Town and Country Planning articles from May 2002

Town and Country Planning archives from May 2002

Planning for a new Wales: guest editors Kevin Bishop and Liz Mills introduce the special feature on planning under the Welsh Assembly Government. (Guest Editorial).
May 1, 2002... This edition of Town and Country Planning contains a series of articles commenting on the process of Welsh policy-making and the evolving product in the areas of land use planning and sustainability. While some commentators have questioned the...

Planning for a Wales--work in progress: Sue Essex AM, Minster for the Environment in Wales, takes time out to reflect on the current state of play with guest editors Kevin Bishop and Liz Mills. (Planning for a new Wales).
May 1, 2002... The National Assembly for Wales has only been up and running since 1999 but it's already making its mark in terms of changes in policy and practice--and not least in the planning field. Do you think that this is a good moment to be taking...

Are we learning to live differently? Kevin Bishop and Andrew Flynn examine the process of preparing the National Assembly's Sustainable Development Scheme, A Sustainable Wales--Learning to Live Differently, and look in particular at the impact it is having on policy appraisal and procurement. (Planning for a new Wales).
May 1, 2002... The National Assembly for Wales (NAW) is unique among all levels of modern government in the UK in that it is legally required to promote sustainable development. (1) This article reviews the process of preparing the Assembly's Sustainable...

A new approach to land use planning policy: Lindsay J. Roberts of the Planning Division of the Welsh Assembly Government outlines the process of preparing Planning Policy Wales. (Planning for a new Wales).
May 1, 2002... The publication of the Welsh Assembly Government's Planning Policy Wales (1) document on 16 April marks a key stage in the development of distinctive planning policy for Wales. It is firmly based on sustainable development principles and...

The preparation of the Wales Spatial Plan: Neil Harris and Alan Hooper examine the issues and challenges raised by the National Assembly's commitment to prepare a national spatial planning framework. (Planning for a new Wales).
May 1, 2002... The National Assembly for Wales is presently in the process of preparing the Wales Spatial Plan, having made a corporate commitment to prepare a national spatial planning framework for Wales. (1) The Wales Spatial Plan may be regarded as...

How green is my paper? Stephen Crow compares the DTLR and the Wales Green Papers on the reform of the planning system. (Planning for a new Wales).
May 1, 2002... A month after Stephen Byers, on behalf of Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR), issued the Green Paper, Planning: Delivering a Fundamental Change (1) at the end of 2001, Sue Essex, Minister for Environment in Wales,...

Equality and planning in Wales. Huw Thomas looks at the impact that the Welsh Assembly Government's legislative commitment to equal opportunities is having on the development of planning policy. (Planning for a new Wales).
May 1, 2002... In a formal sense, the promotion of equal opportunities has been central to the process of devolution in Wales. The Government of Wales Act 1998 requires that the National Assembly give due regard to equal opportunities in the conduct of its...

Promoting better design in Wales: John Punter looks at what needs to be put in place in the short and medium term under emerging initiatives to promote the cause of good design in Wales. (Planning for a new Wales).
May 1, 2002... For the first time, the design quality of development is receiving serious attention from a variety of bodies in Wales, including the National Assembly, the Welsh Development Agency (WDA), the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), and the...

Monitoring land use interventions--the Welsh experience: Angela Hull looks at the evolution of new ways of monitoring and assessing the outcomes of land use policies that have sustainability as their core objective. (Planning for a new Wales).
May 1, 2002... Other articles in this issue examine the policy context for planning in Wales, stressing the National Assembly's duty to promote sustainable development, the role that the Wales Spatial Plan will have in setting out a balanced vision for...

The potential for change--in country and city alike. (People & Ideas).
May 1, 2002... Fashions in planning ideology differ from fashions in art, music, clothes, and interior decoration in the fact that they are enforced with the power and prestige of the law. Yet they do change, even if seldom overnight. I remember one...

Planners talk planning. (Inside America).
May 1, 2002... Every spring, planners in the US gather to talk about planning at the annual conference of the American Planning Association (APA) and the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). The former is a broad organisation intended to include...