Public-private partnerships in urban development projects. Polish practices and EU regulations

This report, prepared by an academic team selected as part of the Ernst & Young Better Government grants competition, represents an attempt to describe the current issues surrounding PPPs in Poland and the general conditions for a wide implementation of this mode of cooperation between public and private entities. The authors also attempt to...

Flexibility in Planning and the Consequences for Public-value Capturing in UK, Spain and the Netherlands

In the 1960s, flexibility was often seen in planning literature as a negative feature, whereas today it is perceived by planners and policy-makers as a positive asset to cope with the challenges of growing complexity, opportunism and diversity in cities. The discussion seems to rest between two approaches. While planning should be flexible to...