Spatial planning
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Spatial planning refers to the methods used by the public sector to influence the distribution of people and activities in spaces of various scales. Spatial planning includes all levels of land use planning including urban planning, regional planning, national spatial plans, and in the European Union international levels.
There are numerous definitions of spatial planning. One of the earliest definitions comes from the [European Regional/Spatial Planning Charter] (often called the 'Torremolinos Charter'), adopted in 1983 by the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning (CEMAT): "Regional/spatial planning gives geographical expression to the economic, social, cultural and ecological policies of society. It is at the same time a scientific discipline, an administrative technique and a policy developed as an interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach directed towards a balanced regional development and the physical organisation of space according to an overall strategy."
The concept of spatial planning is not native to English-speaking countries, making the term an example of Euro-English. It originates from terms such as '[aménagement du territoire'] from France and '[Raumplanung'] from Germany.
See also
References
- Richard H. Williams, European union spatial policy and planning, London Chapman 1996
- Andreas Faludi, Bas Waterhout, The Making of the European Spatial Development Perspective, London Routledge 2002
- Klaus R. Kunzmann, European planning perspectives, 2004, [article available on planum.net]
External links
- [CEMAT] - European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning
- [CEMAT Guiding Principles for Sustainable Spatial Development of the European Continent]
- [EJSD] - European Journal of Spatial Development
- [ESDP] - European Spatial Development Perspective
- [ESPON] - European Spatial Planning Observation Network
- [Planum] - The European Journal of Planning
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