Session 2 Urban Planning and policy making 2009

Indicative Reading for those looking for more planning and policy information


P Roberts and H Sykes (eds.), 2000, Urban Regeneration: a Handbook, London: Sage.
DETR, 2000, Our Towns and Cities: the future. Delivering Urban Renaissance, London: The Stationery Office. This is the Government’s Urban White Paper, which details current urban policy focus.
Gaunt C, Gudnadottir E and Waring L, 2009, Handy Guide to England’s Planning System, Urban Forum, with Planning Aid. www.urbanforum.org.uk
Hutton, T.A. 2006 Spatiality, Built Form, and Creative Industry Development in the Inner City. Environment and Planning, A, 38, 1819-1841.
Oatley N (ed.), 1998, Cities, Economic Competition and Urban Policy, London: Paul Chapman. Esp. chapters 1 and 2 by Nick Oatley.
Sullivan H and C Skelcher, 2002, Working Across Boundaries: Collaboration in public services, Basingstoke: Palgrave. Good and recent overview of issues of partnership and collaboration across sectors.
Social Exclusion Unit, 2001, A New Commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal: National Strategy Action Plan, London: Social Exclusion Unit - Cabinet Office. The official policy on social exclusion and neighbourhood renewal.
Leach R and J Percy-Smith, 2001, Local Governance in Britain, Basingstoke: Palgrave. Overview of changes in the way local government works.