reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Disintegrated Planning: Exploring
and Crossing the Natural and Built Environment Divide.
Alister Scott BA PhD MRTPI Claudia Carter, Richard Coles, David Collier, Chris Crean, Rachel Curzon, Bob Forster, Nick Grayson, Andrew Hearle, David Jarvis, Miriam Kennet, Peter Larkham, Karen Leach, Mark Middleton, Nick Morton, Mark Reed, Hayley Pankhurst, Nicki Schiessel, Ben Stonyer, Ruth Waters and Keith Budden
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
1. The lenses of spatial planning and the
ecosystem approach
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
1. The lenses of spatial planning and the
ecosystem approach
2. The disintegrated development of the built and natural environment
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
1. The lenses of spatial planning and the
ecosystem approach
3. Crossing the divide: framework, tools and applications
2. The disintegrated development of the built and natural environment
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
1. The lenses of spatial planning and the
ecosystem approach
3. Crossing the divide: framework, tools and applications
2. The disintegrated development of the built and natural environment
4. Lessons for policy and practice
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
The purpose.....To boldly go…
• Beyond boundaries• Beyond biodiversity• Beyond planning • Beyond the status quo• Beyond OUR comfort zones
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
“The divide of ‘built’ and ‘natural’ environment, is particularly evident within the specialist focus on the ‘urban’ or the ‘rural’. It is deeply engrained in academic disciplines and professional training paths. Interdisciplinarity is much talked about but yet few truly practice it or use it to structure research, degree courses or professional qualifications. So, not surprisingly, we end up with rural specialists and urban specialists. But this artificial separation is unhelpful and affects our understanding, research, policy and practice. In reality, there are so many interdependencies and linkages that ignoring one to focus on the other only makes partial sense and only provides partial answers.”
Carter 2012
Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Connecting People-Place-Environment
• Dan’s cartoon please EA
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Mind the gap
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Disintegrated Development • Natural Environment lens
1. Natural Environment White Paper 2. Habitat and Landscape 3. DEFRA 4. Ecosystem Approach 5. Classifying and Valuing6. National Ecosystem Assessment 7. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 8. Nature Improvement Areas 9. Local Nature Partnerships
• Built Environment lens
1. National Planning Policy Framework 2. Local 3. DCLG4. Spatial Planning 5. Zoning and Ordering 6. Sustainability Assessments 7. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 8. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts9. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Disintegrated Development • Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
• Built Environment lens 1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments 8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Natural Environment lens
1. Incentives 2. Natural Environment White Paper 3. Habitat and Landscape 4. DEFRA 5. Ecosystem Approach 6. Classifying and Valuing7. National Ecosystem Assessment 8. Integrated Biodiversity Development
Areas 9. Nature Improvement Areas 10. Local Nature Partnerships
Built Environment lens
1. Control 2. National Planning Policy Framework 3. Local 4. DCLG5. Spatial Planning 6. Zoning and Ordering 7. Sustainability Assessments (SEA)8. Development/Neighbourhood Plans 9. Enterprise Zones / Green Belts10. Local Enterprise Partnerships
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
The BCU Response
• New ways of doing research and policy
• Building a new model of interdisciplinarity
• Bridging the natural and built environment divide
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Is there a method in the madness? Uniting Spatial Planning and the Ecosystem Approach
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Alister ScottClaudia Carter, Mark Reed, Peter Larkham, Nicki Schiessel, Karen Leach, Nick Morton, Rachel Curzon David Jarvis, Andrew Hearle, Mark Middleton, Bob Forster, Keith Budden, Ruth Waters, David Collier, Chris Crean, Miriam Kennet, Richard Coles and Ben Stonyer
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Building a Team
Birmingham City University - Birmingham School of the Built Environment
University of Aberdeen - Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability
Forest Research National Farmers Union David Jarvis Associates Natural England Localise West Midlands Green Economics Institute Birmingham Environment Partnership West Midlands Rural Affairs Forum Worcestershire County Council West Midlands Regional Assembly
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
SP/EA Synergies
New ways of thinking Holistic frameworks Cross-sectoral Multi-scalar Negotiating Enabling Long term perspective
Connectivity Governance Inclusivity Equity goals Regulatory Market-orientated
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
• Time – Long-termism– Learning lessons from the past
• Connectivity– Flows and linkages vs urban and rural – Multi-scalar relationships and dependencies
• Values – Core values and belief systems – Professionals (Planner, Environmentalist) and Publics
Unpacked
Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Crossing the Divide
1. Rufopoly2. Green Infrastructure 3. Community
Infrastructure Levy
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
RUFopoly
Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
• Stimulate economic growth• Protect and enhance cultural heritage• Protect and enhance the landscape,
geodiversity and the natural environment• Enhance and conserve biodiversity• Aid climate change mitigation and adaptation• Promote sustainable transport• Promote lifelong learning; volunteering• Promote health and wellbeing
Benefits of GI network
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Concept Plans via Worcestershire GIP
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
• built and natural environment is part of one connected system
Concluding points for Policy and Practice
Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
• need to develop and use tools and methods that cross the divide rather than perpetuate it
Key Points for Policy and Practice
Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
• Need inclusive partnerships across economy, society and environment – LEPS LNPS emphasize the disintegration although
some progress is being made.
Key Points for Policy and Practice
Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain
reluRural Economy andLand Use Programme
Questions • ESRC grant award under the RELU programme award for
‘Managing Environmental Change at the Fringe’ - ES/H037217/1• Policy Brief Videos 1. Rediscovering the rural urban fringe here .
http://youtu.be/mCgGAt7V6c4 2. Reconnecting the built and natural environmental divide http
://youtu.be/9GD0hZ84Ws03. Enhancing connections by crossing boundaries in the rural
urban fringe. http://youtu.be/VA5ejBS3_jI4. Managing Contested values in the rural urban fringe.
http://youtu.be/F1t1HP-LzUM5. Long Termism http://youtu.be/TFA8wUrCks4
