Sustainable development in regional planning: The search for new tools and renewed legitimacy

Counsell, David; Haughton, Graham

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.02.001

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“…Raco 2005) and regions/city-regions more broadly (e.g. Counsell and Haughton 2006;Krueger and Gibbs 2010). Moreover, as While et al (2010: 76-77) maintain, sustainable development does not merely take place over particular local and regional scales.…”

Section: Timing and Space Sustainable Development And Nationalismmentioning

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National sustainabilities

Jones

Ross

2016

Political Geography

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In this paper, we examine the potential for developing a stronger connectionbetween the two significant discourses of sustainable development and nationalism. While there has been limited academic enquiry into the relationships that might exist between these two discourses, we draw on the case study of Wales since 1999 to show how policy-makers are increasingly examining the potential for promoting a more fruitful dialogue between them. We examinehownationalist discourses in Wales have led to the development of a form of sustainable development that is allegedly more attuned to Welsh national values and identities. We also show how sustainable development is being used to imagine new and possibly more inclusive kinds of futures for the Welsh nation. We conclude by reaffirming the fruitful synergies that might exist between sustainable development and nationalism while acknowledging the tensions that arise in seeking to make connections between them.

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Section: Timing and Space Sustainable Development And Nationalismmentioning

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National sustainabilities

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Ross

2016

Political Geography

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“…For example, the 2005 UK sustainable development strategy, Securing the Future, describes climate change as the 'greatest threat' (DEFRA, 2005, p. 72). Hence, one would expect it to fi gure highly within sub-national policy agendas and shows how local sustainable development policy outcomes are pragmatic (Coaffee and Headlam, 2008) and highly contingent upon national policy priorities (Counsell and Haughton, 2006). So, although all aspects of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental) are supposed to be embedded within the practices of LSPs, as expressed through national guidance (DETR, 1999, section 1;OPSI, 2000, ch.…”

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Local strategic partnerships: a panacea for voluntary interest groups to promote local environmental sustainability? The UK context

Kythreotis

2010

Sustainable Development

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This paper examines the experiences of local interest groups in promoting environmental sustainability within Local Strategic Partnerships. LSPs are expected to be a local pluralist governance platform in which non-state groups can engage more widely in the promotion of economic, social and environmental well-being within a local authority area. Using semi-structured qualitative interviews with state and non-state representatives in two contrasting LSP areas in the Yorkshire and Humber region of the UK, this paper finds that environmental interest groups have been marginalized by local state members of LSPs. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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“…This 'silo-based' regionalism may work to administer single-issue functional planning, for example to develop transportation systems, but works less well at developing broader regional sustainability agendas or addressing concerns such as equity that present no pressing functional demands on the region. At a more philosophical level, there is also a tension between the detached, scientific approach of the past regional studies field, within which many current regionalists were trained, and the need for more politically engaged regionalism in order to bring about sustainable development (COUNSELL and HAUGHTON, 2006).…”

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Regions, Megaregions, and Sustainability

Wheeler

2009

Regional Studies

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WHEELER S. Regions, megaregions, and sustainability, Regional Studies. The rapid expansion of urbanized regions is problematic for sustainable development. Urbanization at large scales has inherent sustainability problems, and planning institutions and governance mechanisms have had limited success at the metropolitan scale, let alone at a megaregional one. A vision of more sustainable regional development includes an emphasis on balanced local communities to reduce regional mobility demands; the management of land, resources, and population to live within regional limits; efforts to improve equity and build social capital; and on economic development that strengthens the quality of the region's social and ecological systems rather than the quantity of production and consumption. Regional planningRegions Megaregions Metropolitan Sustainability Sustainable development WHEELER S. Régions, mégarégions et durabilité, Regional Studies. L'expansion rapide des régions urbanisées est un problème pour le développement durable. L'urbanisation à grande échelle induit des problèmes inhérents de durabilité et les instances de planification ainsi que les mécanismes gouvernementaux ont connu un succès limité à l'échelle métropolitaine sans parler du niveau méga-régional. Une vision du développement régional plus durable nécessite de mettre l'accent sur l'équilibre des communautés locales afin de réduire les demandes en mobilité régionale, la gestion des terres, les ressources, le souhait des populations de vivre à l'intér-ieur des limites régionales, des efforts pour améliorer l'équité et construire un capital social; il faut mettre l'accent sur le développe-ment économique qui renforce la qualité des systèmes sociaux et écologiques de la région plutôt que sur la quantité de la production et de la consommation. Regionalplanung Regionen Megaregionen Metropolitan Nachhaltigkeit Nachhaltige Entwicklung WHEELER S. Regiones, megaregiones y sostenibilidad, Regional Studies. La rápida expansión de regiones urbanizadas es un problema para el desarrollo sostenible. La urbanización a gran escala presenta problemas inherentes de sostenibilidad y las instituciones de planificación y los mecanismos de gobierno tienen un éxito limitado a nivel metropolitano, no digamos ya a escala megaregional. Para obtener un desarrollo regional con una visión más sostenible se debería dar prioridad a las comunidades localmente equilibradas para reducir las demandas de movilidad regional, a la administración de las tierras, los recursos y la población que vive en límites regionales; a los esfuerzos para mejorar la igualdad y crear capital social y a un desarrollo económico que refuerza la calidad de los sistemas sociales y ecológicos de la región en vez de centrarnos en la cantidad de producción y consumo.

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Sustainable development in regional planning: The search for new tools and renewed legitimacy

Cited by 27 publications

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