Politics, Planning and Homes in a World City

ISBN-13: 9780415486361 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 296 str.

Duncan Bowie

Opis

Examining the role of the Mayor as the new strategic planning authority in London, Duncan Bowie assesses the achievements and the impact on development and housing provision brought about by the establishment of the Mayoralty.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. London and the Planning of a World City 2. Strategic Planning in London before the Mayor 3. The new Spatial Planning Framework for London 4. The Development of the London Plan 5. From Policy to Implementation 6. The Impact of Spatial Planning on Housing Outputs 7. Revising the Spatial Plan 8. Challenges to the London Planning Regime 9. Planning for Growth in a Globalised Transient World 10. Planning and the Market 11. The Management of Land and Space 12. Planning for Diversity: Combating Social Polarisation 13. Planning and New Approaches to Metropolitan Governance 14. London’s Experience of Spatial Planning

O autorze

Duncan Bowie is Reader in Urban Planning and Regeneration at London Metropolitan University. He has worked in London for thirty years as a professional housing strategist and planner, most recently developing the housing policies for the Mayor’s London Plan and also as analyst of its implementation.