How have other countries outside of the UK approached planning reform, and what have the impacts been?
Background
Enhancing our understanding of the longer-term best methodologies for evaluating the impact of different interventions, and the recent experiences of reform outside of England both across the UK and internationally, to inform our own reforms.
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: [email protected] and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: [email protected].
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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Tackling planning delays and housing under-supply across England: Can inter-municipal cooperation between local planning authorities help?
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Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on planning delays and housing under-supply in England, not specifically on international approaches to planning reform.
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Why might this be relevant?
The project examines the claims and impact of neighbourhood planning, which is a form of planning reform, but does not directly address planning reform outside of the UK.
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The appropriateness, usefulness and impact of the current urban planning curriculum in South African Higher Education
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Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on planning education in South Africa, not on planning reform impacts in other countries.