Contemporary issues in regional planning

Regional realities and regional institutions: thinking about the English regions scenarios for the future of regional planning within UK/EU spatial planning the regional agenda, planning and development in Scotland Government Offices for the regions and regional planning integrating local and central concerns in the new regional landscape - pipe dream or political project? Themes and topics: regional transport strategies - fond hope or serious planning? utilities and the regions promoting sustainable development through regional plans - the role of the environment agency regional planning and the environmental dimension of sustainable development. Regional planning - regional variation: integrated policy development at the regional level - the East Midlands integrated regional strategy regional planning in the West Midlands the South West - lesons for the future the South East. Conclusions: some interim conclusions - regional planning and regional governance for the 21st century.