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The aspirations of individuals, organizations, and states, and
their perceptions of problems and possible solutions circulate fast
in this instantaneous society. Yet, the deliberation of the
underlying public norms seems to escape the attention of the
public. Institutions enable people to have reliable expectations of
one another even when they are unsure of each other's aspirations
and purposes. Public norms enable people to act under conditions of
increasing uncertainty. To fulfill this role in society,
institutions need enhancement, maintenance, and innovation. Public
Norms and Aspirations aims to improve the methodology of planning
research and practice by exploring the co-evolution of
institutional innovation and the philosophy of pragmatism in
processes of action. As most attention in planning research and
planning practices goes to the pragmatic approaches of aspirations
and problem solving, the field is awaiting an upgrade of
institutional perspectives. This book aims to explore the
interaction of institutional and pragmatic thought and to suggest
how these two approaches might be integrated and applied in
successful planning research. Searching this combination at the
interface of sociology, planning, and law, Salet opens a unique
niche in the existing planning literature.
The Routledge Handbook of Institutions and Planning in Action
contains a selection of 25 chapters prepared by specialized
international scholars of urban planning and urban studies focusing
on the question of how institutional innovation occurs in practices
of action. The contributors share expertise on institutional
innovation and philosophical pragmatism. They discuss the different
facets of these two conceptual frameworks and explore the
alternative combinations through which they can be approached. The
relevance of these conceptual lines of thought will be exemplified
in exploring the contemporary practices of sustainable
(climate-proof) urban transition. The aim of the handbook is to
give a boost to the turn of institutional analysis in the context
of action in changing cities. Both philosophical pragmatism and
institutional innovation rest on wide international uses in social
sciences and planning studies, and may be considered as
complementary for many reasons. However, the combination of these
different approaches is all but evident and creates a number of
dilemmas. After an encompassing introductory section entitled
Institutions in Action, the handbook is further divided into the
following sections: Institutional innovation Pragmatism: The
Dimension of Action On Justification Cultural and Political
Institutions in Action Institutions and Urban Transition
Presenting the findings of extensive research into the development
of planning tools and strategies since the early 1970s, this book
addresses key issues in urban development/governance and brings
together a range of different national experiences. Helpfully
divided into three sections, Framing Strategic Urban Projects sets
out the study framework, with its social, policy and institutional
contexts; uses up-to-date European case studies to highlight
different planning issues, including new-urbanism, information
networks and public partnerships; and finally makes good-practice
recommendations. Offering a systematic comparison of a wide variety
of projects and providing useful case study material of these
large-scale urban projects and recommendations, this book is
essential reading for planners, policy makers and students
interested in how to make strategic urban projects work
effectively.
In the 1990s, large-scale urban projects were launched in almost
every metropolitan region of Europe, but it is not clear that they
have achieved their aims of innovative integration of economic and
sustainable objectives. In order to successfully coordinate a
collection of single-purposed, public and private interests in
large metropolitan area's required intelligent strategies of
coordination and governance in a world dominated by fragmentary
coalitions of power and interest. It also required institutional
innovation by crossing through the barriers of the sector-minded,
single-issue approaches typical of statutory territorial agencies.
This book draws on research findings to ask crucial questions
relating to the performance of large-scale strategic urban projects
incuding how do private sector coalitions produce new economic
spaces in regional settings, how might these private interests
become integrated in collective preferences? What are the
competitive alternatives? How can local governance make a
difference? How are strategies of "mutual exchange of interests"
made successful? And which forces are included and which are
excluded in the crucial coalitions of framing, decision-making and
organization large-scale urban projects?
The first part of the book sets out the framework for the study and
looks at the social, policy and institutional context of strategic
urban projects in Europe. Part two uses case studies to discuss
recent experiences of large-scale projects in European
city-regions. Each case study chapter highlights a different
planning issue including: new urbanism, the use of culture to drive
the urban economy, information networks, fostering
entrepreneurship, public partnerships, technopoles and creating
large-scale redevelopment by connecting micro-interventions. Part
three assesses the findings of the research exercise and makes
recommendations for good practice.
Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning explores the relationship between metropolitan decision-making and strategies to co-ordinate spatial policy. This relationship is examined across 20 cities of Europe and the similarities and differences analysed. Cities are having to formulate their urban policies in a very complex and turbulent environment. They are faced with numerous new pressures and problems and these often create contradictory conditions. The book provides a theoretical framework for exploring these issues and links this to a detailed investigation of each city.
