ABSTRACT
This chapter is about public consultation, participation and engagement in spatial planning decisions. While the discussion focuses on renewable energy, these issues have resonance far beyond this topic. Consideration of the possibilities and procedures for involving people in the spatial planning agenda are important for many aspects of a response to climate change, from debates over governance to topics such as flood management. This chapter addresses the rationale, practicalities and difficulties of engaging people in planning, highlighting the directly transferable implications for other sector objectives, through an examination of renewable energy.
