In Praise of Regulation

Dawkins, Jeremy

doi:10.1080/07293682.1996.9657703

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“…In particular, it has a potential role in facilitating development by reducing the conditions under which the market fails to operate efficiently, notably, the existence of externalities and lack of information (Evans 1985: 196). Dawkins (1996) has argued persuasively that the ubiquitous nature of externalities and the need for planning-defined certainty about development potentials of a site and its neighbours mean that development requires planning regulation to proceed. Thus, neoliberal policies that fail to correct such market failures imperil the very investment they are designed to attract.…”

Section: Neoliberalism and Planning: Theoretical Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Planning, economic development and the spatial outcomes of market liberalisation

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CARDEW

2000

Urban Policy and Research

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IntroductionOver the last two decades or so, the ideological context of planning has undergone a significant shift to one that more openly embraces the influence of the market. This is the result of the confluence of several factors, notably, public dissatisfaction with the outcomes of increased government activity, the weakening of social norms supporting planning, and intensified place competition for investment resulting from globalisation and concomitant new technology. Such factors have led governments to adopt a neoliberal ideology in which the market determines development outcomes, and government spending and regulation are reduced. Yet the effects of this new context on city structure are potentially complex. This is particularly because of indeterminacy about how the market-regulating character of planning is reconciled with the market dominance aims of neoliberalism, and about how these aims are reconciled with new styles of planning involving increased community participation. In addition, city outcomes remain subject to local contexts, including local power relations between state, capital, labour and the community, and the ensuing authority of planning.Such considerations raise specific issues for theory which this paper seeks to explore. How do urban planning and policy resolve the various potential contradictions of neoliberalism? What local and external conditions (local actors, institutions, external market attraction etc.) are significant in determining the way neoliberalism brings about development? Is the role of planning in this process

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Section: Neoliberalism and Planning: Theoretical Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Planning, economic development and the spatial outcomes of market liberalisation

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CARDEW

2000

Urban Policy and Research

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“…Previous research and policy development work has emphasized the importance of access to additional resources in helping local governments build capacity for climate change adaptation, particularly in local government areas already struggling with resource constraints (Australian Local Government Association 2010; Dawkins 1996;Gardner, Parsons, and Paxton 2010). In this study, twelve councils had already received funding for climate adaption activities from their state government, and nine from a nongovernment organisation, primarily from the international group Local Governments for Sustainability As shown in Figure 3, considerable energy is spent seeking government funding from Commonwealth and State sources, and access to funds was regarded to be extremely important.…”

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Climate change adaptation in coastal Australia: An audit of planning practice

Gurran

Norman

Hamin

2013

Ocean & Coastal Management

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This study examines the state of local practice in planning for climate change adaptation in coastal Australia, in the context of rapidly evolving policy frameworks, using grounded theory to examine the process communities follow as they undertake adaptation planning. Australia's coastal cities and towns, with over 85 per cent of the nation's population, are at the frontline of physical risks associated with sea

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“…Indeed, regulation through statutory planning continues to have its advocates for both philosophical and practical reasons. From a conceptual perspective, regulation of development is seen as fundamental to planning (Dawkins, 1996); at the same time, from a practical viewpoint, it is argued that regulation and prescriptive planning controls promote greater certainty and consistency in decision-making (Walton, 1997).…”

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Growing houses and trees: integrating biodiversity conservation and urbanisation

Williams

2014

International Journal of Law in the Built Environment

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the framework, operation and prospects of two innovative planning tools – biobanking and biodiversity certification – to protect biodiversity in the context of urbanisation. Design/methodology/approach – Using the Australian State of New South Wales, and its capital Sydney, as a focus, the paper reviews the history and performance of the two planning tools selected for examination. Findings – Through its analysis, this paper supports the use of biobanking and biodiversity certification as tools at the disposal of planners which should be employed to augment the array of tools to manage the impacts on biodiversity of urban development. Indeed, these tools have the potential to increase the level of conserved biodiversity if used appropriately. Originality/value – Biobanking and biodiversity certification are, respectively, examples of market-based and strategic-based statutory planning mechanisms that can be used to protect biodiversity in an urban development context. Creative adaption of environmental planning laws is required to ensure effective implementation of these innovative planning tools. The relevant contemporary statutory enactments that have given effect to these mechanisms are examined in this paper.

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In Praise of Regulation

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Planning, economic development and the spatial outcomes of market liberalisation

Planning, economic development and the spatial outcomes of market liberalisation

Climate change adaptation in coastal Australia: An audit of planning practice

Growing houses and trees: integrating biodiversity conservation and urbanisation

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