Town and Country Planning articles from May 2001

Town and Country Planning archives from May 2001

Slim pickings for the cities of the north.
May 1, 2001... Useful though the neighbourhood focus of the Urban White Paper and the neighbourhod renewal Action Plan may be, it is not yet clear that we have an agenda to prioritise tackling disparities in urban fortunes With the the publication of the...

Excavating the co-op story.
May 1, 2001... Colin Ward on how governmental enthusiasm for co-ops has slowly evaporated, despite renewed advocacy of an active citizenry playing a part in the neighbourhood `Government enthusiasm for co-ops slowly evaporated, while, paradoxically,...

A Very Public Solution: Transport in the Dispersed City.
May 1, 2001... * A Very Public Solution: Transport in the Dispersed City by Paul Mees (Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Australia, 2000, ISBN 0-522-84867-2, PB, 344pp., Aus $32.95) can ordered through the Melbourne University Press website at...

Picking winners.
May 1, 2001... There need to be more explicit recognition of the fact that there will be winners and losers in the Rural White Paper's market towns programme, and more discussion about the implications Some years ago I asked a representative of the Welsh...

Some consequences of foot and mouth.
May 1, 2001... David Lock on MAFF, the CAP, and business compensation Attempts to contain and then eliminate foot and mouth disease continue throughout the UK. This latest and most serious crisis in agriculture overshadows a long sequence of catastrophes...

Now for the hard bit.
May 1, 2001... The neighbourhood renewal Action Plan will have to overcome a number of obstacles that have bedevilled previous attempts at local regeneration, not the least of which is the disparity in economic performance between regions, says Paul Hickman...

Ambition misses the bus.
May 1, 2001... The Government's modest target for an increase in the number of bus journeys is matched by modest means of delivery Bus strategies were a late addition to the Transport Act 2000 and do not feature as a concept in guidance to local...

Can technology tame the car?
May 1, 2001... We all know about the environmental the damage that is being caused by the car; but the disbenefits are largely communal, whereas the benefits are personal. So if users are reluctant to change their individual travel behaviour, are there...

Summing up the technology factor.
May 1, 2001... There are high hopes of benefits from less polluting fuels and improvements in engine efficiency; but if we are to rely to any extent on using technology to tackle the global climate change impacts of emissions from the car we need to be clear...

Car clubs ride again.
May 1, 2001... Car-sharing has been called a transport `mode without a downside', but its undoubted potential would best be explored through different approaches tailored to local and user circumstances Pay-as-you-drive car-sharing is a new form of car...

BEST experience from Bristol.
May 1, 2001... Alistair Cox outlines Bristol City Council's active support for the city's BEST community car club Bristol City Council has been supporting the development of BEST (Bristol Environmentally Sustainable Transport) Car Club over the last 18...

Implementing the principles of the Transport White Paper -- the challenges.
May 1, 2001... The EU-supported Chepstow LIFE Sustainable Transport Project aims to produce a `green travel plan' for sustainable travel in the town, putting into practice the Transport White Paper principles of local action and partnership working. But will...

Turning public space around.
May 1, 2001... The Manhattan-based charity Project for Public Spaces has helped over 1,000 communities -- in the US and world wide -- create public spaces that are full of vitality and well used. As it looks to develop partnerships in the UK, Harriet Festing...

What sustainability can learn from Delia Smith.
May 1, 2001... Perry Walker outlines the sustainability ingredients in four new participation recipes cooked up by the New Economics Foundation My favourite quote of the millennium so far comes from Charles Leadbetter's new book, Living on Thin Air. If...

Making the links.
May 1, 2001... Using emerging Scottish experience as an example, Adrian Colwell Looks at the deepening relationship between Europian policy, The environment, and employment Deeper appreciation of complex interlinkages between environmental issues, EU...

What happens if the euro slips in below the radar?
May 1, 2001... David Boyle on the euro, the pound, and why two currencies aren't enough By the time this column hits the streets we will be happily splashing around in the course of a general election. This is more of a concern to me than most, because I...

Brentham: A History of the Pioneer Garden Suburb 1901-2001.
May 1, 2001... Brentham: A History of the Pioneer Garden Suburb 1901-2001 By Aileen Reid Brentham Heritage Society, London, ISBN 0-9538775-0-7, 2000, HB, 264pp., index This year marks the centenary of the founding of Brentham Garden Suburb, and this...

Region and Renaissance: Reflections on Planning and Development in the West Midlands, 1950-2000.
May 1, 2001... Region and Renaissance: Reflections on Planning and Development in the West Midlands, 1950-2000 Edited by David Chapman, Clive Harridge, Janet and Graham Harrison, and Bob Stokes Brewin Books, Studley, Warks., 2000, ISBN 1 85858 155 9, PB,...

Carfree Cities.
May 1, 2001... Carfree Cities By J.H. Crawford Utrecht International Books, 2000, ISBN 90 5727 037 4, 324 pp., index, 19.95 [pounds sterling]. Available from Jon Carpenter Publishing, Alder House, Market Street, Charlbury OX7 3PH. Tel. 01689 870437 The...

What's Out.
May 1, 2001... Planning, local government, and society * Revision of PPG 17: Sport, Open Space and Recreation: Consultation Paper. DETR. Available from DETR Free Literature. Tel. 0870 122 6236. Mar. 2001. Consultation closes 15 Jun. * Draft Regional...

What's On.
May 1, 2001... June 7 International Regeneration. BURA/Landscape Institute Conference, London. Details: BURA, London. Tel. 0800 0181260 7 Gloucester: The Urban Design Strategy. EHTF/Gloucester City Council Conference and Site Visits, Gloucester....

Assault on the environment?
May 1, 2001... Mike Teitz on the Bush administration's stance on environmental Policy, favoring resource exploitation over conservation When a new administration comes to power in the United States, we normally expect to see a vigorous articulation of the...

BACK LOG.
May 1, 2001... Fifty years ago It is as well to remind ourselves from time to time of the compelling reasons that caused Great Britain (and not only Great Britain) to carry planning into new and troubled seas. We are in rough waters at the moment, and...