Thomas / Tvrdý Flexibility and Commitment in Planning

A Comparative Study of Local Planning and Development in the Netherlands and England
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-94-009-7496-8
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 269 Seiten, eBook

This book is about the ways in which two western European countries attempt to cope with the changing demands of urban development. In particular, it is con cerned with the differences in approach of the Dutch and English planning systems and the contrasting ways in which they are used to guide, promote and control development. The book results from a research study in which members of staff at Delft of Technology and Oxford Polytechnic compared local planning and University development in the Netherlands and England. The aim was to investigate ways in which development was promoted and controlled under different planning systems. The research was subsequently developed along two converging lines. One was an examination of over twenty case studies of plan making and the con trol of development in the cities of Leiden and Oxford. The other was a study of the two planning systems and the ways in which the respective approaches to planning were seen to relate closely to the contrasting legal and administrative systems and differences in development practice. The convergence of the two lines of enquiry produced a tension between empirical observations and theoretical supposition which led to a fruitful development of ideas about the nature of the two planning systems and how they promote and control develop ment.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, D.

Tvrdý, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Local Government, Planning and Development in The Netherlands and England.- 1. The context of local Government and planning.- 2. Planning and land-use control.- 3. Aspects of the development process.- II. Local Planning in Leiden and Oxford: The Case Studies.- 4. An historical survey of local planning in Leiden and Oxford.- 5. The Leiden case studies.- 6. The Oxford case studies.- III. Conclusions.- References.- 7. Planning responses to development in the Netherlands and England.- 8. Local planning in the Netherlands.- 9. Local planning in England.- 10. A comparative analysis of local planning in the Netherlands and England.- 11. Recommendations for Dutch and English practice.- Postscript Avenues for further comparative research.- Notes.- References.- Glossary of Dutch words.