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With Its Mandate For Promoting Sustainable Development And Supporting Economic Development, Regional Planning Has Been The Centre Of Some Of The Most Important Policy Debates In English Regionalism. This Book Focuses On Recent Regional Policy And Planning Debates In All The English Regions, Using A Range Of Theoretical Insights To Examine Major Controversies Such As: Resistance To New Housing On Greenfield Sites, Sustainable Urban Development And Policies For 'urban Renaissance', Whether To Redirect Or Constrain Economic Growth In Pressure Areas, How To Support Economic Development In Declining Areas, How Best To Protect Environmental Assets For The Future.--jacket. 1. The Re-emergence Of The Regions In Spatial Planning -- 2. Governance, Institutions And Regional Planning -- 3. Spatial Planning And Sustainable Development -- 4. Environmental Quality And Natural Resources: From Environmental Protectionism Towards An Integrated Approach To Sustainable Development -- 5. Finding Places For New Housing: The Role Of Regional Planning -- 6. Towards An Urban Renaissance -- 7. Regional Economic Development, Regional Planning And Sustainable Development: Divergences And Convergences In Approach -- 8. Looking To The Future: Regions, Spatial Strategies And Sustainable Development. Graham Haughton And Dave Counsell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [222]-240) And Index.