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England’s dreaming? Corridor strategic spatial planning imaginaries, 1965–present

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We consider three failed cases of urban corridor strategic spatial planning in Southern England. These cases remind us that there was a future in England’s dreaming given incremental coalescence of settlements. They pose questions of theories of state rescaling given the historic poverty of strategic spatial planning imagination in England. Planners of all descriptions have failed to appreciate the institutional contexts into which ideas have been pitched and to persuade politicians and the public with words and images. In conclusion, we note the need for, and challenges of, spatial planning to be taught and accredited as a discipline and practice of imagination.

Source: European Urban and Regional Studies

DOI: 10.1177/09697764251361766

Authors: Nicholas A Phelps, David C Valler

Institutions: The University of Melbourne, Oxford Brookes University

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900