Critical Analysis of Strategic Spatial Planning in Europe

This report critically analyzes the treatment of space and place within the context of new strategic spatial planning in Europe. It examines how these concepts are employed in urban and regional spatial strategies, drawing on intellectual debates in social sciences and humanities. The analysis focuses on three key planning episodes: The Netherlands Fifth National Policy Document on Spatial Planning, the Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland, and the Framework Document for Milan. The report highlights the significance of geographical ideas, political dimensions, and strategic approaches to spatial planning. It emphasizes the importance of strategic vision, the development of planning capacity, and the consideration of geographical challenges in the context of urban and regional development in Europe. The report also discusses the internal differentiation of a particular place in which regionalization is also included.

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Contents
Critical Analysis..............................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................5

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The Treatment of Space and Place in the New Strategic Spatial Planning in Europe
Critical Analysis
This article defines the different experiences of Europe in urban and regional spatial strategies.
These strategies relate with the concepts of space and place and these concepts are used for
institutional work of the place. These concepts need to do properly in the treatment of space and
place. It explains the various concepts that is related to the geographical process which is dis-
contiguous and relational conceptualization of spatiality. These issues are mainly relates with the
treatment of Space and Place, which is mentioned in New Strategic Spatial planning in Europe.
These issues explained with the use of three recent strategic planning episodes (Baro, et. al.,
2016).
The three planning episodes are The Netherlands Fifth National Policy Document on Spatial
Planning, the Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland and the Framework
Document for Milan. These three episodes are very innovative in their content and increase the
innovation in the strategies. These episodes give the exemplars that help in the new ways of
thinking regarding the space and place. They also help in maintaining the spatial planning
strategies in the context of contemporary governance. Many of the geographical ideas relates
with these three national episodes (Davies and Lafortezza, 2017). The several traditional
planning ideas are also relates with these episodes. The critical analysis of this treatment gives
the political dimensions that are used to develop the new spatial vocabularies that relates with the
urban and regional development and it gives the significance, which gives the information
regarding the concepts of the new spatial planning.
The strategic spatial planning in Europe is relates with the article that makes the voice of
municipal government powerful. This municipal government is closely relates with Europe. The
territorial planning and spatial planning in Europe, discussed in this article. These are related
with the strategic development of the cities relates with Europe. The major emphasis placed on
the large projects that need to renewal and transformation of urban landscapes that closely
connected with the urban plans. The strategic vision gives the several solutions of the complex

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problems and makes the short-term actions. The strategic spatial planning approach is included
in this article. The proper development of planning capacity is included in the defined process.
The strategic thinking in the business is also included in the particular process. The several
geographical conditions are included in the article, which describes the overall process of the
spatial planning. The geographical challenges are also included in this article (Gualini, 2015).
The description of three episodes mentioned in strategic spatial planning described in article in a
detailed manner.
All the three episodes of this planning are relates with the geographical challenges in Europe that
connected with space and place. The treatment of the position is also involved in this article. This
is the wider intersection in this context. The third criteria of this article is connected with the
internal differentiation of a particular place in which regionalization is also included. These three
points are briefly described in this article.

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References
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Davies, C. and Lafortezza, R., (2017). Urban green infrastructure in Europe: Is greenspace
planning and policy compliant?. Land use policy, 69, pp.93-101.
Gualini, E. ed., (2015). Planning and conflict: Critical perspectives on contentious urban
developments. London: Routledge.