I’ve just come across this paragraph in Charles Landry’s excellent book The Art of City Making. Published in 2006, it is as fresh and relevant today as it was then: “Planning is about to be different from what it used to be – it is set to be a more holistic process. Soon the idea […]
Archive | February, 2010
lessons in localism from County Tyrone
Last week, I was in Northern Ireland, way out west of the Bann in western County Tyrone; a beautiful land of rolling hills, rich farmland and intriguing history. I was there to consider the future of this fascinating place. Not simply the legacy of the Troubles, but the wider issues of what the place may […]
the modernisation of Scottish planning | does it go far enough?
This article was published in the Winter 2009 edition of Urban Realm magazine. If you’re interested in a succinct summary of the main elements of current Scottish planning reform, read on. For much of the planning profession, August 3rd 2009 was a big day. It marked the start of a new system for handling planning […]