Critically assess the view that urban and regional planning has more to do with physical planning and design than planning for the people’s social and economic needs (original) (raw)
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Urbanization, Planning and Development: Consequences, Opportunities and Future
SAMBRIDHI, a Development Journal of Center for Development Studies, 2012
Human settlements evolved from primitive villages to towns, then to the classic cities and shaped by war, trade, religion, politics and the natural environment. Cities are probably the most complex things that human have ever created. They are the wellsprings of culture, technology, wealth and power. People have a love-hate relationship with cities. Like natural ecosystems, our cities have largely been the result of conflict and adaptation and powerful forces beyond our control. Cities have been centers of democracy, creativity and economic activity from the earliest times. The density and agglomeration are essential for productivity and growth. For the first time in history more than half the world’s people live in cities. Nearly two billion new urban residents are expected in the next decade and the urban population of South Asia is likely to be doubled. This raises questions about proper management of urban affairs, and urbanization, urban planning and development in particular. So, “urbanization” becomes an issue to tackle. For many, the question is not how to hold urbanization—it is how to prepare for it, reaping the benefits of economic growth associated with urbanization while reducing congestion, crime, informality and slums. Urbanization, if properly managed through the proper planning and designing of denser, more compact cities that increase businesses and industries, improves urban conditions, as demonstrated by many successful programs around the world. Urban planning is a relatively recent discipline to deal with a vast and complex array of urban problems, which we still don't completely understand. Throughout history, we haven't been very successful for better management of urbanization and planning our cities. Therefore, this write-up is prepared for sharing my thoughts on urbanization, urban development and planning and makes a call for a broad base, scaled-up approach focusing on policies, planning and actions that can help to make local voice collective and heard to insist a collective actions to make a difference and create well-governed and better managed livable cities in Nepal.
Urban Planning as a drive to Economic Development
We often think of cities as major drivers of economic development and growth. Big cities expand our access to infrastructure like public transit and public education. They allow for more efficient distribution of social services such as government assistance and health care. Cities create large markets for business, and can attract international investment and tourism from around the world. They are hubs of non-agricultural, high-paying professional jobs like banking, law, and engineering. Diversity and face-to-face interactions can lead to new ideas and cross-cultural collaborations. Conventional wisdom holds that cities are good for the economy. Indeed, the link between a country’s level of urbanization and the size of its gross domestic product (GDP) is well established.
Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning 1
Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning 1 Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning offers a selection of the best urban planning scholarship from each of the world's planning school associations. The award-winning papers presented illustrate the concerns and the discourse of planning scholarship communities and provide a glimpse into planning theory and practice by planning academics around the world. All those with an interest in urban and regional planning will find this collection valuable in opening new avenues for research and debate. Set in context by the editors' introductory chapter, these essays draw on local concerns but also reflect three international issues: The first, the relationship between planning and economy, is raised in situations ranging from mixed urban land-use in Canada via Olympic stadiums in Sydney to the effect of market forces on urban space in Buenos Aires. Concerns over the environment and conservation, the second issue, are raised in papers on biodiversity in Britain; the difficulties of balancing conservation and regeneration in Shanghai; and the effects of ecological-economic zoning in the Brazilian Amazon. The third issue: the nature of the planning process and decision-making, is raised through participation and communication in Belfast, Jerusalem, Johannesburg and Canada; the application of normative planning theory to Africa; and in the use of storytelling as a way of gaining mutual understanding. The final chapter questions the ability of Critical Planning Theory to acknowledge the presence of power in the planning process. This book is published in association with the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN), and the nine planning school associations it represents, who have selected these papers based on regional competitions.
