The Governability of National Spatial Planning
Light Instruments and Logics of Governmental Action in Strategic Urban Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10860079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Federico Savini (0000-0002-4112-6908, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1592-1607 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0042098012465131 |
| OpenAlex | W2096196305 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 27 |
Neo-liberalism and decentralisation are eroding the capacity of central governments to implement their national spatial objectives. National government, with fewer financial and political resources at its disposal, has little power to intervene in strategic urban development, because cities have sufficient autonomy to define their own land use plans. This paper challenges this understanding of the contemporary condition of national spatial planning. It demonstrates that, although national governments have a weaker grip on local spatial dynamics, they play an active role in governing complex spatial development. Two urban development projects in the Dutch Randstad will be discussed in order to demonstrate empirically four different logics of involvement: endorsement, monetary impulse, propulsion and effectuation. It is concluded that there is great potential for national planning in a ‘lighter’ profile, with instruments used to strengthen the interconnectivity of networks—a condition for generating strategic capacity and ensuring the governability of spatial policies
Autonomy · Decentralization · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Local government · Management · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Spatial planning · Strategic planning · Urban planning · Engineering · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Urban Planning and Governance
Strategic Spatial Planning in a Situation of Fragmented Local Government
‘Neoliberalism is dead’
Is Local Planning Really ‘Local’? National Planning Context as a Determining Factor for Local Discourse
Densification policy between state and market
Regional governance and public accountability in planning for new housing
Dilemmas of planning
How Municipalities Exploit Their De Facto Power to Manage Metropolitan Planning Through Mutual Deference
The de-contextualisation of land use planning through financialisation
Amsterdam in the 21st century
Manufacturing the creative city
Taking planning seriously
New State Spaces
Rule and Order Dutch Planning Doctrine in the Twentieth Century
Multi-level Governance and Multi-level MetagovernanceChanges in the European Union as Integral Moments in the Transformation and Reorientation of Contemporary Statehood
Spatial Planning in the Network Society-Rethinking the Principles of Planning in the Netherlands
Gouverner par les instruments
Designing Government
The New Dutch spatial planning act
Dealing with Wicked Problems in Networks
Survey Article
Metagovernance
Coalition Building and Planning for Dutch Growth Management
Spatial Memorandum 2004
Beyond the Territorial Fix
Managing the “hollow state”
Policy Recommendations for Multi-Actor Implementation
Another Look at Bargaining and Negotiating in Intergovernmental Management
Intellectual Obsolescence and Intellectual Makeovers
Introduction
| Citations per year | 0.92 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |