Contents:
List of Tables. List of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. The European Dimension of British Planning. Definitions, Institutions and Context. From Planning to Spatial Planning. Approach to the Research. Identifying the Impact of the EU: Methodological Issues. Structure of the Book. 2. The Development of a European Context for Spatial Planning. Introduction. The European Union Context. The Development of EU Spatial Policy and Planning. Regional Policy Structural Funds After 2000. URBAN. LEADER+. EQUAL. INTERREG. 3. The European Spatial Planning Perspective. Introduction. The Development of the European Spatial Development Perspective. Taking the ESDP Forward. Spatial Planning: The Challenge for Planning Institutions. Conclusions. 4. Categorizing EU Spatial Planning Measures. Introduction. A Typology of EU Influences of Spatial Planning. EU Measures and Initiatives Explicitly Focussed on Planning. EU Measures with an Indirect Impact on Planning. Planning Activities Influenced by EU Measures. 5. The Impact of Europe on National and Regional Planning. Introduction. British National and Regional Planning Form and Function. EU Influence on National and Regional Planning. Nature Conservation. Transport. Coastal Planning. Planning and Pollution Control. Business and Industry. Regional Planning and Guidance. Conclusions. The Local Case Study Profiles. 6. Urban and Regional Maritime Area: Kent. Introduction. Organisational Structure. Kent Structure Plan and Waste Local Plan. Structural Funds. INTERREG. Other European Initiatives. Coastal and Ports Strategy. Networks and Partnerships. Development Control. 7. Urban and Rural Area England: Northamptonshire. Introduction. Organisational Structure. European Action Plans. Networks and Partnerships. European Initiatives and Funding. Trans-European Transport Networks. Information Sources.8. Urban and Rural Area Scotland: Strathclyde. Introduction. Strathclyde European Partnership. Glasgow and Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan Committee. Structural Funds. Development Control. Development Plans. Networks and Partnerships. 9. Urban and Rural Area Wales: Mid Glamorgan. Introduction. Organisational Structure. Mid Glamorgan Structure Plan. Networks and Partnerships. Structural Funds. Other European Initiatives. Wales European Centre. 10. Urban Provincial City: Leicester. Introduction. Organisational Structure and Funding. Networks and Partnerships. 11. Rural Maritime Area: Gwynedd. Introduction. Organisational Structure and Funding. Networks and Partnerships. Structural Funds. Other European Initiatives. 12. European Impacts on British Planning. Introduction. The Local Planning Level. The National and Regional Planning Levels. European Planning Issues and Political Preferences. 13. Conclusions. Introduction. The European Challenge for British Planners. A Typology of Spatial Planning Scales. The Competing Claims on Planning. Conclusions: Developing a New Research Agenda. References.

The UK government of Tony Blair is committed to fostering a European dimension of planning practice. Significant developments in relation to planning within Europe are occurring. The creation of the European Spatial Development Perspective, the reform of the Structural Funds, and the implementation of programmes to foster trans-national co-operation between governments, will all impact on UK government, and on planning system in particular. Even within the UK, devolution and regionalisation will bring new pressures for overall co-ordination on the issue of European spatial planning. Issues concerning the revisions of the Structural Funds in 2000 and 2006, and funding opportunities for local authorities, are closely connected with the theme of this book. More importantly, it is expected that the link between funding and spatial policy within British planning will become more clearly defined during this period. The European dimension of British planning, as a consequence, may grow significantly over the next few years.
The authors tackle four key issues in their discussion of this topic: * British political attitudes to Europeanisation issues
* The changing relationships between different arms of the state
* The often complex interdependencies between tiers of governance
* The rapidly changing definition of British urban and regional planning