‘Environment’ and Planning: A Tale of the Mundane and the Sublime

1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Myerson ◽  
Yvonne Rydin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Development Control ◽  
The Sublime ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Control Decision ◽  
Planning Discourse

This paper contributes to the growing body of work on planning discourse. In the context of the current ‘greening’ of British land-use planning, it poses the question: “How is the term ‘environment’ articulated within planning discourse?” With the use of material from development plans and development-control decision letters, an analysis is made of the term ‘environment’ which distinguishes ‘mundane’ and ‘sublime’ interpretations. The function of the texts analysed is then related to the dominant meaning given to the term, This raises further questions concerning the current preoccupation with using the land-use planning system to implement environmental policy and identifies the problems of moving between strategic planning and detailed development-control levels, a problem reflected in and compounded by the distinct operation of planning discourse at the two levels.

Archaeologists, Architectural Historians and the Planning Process: Whose Agenda?

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
John Pugh-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Control Process ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Archaeological Remains ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Policy Guidance

This paper looks at the issue of archaeological remains as a constraint to development within the modern land-use planning system. It examines the application of current national policy guidance found in Planning Policy Guidance Notes PPG15 and PPG16. It also discusses a number of issues raised by the current practices of professional archaeologists (and architectural historians involved with archaeological issues) within the development control process. It concludes that their increased professional involvement requires, in turn, a greater responsibility by those individuals, as expert witnesses, to ensure not only for the content of their letters and written reports but also for the consequences of their recommendations, which all have increasing significance, legally as well as commercially. Furthermore, if quality and reasonableness are to be maintained in balance then the relevant professional bodies will need to review, more carefully, their professional practices and responsibilities.

scholarly journals Environmental Concerns in Local Planning Practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Foziah Johar
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Present System ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Planning Strategy ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Development Objectives ◽  
The Town

The town and country planning system has been identified to be one of the key instruments in delivering land use and development objectives that are compatible with the aims of sustainable development. Several areas of actions should therefore be considered in the local planning strategy to achieve a more radical approach to environmental sustainability. These include conservation, shaping the locational pattern of development and accommodating environmentally desirable qualities in all development. This paper considers how far local planning authorities through their development control powers are likely to fulfill this role. Drawing on the content analysis of local plans, this paper identifies the framework for development control particularly on envrionmental matter. It also examines the conditions that accompanied a planning approval to determine the extent of control pertaining to environmental aspects. The results indicate the lack of consideration given to environmental related matters compared to the traditional concerns of land use planning. Finally the paper discusses the constraint of the present system and prospects to facilitate better management.

scholarly journals Environmental Concerns in Local Planning Practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Foziah Johar
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Present System ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Planning Strategy ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Development Objectives ◽  
The Town

The town and country planning system has been identified to be one of the key instruments in delivering land use and development objectives that are compatible with the aims of sustainable development. Several areas of actions should therefore be considered in the local planning strategy to achieve a more radical approach to environmental sustainability. These include conservation, shaping the locational pattern of development and accommodating environmentally desirable qualities in all development. This paper considers how far local planning authorities through their development control powers are likely to fulfill this role. Drawing on the content analysis of local plans, this paper identifies the framework for development control particularly on envrionmental matter. It also examines the conditions that accompanied a planning approval to determine the extent of control pertaining to environmental aspects. The results indicate the lack of consideration given to environmental related matters compared to the traditional concerns of land use planning. Finally the paper discusses the constraint of the present system and prospects to facilitate better management.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTING LANGKAWI GEOPARK THROUGH LAND USE PLANNING

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noor Yazan Zainol ◽  
Ibrahim Yacob ◽  
Mahani Muhammad ◽  
Hapiz Abd Manap ◽  
Ikhwan Mohd Said
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Short And Long Term

Development Plans under the Malaysian Town and Country Planning Act 1976 serve as the principal planning instruments in guiding and regulating protection, conservation, use and development of land towards quality living environment. They also act as guides to investment and use of resources and provide frameworks for short and long term investments by public and private agencies, and for the co-ordination of their decisions. Planning and development control at the lowest level then regulates development so that it complies with land use plans. Through land use planning, sustainable development, protection and conservation of natural and cultural heritage resources can be regulated. For Langkawi Geopark, tourism is the most important sector in its economic development. To further enhance and capitalise from this sector, eco-tourism with iconic geo-bio-cultural sites can be promoted through implementing the Geopark concept. This article describes how the geopark concept in Langkawi is implemented through land use planning.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTING LANGKAWI GEOPARK THROUGH LAND USE PLANNING

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noor Yazan Zainol ◽  
Ibrahim Yacob ◽  
Mahani Muhammad ◽  
Hapiz Abd Manap ◽  
Ikhwan Mohd Said
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Short And Long Term

Development Plans under the Malaysian Town and Country Planning Act 1976 serve as the principal planning instruments in guiding and regulating protection, conservation, use and development of land towards quality living environment. They also act as guides to investment and use of resources and provide frameworks for short and long term investments by public and private agencies, and for the co-ordination of their decisions. Planning and development control at the lowest level then regulates development so that it complies with land use plans. Through land use planning, sustainable development, protection and conservation of natural and cultural heritage resources can be regulated. For Langkawi Geopark, tourism is the most important sector in its economic development. To further enhance and capitalise from this sector, eco-tourism with iconic geo-bio-cultural sites can be promoted through implementing the Geopark concept. This article describes how the geopark concept in Langkawi is implemented through land use planning.

Disablism, Planning, and the Built Environment

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
R F Imrie ◽  
P E Wells
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Uk

In the last decade access for disabled people to public buildings has become an important part of the political agenda. Yet, one of the main forms of discrimination which still persists against disabled people is an inaccessible built environment. In particular, statutory authorities have been slow to acknowledge the mobility and access needs of disabled people, and the legislative base to back up local authority policies remains largely ineffectual and weak. In this paper, the interrelationships between disability and the built environment are considered by focusing on the role of the UK land-use planning system in securing access provision for disabled people.

scholarly journals Constraints on property rating in the Offinso South Municipality of Ghana

2013 ◽  
pp. 77-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Addai Boamah
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Property Tax ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Administration System ◽  
Land Use Regulations ◽  
Property Owners ◽  
Municipal Assembly

The potential of property rate has been least tapped by decentralized governments in Ghana. This paper investigates the property rating system in Ghana through a case study of Offinso South Municipality (OSM). Questionnaires were used to gather empirical data from property owners in the municipality. The paper finds that there is inadequate property tax administration system and high public disdain for the property tax in OSM, with a significant association between compliance with the property tax and land use regulations in OSM. The paper suggests that the Offinso South Municipal Assembly (OSMA) should improve its land use planning system to facilitate voluntary compliance with the property tax. OSMA should also address accountability and transparency problems in the property tax system in order to increase public confidence in the tax regime. The OSMA should also improve on the property tax collection modes by computerising the billing and collection processes.

A Study on the New Land Use Planning System in Harbor District

1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (0) ◽  
pp. 289-294
Author(s):  
Naoko Anzai ◽  
Norihisa Yokouchi ◽  
Shin-ichi Sakurai
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Planning System
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document