Town & Country Planning series

Authors:

Dr Nicholas Falk

Published in:

Town & Country Planning

Date:

May 2017

Themes:

Economic growth and land management

Housing and community

Transport and connectivity

Urban development and regeneration

Summary:

A series of five articles on urban development, new settlements, joined-up infrastructure planning and investment and London's suburban development published in Town & Country Planning between April 2014 and May 2017

1. Funding large scale new settlements – April 2014

An alternative way forward for funding the development of large-scale new settlements, drawing on European experience of using state investment banks.

2. Urban policy and new economic powerhouses – August 2015

Developing an urban policy for the 21st century based on agglomeration economies, devolved power, and smarter growth that links development with transport.

3. Achieving smarter growth in London and the South East – August 2016

A look at the challenges facing London’s suburbs, and a suggestion that London could grow better if development efforts were to be concentrated on transport nodes and corridors.

4. Planning for posterity – September 2016

A more strategic approach to planning could better join up infrastructure capacity with new development, improving the lives of future generations.

5. Location, location, location: funding investment in local infrastructure – May 2017

A look at how planning for housing and infrastructure can be linked together to get better value from public investment, by using multi-criteria analysis to assess strategic options and then by sharing the uplift in land values.