Planning on the Edge

by Gallent; Nick

• ISBN13: 9780415375719
• ISBN10: 0415375711
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 8/23/2006
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

"This book challenges the wisdom of over-designing landscapes, arguing that the fringe is an integral and inevitable part of the urban system and a product of largely organic processes. It investigates the way in which landscapes are made through urban containment, alongside the departure from a purely land-use planning model, and the future role of spatial planning at the edge. Planning on the Edge will be of interest not only to students of various disciplines, including geography and planning, and researchers, but also to policy makers and planning practitioners."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

List of figures	ix
List of tables	xi
Glossary of acronyms	xiii
Preface	xv
Part One: The rural-urban fringe	1	(46)
1 Introduction	3	(24)
The edges of cities	3	(2)
Defining the rural-urban fringe	5	(8)
The physical fringe	13	(3)
Representing the fringe	16	(3)
A multifunctional fringe	19	(6)
The need for planning	25	(1)
Conclusions	26	(1)
2 The making of the English rural-urban fringe	27	(20)
Introduction	27	(1)
Making the fringe	28	(3)
A unique landscape	31	(5)
Landscapes without community	36	(2)
Landscapes without politics	38	(2)
Transitional landscapes of production, redundancy and consumption	40	(4)
Conclusions	44	(3)
Part Two: Multiple fringes	47	(112)
3 A historic fringe	49	(22)
Introduction	49	(3)
Pre-modern archaeology	52	(3)
The industrial heritage and modern re-use	55	(11)
The historic fringe and outdoor recreation	66	(3)
Conclusions	69	(2)
4 An aesthetic fringe	71	(20)
Introduction	71	(1)
The physical landscape	72	(4)
Representations of the fringe	76	(5)
Changing landscapes	81	(4)
Changing perceptions	85	(5)
Conclusions	90	(1)
5 An economic fringe	91	(24)
Introduction	91	(1)
An economy in transition	92	(2)
The new economy	94	(11)
Economic survivors in the rural-urban fringe	105	(8)
Conclusions	113	(2)
6 A sociocultural fringe	115	(23)
Introduction	115	(3)
Housing quality and residential experience at the edge	118	(7)
Recreational experiences at the edge	125	(6)
Accessing recreational experiences	131	(6)
Conclusions	137	(1)
7 An ecological fringe	138	(21)
Introduction	138	(2)
Developmental versus ecological agendas	140	(5)
Accommodating the ecological fringe	145	(11)
Conclusions	156	(3)
Part Three: Planning on the edge	159	(55)
8 Land-use planning and containment	161	(20)
Introduction	161	(1)
Land-use planning and the fringe	162	(2)
Containment and the fringe	164	(3)
Beyond the green belt	167	(2)
Alternative strategies: wedges and gaps	169	(4)
Green belts: Is re-invention possible?	173	(6)
Conclusions	179	(2)
9 Planning reform and the spatial agenda	181	(20)
Introduction	181	(1)
Spatial planning at the edge	182	(5)
Planning reform and the rural-urban fringe	187	(9)
Planning tools at the edge	196	(4)
Conclusions	200	(1)
10 Conclusions	201	(13)
Introduction	201	(2)
Delivering change — where necessary	203	(8)
Critical choices for the rural-urban fringe	211	(3)
References	214	(12)
Index	226