In the context of globalisation, cities in the last twenty years have experienced new patterns of activity and these usually transcend political boundaries. The management of these changes therefore requires an effort of co-ordination and different cities have found different approaches. However the institutional setting itself has not remained static. The nation states in Europe have handed over many responsibilities to the European Union while also increasing devolution to regions and cities. Government has therefore become a more complex multi-level activity. There has also been the move from government to governance. Many different public, quasi-public and private bodies are now involved in making decisions that affect urban development. Metropolitan governance is therefore also a complex multi-actor process. In these conditions of fragmented governance and the widening spatial networking of urban development, the issue of policy co-ordination become ever more important. The exploration of the 20 cities shows that many face similar difficulties while some also provide interesting examples of innovative practice. The book concludes that the way forward is to find strategies to link the different spheres of metropolitan action through 'organising connectivity'.
Cities covered: London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Stockholm, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hannover, Stuttgart, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Budapest, Prague, Vienna, Venice, Milan, Paris, Brussels, Aix/Marseille, Barcelona, Madrid.
The aspirations of individuals, organizations, and states, and
their perceptions of problems and possible solutions circulate fast
in this instantaneous society. Yet, the deliberation of the
underlying public norms seems to escape the attention of the
public. Institutions enable people to have reliable expectations of
one another even when they are unsure of each other's aspirations
and purposes. Public norms enable people to act under conditions of
increasing uncertainty. To fulfill this role in society,
institutions need enhancement, maintenance, and innovation. Public
Norms and Aspirations aims to improve the methodology of planning
research and practice by exploring the co-evolution of
institutional innovation and the philosophy of pragmatism in
processes of action. As most attention in planning research and
planning practices goes to the pragmatic approaches of aspirations
and problem solving, the field is awaiting an upgrade of
institutional perspectives. This book aims to explore the
interaction of institutional and pragmatic thought and to suggest
how these two approaches might be integrated and applied in
successful planning research. Searching this combination at the
interface of sociology, planning, and law, Salet opens a unique
niche in the existing planning literature.
The Routledge Handbook of Institutions and Planning in Action
contains a selection of 25 chapters prepared by specialized
international scholars of urban planning and urban studies focusing
on the question of how institutional innovation occurs in practices
of action. The contributors share expertise on institutional
innovation and philosophical pragmatism. They discuss the different
facets of these two conceptual frameworks and explore the
alternative combinations through which they can be approached. The
relevance of these conceptual lines of thought will be exemplified
in exploring the contemporary practices of sustainable
(climate-proof) urban transition. The aim of the handbook is to
give a boost to the turn of institutional analysis in the context
of action in changing cities. Both philosophical pragmatism and
institutional innovation rest on wide international uses in social
sciences and planning studies, and may be considered as
complementary for many reasons. However, the combination of these
different approaches is all but evident and creates a number of
dilemmas. After an encompassing introductory section entitled
Institutions in Action, the handbook is further divided into the
following sections: Institutional innovation Pragmatism: The
Dimension of Action On Justification Cultural and Political
Institutions in Action Institutions and Urban Transition
Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning explores the relationship between metropolitan decision-making and strategies to co-ordinate spatial policy. This relationship is examined across 20 cities of Europe and the similarities and differences analysed. Cities are having to formulate their urban policies in a very complex and turbulent environment. They are faced with numerous new pressures and problems and these often create contradictory conditions. The book provides a theoretical framework for exploring these issues and links this to a detailed investigation of each city.
In the context of globalisation, cities in the last twenty years have experienced new patterns of activity and these usually transcend political boundaries. The management of these changes therefore requires an effort of co-ordination and different cities have found different approaches. However the institutional setting itself has not remained static. The nation states in Europe have handed over many responsibilities to the European Union while also increasing devolution to regions and cities. Government has therefore become a more complex multi-level activity. There has also been the move from government to governance. Many different public, quasi-public and private bodies are now involved in making decisions that affect urban development. Metropolitan governance is therefore also a complex multi-actor process. In these conditions of fragmented governance and the widening spatial networking of urban development, the issue of policy co-ordination become ever more important. The exploration of the 20 cities shows that many face similar difficulties while some also provide interesting examples of innovative practice. The book concludes that the way forward is to find strategies to link the different spheres of metropolitan action through 'organising connectivity'.
The quality of Amsterdam's inner city is deeply rooted in and
associated with its historical setting. But despite all the
pressure, the inner city has not developed into a theme park or an
outdoor museum. Instead, it has remained a lively and vibrant part
of the city, where people live, work, play and create. But what
will be its future? In this volume, scientists offer their insights
on the future of this historic inner city, following five themes:
Public Administration (what is the role of the government), Social
Sciences (to which groups is the urban heritage significant),
Economics (how does monument ownership affect prices and rent),
Preservation Techniques (how should maintenance and art historical
qualifications be addressed), and Spatial and Urban Planning (what
role do the monuments play in relation to the city). This book is
the result of cooperation between the Amsterdam City of Monuments
Foundation, the Amsterdam Study Centre for the Metropolitan
Environment (AME), the University of Amsterdam, and the Historic
Buildings Trust.
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