1st Edition

Fuzzy Planning The Role of Actors in a Fuzzy Governance Environment

By Gert de Roo, Geoff Porter Copyright 2007
246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

Many of the key notions associated with spatial planning are essentially ’fuzzy’ in their nature. For example, while almost everyone accepts ’sustainability’ as an important goal of planning, the actions of the actors involved can render the achieved ’sustainability’ minimal, or even counterproductive. Putting forward an innovative way of looking at planning problems and policies, this volume... Read more
Chapter 1 The End has no Merit…, Geoff Porter, Gert de Roo; partA Contextual Reflections; Chapter 2 Re-thinking Key Dimensions of Strategic Spatial Planning: Sustainability and Complexity, Patsy Healey; Chapter 3 Actors in a Fuzzy Governance Environment, Karel Martens; Chapter 4 From Government to Governance: Actor Part Icipation in Regional Planning, Henk Voogd, Johan Woltjer; Chapter 5 Indicators in the Context of Fuzzy Planning, Donald Miller; partB The Actor-Consulting Model; Chapter 6 Shifts in Planning Practice and Theory: From a Functional Towards a Communicative Rationale, Gert de Roo; Chapter 7 Understanding Fuzziness in Planning, Gert de Roo; Chapter 8 Actor Consulting: A Model to Handle Fuzziness in Planning, Gert de Roo; partC Case Studies; Chapter 9 Sustainability through Information in the County of Viborg, Geoff Porter, Finn Larsen, Lone Kørnøv, Per Christensen; Chapter 10 Policy Life Cycles: Cultural Heritage in the Dutch Wadden Sea Region, Rob de Boer; Chapter 11 Policy Appraisal and Sustainable Development in the North East, Geoff Porter; Chapter 12 Sustainable Urban Renewal: Opportunities for Drenthe Province, Dana Kamphorst; Chapter 13 Sustainable Urban Water Management: Opportunities for the Province of Drenthe, Rob de Boer; Chapter 14 An Evaluation of Sustainable Housing Policy in a Trans-Provincial Region of the Netherlands, Geoff Porter, Frans Osté;

Biography

Gert de Roo is Professor of Planning and Environment at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Dr Geoff Porter is a Researcher at the Sustainable Cities Research Institute, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

'...the volume provides an accessible framework for the furthering of thought and practice in the field of lived governance complexity and ambiguity...strongly recommend[ed]...to a broad audience of readers concerned with contemporary and emerging theories and practices of governing.' Tijdschrift Voor Economishe en Sociale Geografie '...a timely and welcome contribution to the dialogue around decision-making practices in planning in an era of change (climate, politics, institutional structures, regulatory frameworks...).' Australian Planner