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Papers by Olivier Sykes

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2020

A Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe, 2021

Foregrounding Urban Agendas, 2019

This article develops a comparative analysis of the recent processes of creation of metropolitan ... more This article develops a comparative analysis of the recent processes of creation of metropolitan governments in two European countries: England and France. Although coinciding in time, the new forms of metropolitan government are embedded in specific institutional systems. Comparative analysis focuses on the motivations of the actors of metropolitan reformsgovernment, parliament, local elected officials considering that this focus is important to explain the new modes of governance put in place. Finally, we analyse the capacity to act and the spatiality of the new metropolitan governments in both countries.

Planning, Environment, Cities

Over recent decades the assumptions and goals of regional policy have gradually come under the in... more Over recent decades the assumptions and goals of regional policy have gradually come under the influence of new ideas which seek to account for the relative success of places in developing themselves. Accompanying this, a shift from top-down and redistributive forms of regional policy towards more endogenous development approaches can be traced in many countries. Similarly, the EU’s Cohesion Policy has increasingly sought to foster the development of territories by encouraging them to look to, and build on, their intrinsic attributes and strengths. Informed by this context, this paper considers evolving conceptions and models of regional policy paying attention to the emergence of place-based and territorial approaches; their manifestation in reforms of the EU’s Cohesion Policy; and, related processes of rescaling and reform of sub-state structures for development policy and governance in England

The economic effects of planning 3 Rethinking economics analyses of planning First mover problems... more The economic effects of planning 3 Rethinking economics analyses of planning First mover problems Cooperative action and coalition games Signalling / screening PART TWO 4 Planning as a facilitator of growth: Examples from elsewhere 5 Research aims and questions 6 Methodology 7 Case study selection 8 HafenCity Summary Context for planning and development The HafenCity model of development Market mobilisation: Opening up rulebook Competitive tendering: Concept over price Option to build: From competition to cooperation Infrastructure investment as collective action Reducing risk Conclusion 9 Lille Summary Context for planning and development The Métropole Européenne de Lille Planning and development tools and instruments Conclusion 10 The Netherlands-Nijmegen Summary Context for planning and development The decline of the public land development model and the adoption of new models of development Urban land readjustment Exploring the application of urban land readjustment policy in the Netherlands Conclusion 4 PART THREE 11 Reimagining planning for the new century 49 Policy implications

Territorial Policy and Governance, 2017

After many years of decline, even some of the most affected cities in old-industrialised regions ... more After many years of decline, even some of the most affected cities in old-industrialised regions seem to experience an urban renaissance, characterised not only by large-scale investment in city centres and inner cities, but also expressed in growing population. This is not only true for parts of the Ruhr, but also for core cities in the Northwest of England, an area known for the early industrial revolution and late 20th century decline (Ferrari 2004, Rae 2013). Manchester and Liverpool are key nodes of an urban corridor known as the Mersey Belt (Dembski 2014). Currently, both cities work on the institutionalisation of city-regional structures, establishing two mono-centric regions. Whatever the outcome of this process may be, one interesting question is how the urban revival of these two core cities affects the spaces in-between, meaning the small and medium manufacturing towns in the urban fringe, particularly those located in the middle of the Mersey Belt continuing to show decl...

Reform Strategies-Scenarios Volume 4 Workshops Outcomes Volume 5 Capacity Building Plan Volume 6 ... more Reform Strategies-Scenarios Volume 4 Workshops Outcomes Volume 5 Capacity Building Plan Volume 6 Consolidated Powerpoint Presentations Volume 7 Consolidated Report: Recommendations & Actions VOLUME1 This Volume presents a review of the existing structures which support planning in Saudi Arabia illustrating a baseline situation that is both is complex and evolving. This review is grounded in an assessment of the key material provided by Un-Habitat as part of the Future Saudi Cities Programme combined with reflections generated from engagement with a broad range of ministerial and sectoral experts in the Kingdom including MOMRA, local municipalities, academics, other Ministries with spatial planning implications (Ministry of Economy and Planning, Ministry of Housing etc.), special planning agencies (e.g. ADA and Royal Commission) and stakeholder groups (e.g. women and youth representatives)

Planning Theory & Practice, 2021

This paper reports on a study of Neighbourhood Planning in more deprived urban areas of the North... more This paper reports on a study of Neighbourhood Planning in more deprived urban areas of the North West region of England. This study reveals that, alongside other factors which have been cited as influencing Neighbourhood Planning practice, including the socioeconomic composition of areas, professional attitudes and resource availability, the stance of elected representatives is important in shaping the processes and outcomes of this new more citizen-led form of planning. The paper explores this by considering how far barriers to Neighbourhood Planning, and the variable support offered by local planning authorities to deprived urban communities in the Neighbourhood Planning process, might be accounted for by practices of clientelism. It concludes that the concept of clientelism provides a useful lens through which to interpret the attitude of existing powerholders and interests towards Neighbourhood Planning as a potential disruptor of established patterns of influence and powerholding in deprived urban communities.

Town Planning Review, 2021

The origins of planning as a profession are of course related to public health, with action being... more The origins of planning as a profession are of course related to public health, with action being seen as needed to respond to the dire conditions of cities in 'the West' in the late nineteenth century [ ]in the years preceding 2020, there was growing evidence to show that planning was re-engaging with health concerns, principally around non-communicable diseases, for example ill-health associated with so-called 'obesogenic' urban environments in contexts across the globe The rapid re-engagement of planning scholars, and indeed the whole world, with communicable disease, shows how events and 'conjunctures' shape the focus and content of planning and illustrates why Town Planning Review, the first urban planning journal in the world, has commissioned this series of Viewpoints

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2018

The Routledge Companion to Urban Regeneration, 2010