Book Review: Urban and Regional Planning Eng Version 读书报告
"Urban and regional planning" is the fourth edition of the classic theory of Urban and Regional Planning, which was published in 2002 as the wedge of the early history of British urban development and the pioneer of urban planning. A historical review of the 20th century British urban planning and practice of the development and evolution process. In addition, the author compares the planning experience of these developed industrial countries in Western Europe and the United States. Based on a detailed description of all the necessary historical profiles, the authors summarize the procedures for urban and regional planning programs and some of the more important technologies that are included in the various stages of the process. Sir Peter Hall of the City and Regional Planning is the world's leading urban planning scholar and expert who has published more than thirty books on urban and regional planning. "Urban and regional planning" can serve as a reference book for undergraduates, graduate students, teachers and research workers in China, especially in the planning, policy and practice of planning and practice in Europe and the United States. Preface This book describes the process of planning as one of the elements of public health reform at the end of the 19th century, and then introduces a number of pioneer thinkers influencing the early planning movement, and then leads the topic to the postwar planning agency. Followed by a discussion of the UK's national and regional planning from 1945 to 2000, as well as urban and urban planning, with a special reference to the most important urban planning developments in the UK for the most recent period, including the Single Regeneration Budget, The UK Partnerships, the granting of power to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the reform of the municipal government in London, and the highly influential concept of sustainable urban development.The chapter "The Western European Plan since 1945" complements new material on EU issues and updates the content of country-specific countries.The chapter on "US planning since 1945" has increased the trends in urban sprawl and social polarization, as well as the causes of land use planning and transport policy. Finally, the book explores the nature of the planning process at the end of the 20th century, briefly reflecting on the shift in planning paradigms since the 1960s, discussing major issues such as sustainable development and
Renaissance of urban and territorial planning
The Nature of Cities, Virtual Roundtable, “Habitat III is finally a reality. From your perspective, what would be the single most important tangible outcome (not output) of the event—short or long term—and what will it take to achieve this outcome?”, 2016
Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning 4
Prize winning papers from the World's Planning School Associations Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning offers a selection of the best urban planning scholarship from the world's planning school associations. The award-winning papers presented illustrate some of the concerns and discourse of planning scholars and provide a glimpse of planning theory and practice around the world. All those with an interest in urban and regional planning will find this collection stimulating in opening avenues for research and debate. Set in context by the editors' introductory chapter, these essays focus on planning concerns within local contexts, but also reflect international issues. The necessity of rising to meet global challenges, the barriers to change, and the characteristics of the new approaches to planning which seem most likely to facilitate change, resonate throughout the papers selected for inclusion in Dialogues 4. First we encounter the problems and opportunities presented by a variety of planning institutions in dealing with social inclusion and local identity, ranging from the need to change the planners' culture in Zimbabwe in order to move from government to governance, to theorizing an "intercultural project" that moves beyond contemporary "multiculturalism," in Vancouver, Canada, to the need for flexible strategies to pressure the state to enact collaborative and just planning processes in Johannesburg, South Africa. Next we are exposed to new ways of thinking about the organization and use of urban spaces, with an "oil vulnerability" assessment of Australian cities, a rethinking of urban green space in the British transition from modernism's vision to an alternative aimed at active provision of ecosystem services, an examination of urban design strategies aimed at improving public security in Brazilian favelas, and a plea for incorporating residents' culture and lifestyles in planning for "living heritage cities" like Melaka, Malaysia. At the intersection of social inclusion and local identity with the organization and use of urban spaces is an examination of the plans produced by the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) for the rebuilding of eleven American towns in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The realization of social equity goals will require more than physical design. Then we are stimulated to think strategically by new analyses of classic issues: Latin American failures to attain economic "maturity" when hindered by divergence between rapid urbanization and industrialization; the mega-project planning problem of pervasive misinformation about the costs, benefits, and risks, and the consequent waste; and the shortcomings of cost-benefit analysis in French transportation policy research. Finally, we have an apt summary of the barriers to carrying out the new approaches to planning, with an analysis of its demands on planning professionalism in a range of institutional and governance settings in Victoria, Australia. This book is published in association with the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN), and its nine member planning schools associations, who have selected these papers based on regional competitions. These associations represent over 360 planning schools in nearly 50 countries around the globe.
Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning, volume 1
Routledge, 2005
Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning offers a selection of the best urban planning scholarship from each of the world's planning school associations. The award-winning papers presented illustrate the concerns and the discourse of planning scholarship communities and provide a glimpse into planning theory and practice by planning academics around the world. All those with an interest in urban and regional planning will find this collection valuable in opening new avenues for research and debate. Set in context by the editors' introductory chapter, these essays draw on local concerns but also reflect international issues. These include the relationship between planning and economy; concerns over the environment and conservation; the nature of the planning process and decision-making, and the effects of power on planned change. This book is published in association with the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN), and the nine planning school associations it represents, who have selected these papers based on regional competitions.