Warehouse development and town planning policies in the UK

PurposeThis paper offers a review of national and local planning policies towards warehouse development within the UK.Design/methodology/approachThe first sections of the paper provide a description of the simple method of enquiry and sources of information used in the paper, outlines of the main factors driving the demand for warehousing space in the UK, and of the nature, scale and operation of modern warehouses, and a short review into the limited literature published to date, on town planning and on how it has influenced warehouse development. This is followed by an examination of some of the planning issues associated with warehouse development, two mini-case studies of how these issues are perceived and played out, a discussion of some of the issues raised in this examination and the mini-case studies.FindingsTown planning policies were traditionally seen as a restraint on the development of warehousing but while current national and local planning policies make little explicit reference to warehousing, they have often been cited in support of new warehouse development because such policies emphasise the importance of supporting economic growth and fostering the conditions in which businesses can invest and expand.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper has a number of limitations, not least that its source material is drawn from the Internet, and in that no primary data were collected from warehouse developers, warehouse operators, local planning officers or local authority councillors, and that the geographical coverage was limited.Originality/valueThe paper offers an accessible review of the current town planning issues associated with warehouse development in the UK.

Ability of Urban Planning Policy in Addressing Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Climate change is a multidimensional observable fact and is regarded as one of the greatest challenges human society is facing in the 21st century. Urban researchers advocate that well formulated urban spatial planning policy has the ability to mitigate climate change and adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. However, there has been limited research on analysing the extent to which spatial planning policies address climate change mitigation and adaptation. This chapter presents a qualitative evaluation of urban spatial planning polices in India by assessing planning policies against an evaluation framework. The analysis highlights that there are limited climate change mitigation and adaptation indicators in planning documents, and these indicators have been very limitedly integrated in the planning documents. This research supports the use of spatial planning policy as an effective tool in addressing climate change mitigation and has an implication for mainstreaming climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban planning.

Urban Planning and Reconstruction of Cities Post-Wars by the Approach of Events and Response Images

The research attempts to shed light on how to invest the philosophical and intellectual concept of the event in preparing the development plans for the city. Based on it, there are three strategies to read the event (Explanation, Interpretation, and Deconstruction) that are regularly responded to it with three strategies represented by (Revitilaization, Renewal, and Reform). Through the use of reading and response strategies, and the corresponding planning policies represented by: preservation, rehabilitation, and redevelopment. The research adopted an analytical and descriptive methodology for some world experiences for the eventful cities, such as Warsaw, which reflects (Explanation - Revitilaization) and used preservation, Bilbao, which reflects (Interpretation - Renewal) and used rehabilitation, and Tianjin, which reflects (Deconstruction - Reform) and used redevelopment. In an attempt to benefit from these experiences and derive some indicators for each strategy. By applying the derived indicators to the traditional Mosul city, it concluded that the most appropriate strategy for the reconstruction of this city is the strategy of Explanation – Revitalization, which represents preservation because the destruction of the city was intending to crush the historical and cultural value of the city and destroy the local and national identity. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091763 Full Text: PDF

Characterization of the urban microclimate by the modelling of urban planning policies in France

With the increase of Urban Heat Islands (UHI) and the effects of global warming, cities will face challenges in anticipating these phenomena. However, the complexity of urban development within the framework of urban planning policies, makes difficult for urban decision-makers to anticipate the Urban Heat Islands within their territory. In this paper, we propose a methodology to assess the impact of urban planning policies on Urban Heat Island. Thanks to a coupling of 2D urban growth model, 3D constructability model and urban microclimate simulation, this tool will make it possible to visualize the impact of urban planning decisions on urban form and on Urban Heat Island.

Understanding Spatial Planning Policies in Responding to Urban Heat Island Using GIS Analysis in The Kendal Industrial Area

The formulation of spatial planning strategies in an area is strongly influenced by the development of issues and problems in the area. Spatial planning policies contained in a regional regulation must be able to be aware of and deal with all current and future problems. Urban Heat Island) is currently a very growing issue in various regions in Indonesia which is influenced by many factors, one of which is the increase in built-up land. The issue of the Urban Heat Island is important because its effects are starting to be felt, including natural degradation, health, economic losses to excessive energy use. One of the most dominant areas in contributing to hot temperatures in urban areas is the industrial area. Kendal Regency is one of the regions in Indonesia with a fairly dominant industrial estate development. Industrial areas that are synonymous with built-up land, air pollution and the lack of green open spaces are one of the triggers for an increase in temperature. In contrast to the negative effects caused, the development of industrial estates in Kendal Regency is one of the drivers of the regional economy so that its existence is considered important. This study aims to understand spatial planning policies in response to the Urban Heat Island in the Kendal Regency industrial area. The research method used is spatial analysis using Landsat 8 imagery with supervised classification to see the UHI phenomenon in the Kendal industrial area, the results of which are used as a basis for evaluating spatial policies in response to UHI. The spatial policy of Kendal Regency in the designation of industrial areas has not fully responded to the UHI phenomenon in industrial areas, although 13 of the 14 clauses indicate the potential for an increase in surface temperature. UHI in the Kendal Regency spatial policy has not been seen as a threat to urban areas. Mitigation efforts against UHI mentioned are only in the form of providing green open space and waste management. It is hoped that this research can be input in improving spatial planning policies in the Kendal Regency industrial area, especially to suppress the increase in temperature.

Singapore Teochew as a heritage language

Situated in Southeast Asia, Singapore’s sociolinguistic situation has undergone several changes due to active language planning policies, with English and Mandarin becoming the two socio-politically majority languages in Singapore society. Over time, this has led to the restricted usage of various non-Mandarin dialects, including Teochew, both in public settings and within the home. This paper examines how Teochew, a heritage language in Singapore, has been affected in its vocabulary usage in apparent time. The data was collected from 41 Teochew male and female speakers aged 12–86 years. This paper contributes theoretically by showing the properties of a heritage language, Singapore Teochew, in an environment with multiple shifts of several major languages in Southeast Asia, instead of the more common situation of one major language shift.