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The Treatment of Space and Place in the New Strategic Spatial Planning in Europe

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This article examines recent European experiences in urban and regional spatial strategies. It focuses specifically on the concepts of space and place deployed within these strategies and the institutional work these concepts are called upon to do. It explores how far such concepts reflect the shift in geographical thought to a dynamic, dis‐contiguous, relational conceptualization of spatiality. These issues are explored through an analysis of three recent strategic planning episodes: The Netherlands Fifth National Policy Document on Spatial Planning, the Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland, and the Framework Document for Milan. All are innovative in their contexts in one way or another and provide exemplars of new ways of thinking about space and place, and the role of spatial strategies in contemporary governance contexts. All the episodes reflect in some way new relational geographical ideas, but many traditional planning ideas live on. The analysis highlights the political dimensions of developing new spatial vocabularies to guide urban and regional development and the significance of the institutional context in shaping and accepting new spatial planning concepts. Cet article examine de récentes expériences de stratégies spatiales urbaines et régionales en Europe. Il s'attache aux concepts d'espace et de lieu appliqués à celles‐ci et au travail institutionnel qui leur est réclamé. Il étudie notamment dans quelle mesure ces concepts reflètent l'évolution de la réflexion géographique vers une conceptualisation dynamique, dissociée et relationnelle de la spatialité. Ce faisant, il analyse trois cas récents de planification stratégique: le 5ème Texte de Politique nationale des Pays‐Bas sur la planification spatiale, la Stratégie de développement régional en Irlande du Nord, et le Document‐cadre pour Milan. D'une manière ou d'une autre, tous sont novateurs dans leur contexte, et constituent des modèles originaux de réflexion sur l'espace et le lieu, ainsi que sur le rôle des stratégies spatiales dans le cadre des modes de gouvernance contemporains. Tous les cas traduisent par certains aspects de nouvelles notions géographiques relationnelles, la planification traditionnelle n'étant pas pour autant totalement évincée. L'étude souligne la portée politique des nouveaux lexiques spatiaux élaborés pour guider l'expansion urbaine et régionale, ainsi que l'importance du contexte institutionnel dans la configuration et l'acceptation de concepts de planification spatiale innovants.

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  • Patsy Healey, 2004. "The Treatment of Space and Place in the New Strategic Spatial Planning in Europe," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(1), pages 45-67, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:28:y:2004:i:1:p:45-67
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0309-1317.2004.00502.x
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