English regional planning, 2000-2010: lessons for the future

摘要

This edited collection details and analyses the most recent period of regional planning activity in the UK, chronicling it from New Labour's 1997 ascent to power up to the recent UK government's turn towards localism.The idea behind the book is excellent and well timed: key figures in research and practice share their knowledge of the successes and failures of regional planning under New Labour, whilst it is fresh in their memory. It is a repository of their experience and learning that will prove invaluable for a future reincarnation of regional policies in England. Its in-depth discussion of the English experience will be of value to those working on English regions, other territories for comparative reflection, or for an understanding of the legacy impacts of the policies.