TY - JOUR
T1 - A tale of two regions
T2 - Strategic planning for sustainable development in East and West
AU - Roberts, Peter
AU - Chan, Roger C.K.
N1 - Funding Information:
In the light of the historic pattern of growth, and taking account of current trends in resource consumption and pollution, local authorities in Greater Manchester have now started to investigate alternative scenarios and to prepare plans that are aimed at encouraging a more sustainable pattern of development. This attempt to prepare Local Agenda 21 strategies within GMC has been assisted by the collaborative arrangements made possible through the pre-existing structures of AGMA, and has also been supported by the presence of a major study of a sustainable city region which attempts to take forward the previous work of the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) (Blowers, 1993b).
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Many planning and development activities fail to reflect the principles of sustainable development. This neglect is a consequence of the dominance of the growth paradigm and can be seen in both developed and developing economies. Alternative models, such as ecological modernization, provide an opportunity to promote mutually supporting economic, social and environmental development. Such models imply the need for a transformation in attitudes in order to promote sustainable strategies and the means for their implementation. Drawing on case studies in the UK (Greater Manchester) and China (the Pearl River Delta) the paper illustrates the weaknesses inherent in the traditional growth paradigm and in the resulting modes of planning. Lessons and policy guidance for the introduction of a more sustainable approach to regional and urban planning are provided from the study of the contrasting cases.
AB - Many planning and development activities fail to reflect the principles of sustainable development. This neglect is a consequence of the dominance of the growth paradigm and can be seen in both developed and developing economies. Alternative models, such as ecological modernization, provide an opportunity to promote mutually supporting economic, social and environmental development. Such models imply the need for a transformation in attitudes in order to promote sustainable strategies and the means for their implementation. Drawing on case studies in the UK (Greater Manchester) and China (the Pearl River Delta) the paper illustrates the weaknesses inherent in the traditional growth paradigm and in the resulting modes of planning. Lessons and policy guidance for the introduction of a more sustainable approach to regional and urban planning are provided from the study of the contrasting cases.
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U2 - 10.1080/13563479708721668
DO - 10.1080/13563479708721668
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030930892
SN - 1356-3475
VL - 2
SP - 45
EP - 62
JO - International Planning Studies
JF - International Planning Studies
IS - 1
ER -