Transport planning and participation
Transportation planning constitutes a sector of local governance with limited historical experience of involving the community in the policy process. In the past, opportunities for public participation by local communities have been severely restricted - with the planning process dominated by a technical and elite power base (Whitelegg, 1997).
We analyze the role of path dependency in the socio-political process of long-term strategic port planning and the related requisite governance changes needed for effective implementation of large scale port projects.
The Rhetorical Side of Transport Planning
However, this approach is useful for understanding transport planning in its present context. Two major causes are suggested for a possibly growing importance of rhetoric .
Abstract A rhetorical approach to transport planning seemingly contradicts the traditional bias towards means-ends rationality and reliance on analytical techniques. However, this approach is useful for understanding transport planning in its present context. Two major causes are suggested for a possibly growing importance of rhetoric .
The Rhetorical Side of Transport Planning
A rhetorical approach to transport planning seemingly contradicts the traditional bias towards means-ends rationality and reliance on analytical techniques. However, this approach is useful for understanding transport planning in its present context. Two major causes are suggested for a possibly growing importance of rhetoric . One is the institutional setting of the transport planning ...
Transport Planning and Environmental Assessment: Research, Rhetoric and Reality Robert B. Noland Centre for Transport Studies Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ United Kingdom Email: r.noland@imperial.ac.uk Phone: 44 (0) 20-7594-6036 Draft: June 8, 2005 fAbstract This paper reviews recent changes to transport policy in the UK. This is discussed ...
Such details provide a deeper understanding and appreciation for The Role Of Rhetoric In Regional Transportation Planning.
The new direction in transport policy, embodied in the 1998 White Paper, has brought with it a sea change in political thinking about the objectives and process of local transport planning . In this paper, we consider 'the realities' of how one cornerstone of this 'new' agenda, a duty on authorities to undertake 'public participation' in producing their local transport plans, has been ...
However, in practice, the use of this evidence to inform planning decisions has been inconsistent and rather limited, with non-transport factors playing a more major role .
Discourse Analysis in Transport and Urban Development
Global in scope, this cutting-edge book will prove vital reading for students and scholars of transport planning and urban development. Its practical guidance will be useful to transport and development policymakers and practitioners working in urban and regional authorities, consultancies and civil society.
A rhetorical approach to transport planning seemingly contradicts the traditional bias towards means-ends rationality and reliance on analytical techniques. However, this approach is useful for understanding transport planning in its present context. Two major causes are suggested for a possibly growing importance of rhetoric .
