Spatial Planning and Territorial Development at the Regional Level

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1 Spatial Planning and Territorial Development at the Regional Level Vincent Nadin University of the West of England, UK

2 Spatial Planning and Territorial Development at the Regional Level Vincent Nadin University of the West of England, UK Challenges arising from spatial development trends Response in practice how regional planning is changing

3 Transnational trends and forces Dominant core of urban development, command functions and knowledge economy No simple explanation Not balanced: polarisation of economic strength Potential accessibility by rail GDP spatial distribution Population concentration Maps prepared by Erik Gløersen, Nordregio

4 Critical issues new or renewed challenges Economic competitiveness Sustainable development Polycentricity Demography Change in population: gainers losers

5 Spatial component of sustainability challenge: Asturias SD Into regional planning practice More mix in regional and urban settlement structure Western Subregion Central Area (ACA) Eastern Subregion Urban containment and concentration, re-use of vacant urban land and property and intensification ACA s periphery Mitigating the environmental impacts of new development Reducing the growth and impact of road traffic Improving accessibility to services, and reducing the need to travel revitalising town centres

6 Spatial component of sustainability challenge: Asturias SD Into regional planning practice More mix in regional and urban settlement structure Urban containment and concentration, re-use of vacant urban land and property and intensification Mitigating the environmental impacts of new development Reducing the growth and impact of road traffic Improving accessibility to services, and reducing the need to travel revitalising town centres Western Subregion Central Area (ACA) ACA s periphery Eastern Subregion Application of sustainability? partial and weak a checklist approach little attention to the sectoral integration Linking concept more balanced development - polycentricity

7 Polycentricity A review of 130 documents and 140 practitioners in North-west Europe Many view polycentricity as an abstract, complex and ambiguous term that has dubious value as an analytical concept or policy tool

8 Polycentricity A review of 130 documents and 140 practitioners in North-west Europe Many view polycentricity as an abstract, complex and ambiguous term that has dubious value as an analytical concept or policy tool Common Connectivity Infrastructure- transport Access to services Networks and partnerships Logistics and distribution Counterweight centres Building capacity Economic dispersal Knowledge economy IC Technology Rare Effects of liberalisation Climate change and energy Demography ageing, migration Enlargement

9 Areas of polycentric networking Sceptical views reflected in a reluctance to identify polycentricity issues and lack of analysis across regional borders But polycentricity is embedded in policy discourse and practice in some countries concentrateddeconcentration, 'decentralised concentration Our interpretation of the responses, but evidence of polycentric strategies to strengthen integration Map prepared by Erik Gløersen, Nordregio

10 Spatial challenges from demographic change Fertility and ageing Household growth: housing and lifestyle demands International national and regional migration and uneven development Migration - concentrations of intellectual capital and returners B DK D NL N S UK EU US

11 Rethinking regional planning: transnational to local Agenda Document: A Spatial Vision for North West Europe Purpose and relevance? What is a region? zones and/or networks and flows

12 Renewed forms of regional plan Example The Wales Spatial Plan Working across boundaries many other examples Elsewhere in Europe a move to less rigid instruments

13 Renewed forms of regional plan Example The Wales Spatial Plan Working across boundaries many other examples Elsewhere in Europe a move to less rigid instruments

14 Less rigid, more flexible strategies: Emilia-Romagna The sprawl syndrome scattering of production areas from urban areas; together with other issues declining population A strategic regional plan proposed to replace rigid 1990 plan Wide perspective: globalisation and sustainable development changing production, mobility and territorial effects Three capitals To be used to build a consensus with stakeholders on priorities and directions not a blueprint

15 Integration: land use planning to spatial planning Land use management Traditions of planning (EU Compendium 1997) Regional economic planning Comprehensive integrated Urbanism Land use planning Environment Agriculture Education Transport Others SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

16 Integration: land use planning to spatial planning A method of securing convergence and co-ordination between various sectoral policies through a territorial development Regional economic planning Land use management Urbanism Traditions of planning (EU Compendium 1997) Comprehensive integrated strategy (Report on Community Policies and Spatial Planning, 1999) Land use planning Environment Agriculture Education Transport Others SPATIAL PLANNING II SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

17 Co-ordination and integration Example of the South West of England 27 Regional Strategies alone, plus sub-regional strategies and plans DfES DEFRA DTI DWP Home Office ODPM Cabinet Office DoT DCMS DoH Learning SDA LSCs (6) Environment Agency Link Link Link Business (6) Link (6) Link (6) (6) (6) GOSW Government Office for the South West SWRDA South West Regional Development Agency South West Tourism HERDA Sustainability South West South West Brussels Office SWRA South West Regional Assembly Regional Obs tory South West Forum (Vol and Comm organisations Local government Culture South West Sport England SW SHA (3)

18 Working within the spectrum of integration Sectoralisation is natural and good Selective approach to co-ordination deciding on priorities Constructing institutional arrangements as needed Independence This is our policy Joint policy Let s produce one policy Limited integration Intensive

19 Working within the spectrum of integration Sectoralisation is natural and good Selective approach to co-ordination deciding on priorities Constructing institutional arrangements as needed Independence Informing Harmonise Co-operation Co-ordination Collaboration Joint policy This is our policy Here is our policy, please comment Please take account of our policy Let s share the evidence base Let s share info so that our policies don t conflict Let s work together on separate policy for the same objective Let s produce one policy Limited integration Intensive

20 Limburg Province Provincial Environmental Plan replaced four strategic plans, SD key concept Legally - spatial plan, water management, environment and conservation, transport, spatial aspects of economic development and social policy Critically reviewed, positive move, but traditional policies, not integrative no implementation programme weak on border problem (different competences) New vision 2050; policies 2015 Variation in different contexts: cf Västmanland, Sweden