ABSTRACT
All over the world societies are facing a number of major problems. New developments, challenges and opportunities cause these issues and yet cases tell us that traditional spatial planning responses and tools are often insufficient to tackle these problems and challenges.
Situated Practices of Strategic Planning draws together examples from across the globe – from France to Australia; from Nigeria to the United States, as it observes international comparisons of the strategic planning process. Many approaches and policies used today fail to capture the dynamics of urban/regional transformation and are more concerned with maintaining an existing social order than challenging and transforming it. Stewarded by a team of highly regarded and experienced researchers, this book gives a synthetic view of the process of change and frames future directions of development. It is unique for its combination of analysis of international case studies and reflection on critical nodes and features in strategic planning.
This volume will be of interest to students who study regional planning, academics, professional planners, and policy makers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|278 pages
Situated experiences of strategic planning worldwide
part |192 pages
Cross-national and national experiences
chapter 4|22 pages
Space as an integrating frame
chapter 5|17 pages
The region is dead, long live the region
chapter 6|17 pages
Urban strategic spatial planning in China
chapter 7|16 pages
The role of strategic spatial planning in territorial sustainability
chapter 9|23 pages
What's so strategic about Australian metropolitan plans and planning reform?
chapter 11|17 pages
15 years of strategic planning in Italian cities
part |76 pages
Regional and local experiences
chapter 14|22 pages
Spatial planning in Flanders and Antwerp 1940–2012
part 2|95 pages
Conceptual and critical nodes in strategic planning
chapter 18|19 pages
Strategic spatial planning in uncertainty or planning indeterminate futures?
chapter 19|14 pages
Strategic planning and land use planning conflicts
part 3|18 pages
Epilogue