Planning and the environment
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J. Peter Clinch, 'Planning and the environment', Centre for Urban and Regional Studies. Trinity College Dublin, & the Faculty of the Built Environment, Dublin Institute of Technology. Bolton Street, Journal of Irish Urban Studies, Vol.3 (Issue 1), 2004, 2004, 41-51Download Item:
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Abstract:
This paper discusses the relationship between planning, sustainable development and
the environment in Ireland. The paper firstly explores the development of planning as a
Concept. It then sets out the key 'actors' in Irish environmental policy. The paper goes
on to describe the planning system in Ireland with a specific emphasis on its
relationship to sustainable development and the environment. Irish environmental
performance is assessed. Irish environmental policy 'drivers' are then examined with a
view to explaining the emphasis of Irish environmental policy. The paper demonstrates
and explains the lack of influence of the planning system on key areas of environmental
policy but emphasises its importance in addressing, in particular, urban and suburban
environmental problems. The paper identifies the following impediments to the
effective operation of tile planning system in enhancing sustainable development: lack
of consistency in government policy and legislation as regards sustainable development;
poor public perception of planning and the role of political system therein; limited
policy instruments and the emphasis on regulation; and lack of research for evidence-based
policymaking.
Author: Clinch, J. Peter
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Centre for Urban and Regional Studies. Trinity College Dublin, & the Faculty of the Built Environment, Dublin Institute of Technology. Bolton StreetType of material:
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Journal of Irish Urban StudiesVol.3 (Issue 1), 2004
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