Devolution in the UK is the transfer of powers from the Westminster Parliament to the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Senedd and the Northern Ireland Assembly. It changed how Britain is governed. Yet it did not change who holds the final word. This article traces the origin of devolution, follows its development from the Home Rule […]
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Politics of Urban Planning: Ideologies, Reforms and Outcomes — The UK Parties Case
Introduction: Is Urban Planning Really Politics? There is a comforting fiction in modern government: that planning is a technical craft, separable from the clash of values that fills the debating chamber. On this view, politicians argue about ends — who deserves what, how society should be ordered — while a neutral machinery of rules, plans, […]
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Rethinking Local Development Plan-Making: An Alternative Approach Based on Lessons from the EU Plans
Existing plan-making approaches have weaknesses. An examination of these weaknesses leads to a different way of thinking about planning. So, the alternative approach is structured around Resources, Needs, and Funding for local development plan-making. Introduction The study of local development plan-making in England and some other EU countries inspired me to write this series of […]
Local Development Plan Defects – Part 2: City Structure, Environment & Mobility
Urban planning: local development plan defects- part 2 is the second article of a series of articles. This article will discuss the remaining three areas of concentration of local development plan defects in the plan-making process: City structure, Environment, Mobility. This article continues a 5-part series on local development plan defects. For the complete alternative […]
Local Development Plan Defects – Part 1: Population, Housing & Economy
Urban planning: local development plan defects- part 1 is the first article of a series of articles. The local development plan is one of a set of plans required for a city. Built to guide the development in a city for a time length of 5 years. My article here is to define the defects […]
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Scenario- Based Strategic Planning the key six steps
Scenario-based strategic planning is an article that analyzes and summarizes this approach, which many relevant individuals have attempted to build an approach for use in research and also in Urban Planning practice. Table of Content Introduction The Approach Definition of scope Perception Analysis Trend and Uncertainty Analysis Scenario Building Strategy Definition Monitoring Introduction Many […]
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Scenario Planning Analysis: The French and American Context
Scenario planning analysis is an article that analyzes two urban development projects in two countries. That leads to the differences in the way planning is done. Table of Content What is Scenario planning? Scenario planning in France and USA projects: Background The Scenario Planning Analysis What is the problem? The Goal of the […]
Urban design vs urban planning
Urban design vs urban planning is an article that shows major and minor differences between the two fields. First, it defines the two fields in the academy and practice-based. Second, what types of work the two fields include in practice. Third, which individual does the work process in practice. Urban design vs urban planning : […]
What is a green idea?
What is a green idea? Is an article that identifies the phrase, green ideas. And also identifies its routes in different fields such as literature and environment. The article focuses on the relation of the phrase and writing in architecture, urban design, and planning. To show the everlasting effect of the phrase on writing continuously […]
EU Planners: Land use change and betterment and compensation
EU Planners: Land use change and betterment and compensation is an article that investigates planning practice concepts to deal with the most important factor influencing the pace of urban development the land value. Official planners at the time of urban development are directed to tools like changing land use and offering compensation to land owners […]