Neighbourhood Planning and Localism: Power to the People?

Governments around the world are seeing the locality as a key arena for effecting changes in governance, restructuring state/civil society relations and achieving sustainable growth. This is the first book to critically analyse this shift towards localism in planning through exploring neighbourhood planning; one of the fastest growing, most popular and most contentious contemporary planning initiatives. Bringing together original empirical research with critical perspectives on governance and planning, the book engages with broader debates on the purposes of planning, the construction of active citizenship, the uneven geographies of localism and the extent to which power is actually being devolved. Setting this within an international context with cases from the US, Australia and France the book reflects on the possibilities for the emergence of a more progressive form of localism. Machine Generated Contents Note: One. Introduction / Quintin Bradley -- Pt. One Understanding And Characterising Neighbourhood Planning -- Two. Neighbourhood Planning And The Purposes And Practices Of Localism / Sue Brownill -- Three. Neighbourhoods, Communities And The Local Scale / Quintin Bradley -- Four. Neighbourhood Planning And The Spatial Practices Of Localism / William Sparling -- Five. The Uneven Geographies Of Neighbourhood Planning In England / Gavin Parker -- Pt. Two Experiences, Contestations And Debates -- Six. Developing A Neighbourhood Plan: Stories From `community-led' Planning Pathfinders / Carol Ludwig -- Seven. Voices From The Neighbourhood: Stories From The Participants In Neighbourhood Plans And The Professionals Working With Them / Sue Brownill -- Eight. Participation And Conflict In The Formation Of Neighbourhood Areas And Forums In `super-diverse' Cities / Claire Colomb -- Nine. Assembling Neighbourhoods: Topologies Of Power And The Reshaping Of Planning / Sue Brownill -- Ten. A Passion For Place: The Emotional Identifications And Empowerment Of Neighbourhood Planning / Quintin Bradley -- Pt. Three International Comparisons In Community Planning -- Eleven. Community-based Planning And Localism In The Devolved Uk / Simon Pemberton -- Twelve. Citizen Participation: An Essential Lever For Urban Transformation In France? / Jodelle Zetlaoui-leger -- Thirteen. Localism And Neighbourhood Planning In Australian Public Policy And Governance / Paul Burton -- Fourteen. The Many Lives Of Neighbourhood Planning In The Us: Much Ado About Something? / Larry Bennett -- Pt. Four Reflections And Conclusions -- Fifteen. Reflections On Neighbourhood Planning: Towards A Progressive Localism / Sue Brownill. Edited By Sue Brownill And Quintin Bradley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A critical analysis of neighbourhood planning. Setting empirical evidence from the UK against international examples, the Editors engage in broader debates on the purposes of planning and the devolution of power to localities.