Social issues in regional planning

Powell, Felicity Isabel

Abstract

[From chapter 1]:
The thesis is broadly concerned with critically analysing how social issues have been dealt with in the emerging systems for regional planning in England using two case study regions to provide alternative perspectives, Yorkshire and Humber and the East of England. A central theme of the research involved examining the changes to the governance arrangements in the two study regions, specifically those involving Regional Planning Bodies (RPBs). Central government has introduced new structures and processes for regional planning, involving a degree of central prescription but also the potential for regional distinctiveness in developing new forms of regional accountability for planning policy. The research also examines the progress made by the two RPBs as they endeavoured to widen the scope of regional planning strategies beyond their traditional land use focus. In particular it explores how one of the themes of the modernised planning regime, social cohesion, is being drawn into the new Regional Spatial Strategies (RSSs).

Citation

Powell, F. I. Social issues in regional planning. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222225

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Feb 28, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 23, 2023
• Keywords: Geography
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222225
• Additional Information: Department of Geography, The University of Hull
• Award Date: Sep 1, 2006