Thatcherism and Planning
Thatcherism and Planning

Author: Philip M. Allmendinger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-23

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0429797559

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First published in 1997, this volume explores how, seventeen years after the election of the first Thatcher government, it is clear that despite the attacks, land use planning has survived. Talk during the 1980s of the death of planning and a bonfire of controls seem in hindsight distant and alarmist. Planning now has a new lease of life and is once again firmly on the government’s agenda. So what happened during the 1980s? How did planning come to experience such a radical change in fortune? Philip Allmendinger explores the impact and influence of the New Right’s intentions for planning through arguably the most Thatcherite approach of all: Simplified Planning Zones (SPZs). In doing so he identifies the contradictions and confusion at the heart of Thatcherism that led to vague legislation and objectives allowing localities to interpret Thatcherism for themselves often using policies such as SPZs for reasons very different than those intended.

Race and Planning
Race and Planning

Author: Huw Thomas

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1135366330

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Examines the place of race in land use planning, drawing on policy-making literature, as well as race and ethnic studies, to provide students with a well-balanced introduction.

Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries
Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries

Author: Greg Halseth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-01

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1317336070

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Most developed economies, including single-industry and resource dependent rural or small town regions, are transforming rapidly as a result of social, political, and economic change. Collectively, they face a number of challenges as well as new opportunities. This international collaboration describes a critical political economy framework that will be useful for understanding these transitions. Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries describes the multi-faceted process of transition and change in resource dependent rural and small town regions since the end of the Second World War. The book incorporates international case studies from Australia, Canada, Finland and New Zealand, with the express purpose of highlighting similarities and differences in patterns and practices in each country. Chapters explore three main themes: how corporate ties and trade linkages are changing and impacting rural communities and regions; how resource industry employment is changing in these small communities; and how local community capacity and leadership are working to mitigate challenges and take advantage of new opportunities. This book will be of interest to students of regional studies, geography, and rural and industrial sociology. It will also have a strong appeal to policy-makers and local regional development practitioners.

Planning Theory
Planning Theory

Author: Philip Allmendinger

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-09-16

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0230380042

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In the 3rd edition of the leading introductory textbook to planning theory, Allmendinger provides a wide-ranging and up-to-date analysis of planning theories, how these relate to planning practice, and their significance. Moving away from a linear, chronological model of progress over time from one paradigm to another, Allmendinger explains how and why different theories have gained dominance in particular places at particular times, giving the reader a holistic view of the field of scholarship and to demonstrate the relevance of planning theory for practise. Planning theory has undergone significant changes in recent decades as new theories and perspectives have emerged. Allmendigner takes care to detail the historical evolution of planning theory and the key philosophical issues involved so as enable the reader to both understand and critique theories as they encounter them. This much revised edition of Philip Allmendinger's text draws upon both established theories and expands its scope of current thinking around neoliberalism, post-colonialism and post-structuralist thinking on politics, space and scale. This unique approach to planning theory means this is an essential for all students completing planning theory courses in Urban or Planning studies, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. New to this Edition: - Comprehensively revised and updated throughout - Greater international scope of coverage of theories and practice examples - Reflects the shift in planning theory to post-structuralism

Urban Planning and the British New Right
Urban Planning and the British New Right

Author: Philip Allmendinger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-22

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1134733852

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Did the 1980s and 1990s see the death of planning? Exposing the myth that has grown up around Thatcherism, leading experts from a wide range of land-use policy areas examine the changes that were brought about in planning and the environment during the 1980s and 1990s, and argue that much less was achieved than expected. Urban Planning and the British New Right questions common assumptions about planning practices under Thatcherism, concluding that the complex relationship of power between central, local and national government requires a sensitivity to change that is inclusive rather than doctrinal. This is a book that says as much about the administration, institutions and processes of planning as it does about Mrs Thatcher's attempts to change it.

Routledge Handbook of Politics and Technology
Routledge Handbook of Politics and Technology

Author: Ulrich Hilpert

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-10-05

Total Pages: 615

ISBN-13: 1317533372

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This handbook provides a comprehensive global survey of the politics of technology. Written by an outstanding line up of distinguished scholars in the field, the handbook covers all aspects of the relationship between politics and technology including: Demand and support for new technologies and innovation by the state The effects of technology policies Technology development and innovation difference between various countries and regions Policy instruments and techno-industrial innovation Dynamism and change as outcomes of government policies Driving forces for science and innovative development Forming the basis of this handbook are examples of regional development, country studies and a rich variety of technologies, as well as topical issues such as divergent political interests in relation to technology and the economic exploitation of technologies. Employing a comparative and interdisciplinary approach in order to analyse the interplay between government activities and the development of new technologies, this handbook will be an invaluable resource for all students, scholars and practitioners working in the politics of technology, public policy and policy analysis.

The Political Economy of Dual Transformations
The Political Economy of Dual Transformations

Author: David L. Bartlett

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2010-05-06

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0472023306

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In the early 1990s, scholars voiced skepticism about the capacity of Eastern Europe's new democracies to manage simultaneous political and economic reform. They argued that the surge of popular participation following democratization would thwart efforts by successor governments to enact market reforms that imposed high costs on major elements of post-Communist society. David Bartlett challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the hazards of "dual transformations": far from hindering marketization, democratization facilitated it. Bartlett argues that the transition to democracy in East Central Europe lowered the political barriers to market reforms by weakening the ability of actors most vulnerable to marketization to manipulate the existing institutional structure to stop or slow down the process. Although the analysis focuses on Hungary, whose long history of market reforms makes it an ideal vehicle for assessing the impact of institutional change on reform policy, the author shows how his findings call into question the use of "shock therapy" and arguments, based on the experience in East Asia, that economic development and democratization are incompatible. This book will appeal to economists, political scientists, and others interested in transition problems in formerly communist countries, democratic transitions, and the politics of stabilization and adjustment. David L. Bartlett is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University.

Political Geography
Political Geography

Author: Peter James Taylor

Publisher: Longman Scientific and Technical

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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**** The first edition, 1985, is listed in BCL3. This revision emphasizes a unified approach to geopolitics via the "one-society assumption" of world-systems analysis. Taylor (geography, U. of Newcastle upon Tyne) looks at power in different institutions of the world economy dealing with politicians in terms of general geopolitical world order and specific geopolitical codes. A chapter on nationalism and its ideological heritage has been added. Printed in Hong Kong on acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Regional Dimension of Transformation in Central Europe
The Regional Dimension of Transformation in Central Europe

Author: Grzegorz Gorzelak

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1135073872

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Providing a new picture of the socio-economic map of central Europe after several years of transformation, and focusing in particular on Poland, this book gives an account of the major problems of regional restructuring. The author identifies the opportunities and problems faced by particular regions by relating the Polish experience to the experience of other central European countries. This in turn provides a general picture of spatial patterns of transformation in this specific part of Europe and will interest those concerned with the transformation of Eastern Europe.