Town and country planning has never been more important to the UK; nor more prominent in national debate. Planning generates great controversy: whether itrsquo;s spending pound;80m and four yearsrsquo; inquiry into Heathrowrsquo;s Terminal 5; or the 200 proposed wind turbines in the Shetland Isles. On a smaller scale telecoms masts; take-aways; house extensions; and even fences are often the cause of local conflict. Town and Country Planning in the UK has been extensively revised by a new author group. This 15th Edition incorporates the major changes to planning introduced by the coalition government elected in 2010; particularly through the National Planning Policy Framework and associated practice guidance and the Localism Act. It provides a critical discussion of the systems of planning; the procedures for managing development and land use change; and the mechanisms for implementing policy and proposals. It reviews current policy for sustainable development and the associated economic; social and environmental themes relevant to planning in both urban and rural contexts. Contemporary arrangements are explained with reference to their historical development; the influence of the European Union; the roles of central and local government; and developing social and economic demands for land use change.Detailed consideration is given tobull; the nature of planning and its historical evolutionbull; the role of the EU; central; regional and local governmentbull; mechanisms for developing policy; and managing these changesbull; policies for guiding and delivering housing and economic developmentbull; sustainable development principles for planning; including pollution controlbull; the importance of design in planningbull; conserving the heritagebull; community engagement in planningThe many recent changes to the system are explained in detail ndash; the new national planning policy framework; the impact of the loss of the regional tier in planning and of the insertion of neighbourhood level planning; the transition from development control to development management; the continued and growing importance of environmental matters in planning; community engagement; partnership working; changes to planning gain and the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy; and new initiatives across a number of other themes.Notes on further reading are provided and at the end of the book there is an extensive bibliography; maintaining its reputation as the lsquo;biblersquo; of British planning.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. meets the challengeBy David FortinIt seems like an impossible task to offer any kind of summary about Derrida in less than 100 pages. While recognizing the inherent challenge of communicating Derrida to an architectural audience without having to dumb it down; so to say; Coyne skillfully packages the essential issues around Derridas thinking as it pertains to critical architectural discourse. As one of those architects who picks away at Of Grammatology now and again with keen interest but only a very loose grasp of Derrida and his philosophy; this book was extremely useful to clarify and contextualize his essential contributions. The breadth of Coynes research combined with the accessible delivery make this a highly recommended read for students; professors; and practitioners alike.2 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A nuanced response to Gordon Matta-Clark?By BCOn the back cover of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivaks (1976) penetrating translation of the late Jacques Derridas Of Grammatology; Roger Poole notes that "the technique (of deconstruction) once learnt; is as simple; and as destructive; as leaving a bomb in a brown paper bag outside (or inside) a pub".While counter-terrorism may catch you dosing off before you are initiated through difficulty into the technique of deconstruction from the 300 plus pages Of Grammatology; Richard Coynes Derrida for Architects (2011) detonates the architects mandatory certified suicide vest well before the 100 page ending.A concise and cogent read; Coyne does not agonize over whether to leave the brown paper bag inside or outside the threshold of the institution of architecture; he `semtexes it on to the architecture students hypothalamus to ensure that she thirsts for greater understanding of Derridas ironic architectural intifada.
