ABSTRACT
Industrial countries have a long history of planning and, today, spatial planning systems tend to be institutionalized at all levels of government. Many of these systems are or could become important processes for promoting components of sustainable development (Sadler, 1996). Good examples include regional land use planning, resource management and environmental impact assessment, but they often fall short of realizing their potential because of the absence of an integrated policy context. They are also limited in their scope of application.
