The revival of regional planning: government intentions; local reality?

Simmons, Martin

doi:10.3828/tpr.70.2.711p6r0k12230301

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“…Numerous commentators have pointed to a lack of clarity over the roles and responsibilities of the key regional bodies such as Regional Development Agencies, GOs and regional planning bodies (House of Commons, 1998;Long, 1999;Murdoch & Tewdwr-Jones, 1999;PIU, 2000;Robson et al, 2000;Simmons, 1999). Commentators also highlight the 'overlapping mass' of strategies at a regional level (Morran, 2000;Roberts, 2000); unclear hierarchies between strategies (Nathan et al, 1999); variation in how they are produced in different regions (Long, 1999;Morran, 2000) and differing timescales for the different strategies (Simmons, 1999).…”

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Integration in the Regions: Cross-sectoral Housing Policy Co-ordination at Regional Level

Slocombe

2003

Housing Studies

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This paper considers policy integration between housing and other sectors at regional level, focusing on Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and regional planning. Regional housing structures and policies have had only a marginal impact on other sectors and this seems to be due in part to the fragmented nature of the housing sector, in particular to limited private sector involvement in regional housing structures. RDA emphasis on economic growth over social and regeneration issues also acts as a barrier to RDA engagement with housing. Housing involvement in planning is hindered by lengthy and cumbersome planning processes. Fragmentation and lack of coordination, in fact, seem to be characteristic of the regional level in England and this acts as a general barrier to integration, along with the lack of a mechanism for dealing with conflicting priorities, pointing to a pressing need for the government's proposed directly elected Regional Assemblies.

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Integration in the Regions: Cross-sectoral Housing Policy Co-ordination at Regional Level

Slocombe

2003

Housing Studies

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“…In 1994 new integrated government offices were established, bringing together formerly separate regional arms of four central government departments -Environment, Transport, Trade and Industry and Employment -and providing an opportunity for greater co-ordination of government activities at the regional scale than was previously possible (Baker, 1998). These developments highlight a growing political and popular commitment to regional level governance in England (Simmons, 1999), which culminated in the establishment in 1998 of new Regional Assemblies and in 1999 of the new Regional Development Agencies (RDAs).…”

Section: The Re-emergence Of Regional Governancementioning

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Sustainable development and environmental partnership at the regional scale: the case of Sustainability North West

Shaw

Kidd

2001

Eur. Env.

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The 1990s can be characterized by the emergence of at least three trends. First sustainable development has become the mantra that should underpin all decision making. Second the delivery of public goods and services is increasingly based on a partnership between the public, private and voluntary sectors. Third, and perhaps most recently, there has been the re‐emergence of the regional level of governance. Much has been written about the way partnerships are necessary to deliver sustainable development at the local and national levels of government, but there is less known or understood about the intermediate tier of governance. In this paper we wish to explore these general trends before focusing on a regional partnership that has as its core aim the delivery of sustainable development in the North West of England. The region was the first to develop a multi‐sectoral partnership agency promoting sustainable development. Launched in 1996, Sustainability North West is a unique cross‐ and multi‐sectoral regional agency designed to deliver sustainable development. This paper will consider the origins and structure of the organization and its achievements in the first few years of activity, and evaluate its applicability to other regional contexts. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment

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