ABSTRACT
The identification of an inner city problem or problems presumes a concern with the efficient spatial distribution of resources. Two important elements of inner city policy have therefore been spatial; the apparent overkill of government regional policies, contributing to inner city decay by dispersing people and jobs, and an apparent failure to use the land resources of the inner areas efficiently. Both of these necessarily involve urban and regional planning, because of its concern with the use and development of land. They also contribute to the depressing physical appearance of the inner areas. This chapter examines regional policy, unused land and planning in turn.
