Futures, foresight and forward looks: reflections on the use of prospective thinking for transport and planning strategies

Article Abstract:

Although most planners tend to concentrate on short-term, project-based or local planning, there is a move towards seeking long-term trends within which strategic planning can be placed. There are a range of forward looking approaches, such as future studies without a dependence on forecasting in making policies relating to transport, mobility and planning. There has been a move away from forecasting, although it is still the most frequently used technique, but a more sophisticated view of the link between technology and urban society is needed.

Forecasts and trends

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The spatial impact of urban compaction: A fine-scale investigation based on Merseyside

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England has adopted urban compactions as a policy to prevent further sprawl thereby reducing the environmental space taken up by urban areas. A study that explored landscape changes in residential areas in Merseyside over a period from 1975 to 2000 concluded that due importance needs to be given to the protection and management of urban green spaces to sustain compact cities.

Strategy & planning, Analysis, Environmental aspects, Environmental impact analysis, Company business planning, Urban land use, Urbanization, Merseyside, England

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Regional planning in England: Progress and pressures since 1997

Article Abstract:

Efforts of government and the planning professional to raise the quality of planning at the regional level are considerable since the 1990s. An overview of what the planning instruments (RPG) are proposing in substantive forms is presented.

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development, Area & Regional Develop-Total Govt, Evaluation, Regional planning

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