spatial planning mean that partnership working is essential to achieve an integrated approach. Planners need the expertise, and crucially the understanding, of engineers and hydrologists. However, there can be considerable misunderstanding and miscommunication between disciplines, often concerning the institutional context in which the various parties operate. A plethora of policies, tools and assessments exist, which can make integrated water management an overwhelming prospect for the planner. This paper attempts to identify and address some of the issues faced, as well as examining how planners embed hydrological issues in decision making and how engineers could better facilitate this.

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The cultural turn? Culture change and what it means for spatial planning in England

Cited by 32 publications

References 20 publications

Flexibility versus Certainty: Unsettling the Land-use Planning Shibboleth in Australia

Flexibility versus Certainty: Unsettling the Land-use Planning Shibboleth in Australia

Spatial Planning as an Integrative Mechanism: A Study of Sub-regional Planning in South Hampshire, England

Engineers and planners: sustainable water management alliances

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