Counsell D., Hart T., Jonas A. E. G. and Kettle J. (2007) Fragmented regionalism? Delivering integrated regional strategies in Yorkshire and the Humber, Regional Studies 41, -. The paper draws upon research conducted in Yorkshire and the Humber to explore the issues and tensions surrounding the...

In this article we review the treatment of the environment in the current round of Regional Planning Guidance(RPG), focusing upon policies for biodiversity and water management. Although different regions address these issues in different ways, with regional development politics setting the...

This paper develops a novel framework for analysing how planning became implicated in the Irish boom, bubble and bust years, as planners and politicians alike focused on generating positive visions for the future, whilst variously working to displace, defer and transfer the political tensions of...

The new regional governance arrangements for England are raising profound challenges for the integration of planning, sustainable-development, and economic-development strategies. The authors examine how tensions are emerging in respect of efforts to provide employment sites for large-scale...

In response to a lack of evaluative research into the application of the concept of sustainable development to development plans in England and Wales, an investigation is undertaken using the media of county council structure plans. A framework is devised for measuring the performance of...

This paper explores attempts to operationalize some themes and principles of sustainable developmentin five UK structure plans which performed best in an overview of current practice (Counsell, 1998). Following a summary of literature, the approaches to sustainable development in the five...

HART T., HAUGHTON G. and PECK J. (1996) Accountability and the non-elected local state: calling Training and Enterprise Councils to local account, Reg. Studies 30, 429-441. This paper examines the emergence of local accountability as a key concern in the emergent tier of local governance in...

This paper examines the impact of Objective 1 funding in Europe in reducing country and regional disparities in gross value added per capita by presenting a critical review of both empirical studies and end-of-term programme reports. In practice, it is very difficult to establish impact effects...

To become more proactive in their acquisition of the archives of Victorian business, the University of Melbourne Archives adapted a methodology pioneered by the Minnesota Historical Society. This enabled them to establish criteria to identify industrial sectors, and target  specific  companies ...