TY - BOOK

T1 - Urban growth management

T2 - Effectiveness of instruments and policies

AU - Jørgensen, Gertrud

AU - Alexander Sick Nielsen, Thomas

AU - Grünfelder, Julien

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - This deliverable report is part of PLURELs Workpackage 2.4: Spatial development strategiesand scenarios, where a review of policy options and their effectiveness is included. Ourpurpose of this paper is to look into different policies, strategies, measures and instrumentsthat aim at managing urban growth and curb urban sprawl in a wider sense.MethodologyThe main methodology of the paper is a desk-research based review of policy optionssupplemented with field study and interviews in selected cased study regions. This paperconsists of two parts. The first part is based on literature, while the second part collectsexamples of policies, spatial strategies and plans across the PLUREL cases, andsupplemented with Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington as the most advancedAmerican growth management cases, as well the Copenhagen area.Results / findings / conclusionAlthough there are contradictions in the evidence presented in the literature, webelieve that it may be safely said that urban growth management policies have aninfluence on urban growth under certain preconditions including: sufficient timefor implementation and continuity of efforts; choice of appropriate policy measures;clarity of visions and goals; coordination with other policies including economicincentives; rural policies providing incentives to maintain agricultural activities;political commitment and acceptance; support/framing from higher level policies;and finally economic incentives and de-incentives.The evidence from the case studies generally confirm the role of national planninglevels as well as the need for clear visions and strategies, and policy integration.Additional topics highlighted in the case studies include the existence and mandateof regional bodies, the role of European rural policies, and finally urban attractivitypolicies. Effective regional bodies are needed to deal with urban expansion andperi-urbanisation at a relevant scale; European rural and agricultural policiesmakes up the main ‘policy complex’ targeting the non-urban area including its landuses; while lastly leverage of urban attractions, competitiveness, and quality of lifeare pursued by all with a likely impact on land use and land use change patterns.Such measures are likely to be an important component in a growth managingpolicy package but very difficult to assess for their effectiveness.

AB - This deliverable report is part of PLURELs Workpackage 2.4: Spatial development strategiesand scenarios, where a review of policy options and their effectiveness is included. Ourpurpose of this paper is to look into different policies, strategies, measures and instrumentsthat aim at managing urban growth and curb urban sprawl in a wider sense.MethodologyThe main methodology of the paper is a desk-research based review of policy optionssupplemented with field study and interviews in selected cased study regions. This paperconsists of two parts. The first part is based on literature, while the second part collectsexamples of policies, spatial strategies and plans across the PLUREL cases, andsupplemented with Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington as the most advancedAmerican growth management cases, as well the Copenhagen area.Results / findings / conclusionAlthough there are contradictions in the evidence presented in the literature, webelieve that it may be safely said that urban growth management policies have aninfluence on urban growth under certain preconditions including: sufficient timefor implementation and continuity of efforts; choice of appropriate policy measures;clarity of visions and goals; coordination with other policies including economicincentives; rural policies providing incentives to maintain agricultural activities;political commitment and acceptance; support/framing from higher level policies;and finally economic incentives and de-incentives.The evidence from the case studies generally confirm the role of national planninglevels as well as the need for clear visions and strategies, and policy integration.Additional topics highlighted in the case studies include the existence and mandateof regional bodies, the role of European rural policies, and finally urban attractivitypolicies. Effective regional bodies are needed to deal with urban expansion andperi-urbanisation at a relevant scale; European rural and agricultural policiesmakes up the main ‘policy complex’ targeting the non-urban area including its landuses; while lastly leverage of urban attractions, competitiveness, and quality of lifeare pursued by all with a likely impact on land use and land use change patterns.Such measures are likely to be an important component in a growth managingpolicy package but very difficult to assess for their effectiveness.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - urban growth, spatial planning, spatial policies

UR - http://www.plurel.net/images/D241.pdf

M3 - Book

BT - Urban growth management

ER -