Conceptualizing the Policy Tools of Spatial Planning

Stead, D.

doi:10.1177/0885412221992283

Conceptualizing the Policy Tools of Spatial Planning

Title

Conceptualizing the Policy Tools of Spatial Planning

Author

Stead, D. (TU Delft Spatial Planning and Strategy; Aalto University)

Date

2021

Abstract

While many policy tools can be used to develop spatial plans and implement their goals, there have been very few academic attempts to classify and illustrate the whole range of tools available. This article reviews the different ways in which planning tools have been conceptualized to date and highlights a wide variation in their interpretation. Building directly on literature from policy studies, a new classification is put forward which has many potential applications in studying spatial planning governance. As well as distinguishing between four main policy types (nodality, authority, treasure, and organization), the classification differentiates between procedural and substantive tools.

Subject

governance
planning theory
policy tools
public administration

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/0885412221992283

ISSN

0885-4122

Source

Journal of Planning Literature, 36 (3), 297-311

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