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Visions and plans for regional development in Ireland

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  • Walsh James A.

    (Department of Geography and Social Sciences Institute, Maynooth University, Ireland)

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The evolution of spatial planning in Ireland, and more widely, has been a complex process in which many narratives have been explored at different times. In 2018 the government published the National Planning Framework (NPF) to guide and support the achievement of a challenging and potentially transformative development strategy for Ireland 2040. The NPF is grounded in a vision that sets out to be disruptive of what has become embedded as the status quo in political, administrative and planning decision-making. While it is a very innovative addition to the portfolio of government policies and strategies, it is not the first time that radical visions have been proposed. This paper reviews previous visions and plans for regional development that have been proposed over the last seventy-five years, and critically compares and contrasts the approaches represented by the National Spatial Strategy (2002–20) and the NPF (2018–40), including the subsequent draft regional spatial and economic strategies. The implications of the population projections and the proposed settlement patterns for the achievement of the NPF objective of effective regional development, which is expressed as a regional parity target, are closely examined.

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  • Walsh James A., 2019. "Visions and plans for regional development in Ireland," Administration, Sciendo, vol. 67(3), pages 7-39, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:admini:v:67:y:2019:i:3:p:7-39:n:2
    DOI: 10.2478/admin-2019-0019
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