Following the Thatcher and Major administrations there was an apparent renaissance of planning under New Labour. After a slow start in which Labourrsquo;s view of planning owed more to a neo-liberal; rolled back state model reminiscent of the New Right the Government began to appreciate that many of its wider objectives including economic development; climate change; democratic renewal; social justice and housing affordability intersected with and were critically dependent upon the planning system. A wide range of initiatives; management processes; governance vehicles and policy documents emanated from Government. Planning; like other areas of the public sector; was to be reformed and modernised as well as given a prime role in tackling national; high profile priorities such as increasing housing supply and improving economic competitiveness. Drawing upon an institutionalist framework the book also seeks to understand how and in what circumstances change emerges; either in an evolutionary or punctuated way. It will; for the first time; chart and explore the changing nature of development and planning over the Labour era whilst also stepping back and reflecting upon what such changes mean for planning generally and the likely future trajectories of reform and spatial governance.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. So beautiful. it hurts.By Jon L AlbeeIm from the East Coast and. like many unsuspecting natives of that beautiful land. have been far too ignorant of the enormous beauty lying elsewhere in the United States.We all know that Virginia has its plantations. New England has its clapboard villages. and Pennsylvania has its stone homesteads. What many Easterners may not know is that there are fabulous architectural treasures to be found outside the eastern time zone. Let me introduce Louisiana.Louisiana is more than New Orleans. This gorgeous book gives us a skilled photographers portrait of the area north of Baton Rouge called St. Francisville. So rich is this region with Spanish colonial and Federal architecture that it rivals the James River in Virginia for architectural interest. But down here we also have the added feature of the thick. green. bayou landscape with its Spanish moss. pink azaleas and towering live oaks. The effect on the senses is truly spellbinding. and this book captures that effect perfectly.While not an architecture guide. per se. the book presents this part of Louisiana (which was once part of West Florida) in a flowing photo essay to be enjoyed in your own home. Superb work.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding!By Amelia WoodThis is an absolutely beautiful book! My copy proudly sits on my coffee table and is often a topic of conversation when visitors come. The book is especially meaningful to me because some of my ancestors are from St. Francisville and are mentioned within its pages. I gave one of these books to my 90+ year-old mother (a St. Francisville native) for her birthday and she spent much of the day reading it and studying the photographs from cover to cover. It gave her so much pleasure to see the pictures and read the stories about the families and homes. some of which were built by her relatives. And I can remember spending many happy days at my great-grandmothers home on Royal Street.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Lovely picturesBy Maybe MeI lived in St Francisville and it is everything that these pictures show. It is peaceful and beautiful. I envy the people that get to live here and the author has captured it completely.
