urban planning strategies in ireland chapter 8. name and describe four planning strategies explain...
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Aims
• Name and describe FOUR planning
strategies
• Explain the NDP’s plans for future
development of Cork and Limerick cities
4 Planning Strategies
The Wright Plan
The Buchanan Report
The National Development
Plan
The National Spatial Strategy
Details to learn:
• Name of plan• Year/s of proposal• Two key details (cost, reasons
why, proposers etc)• Town/city it was targeting
The Wright Plan, 1967During the mid to late 20th century Dublin city grew rapidly.
However the city was becoming overcrowded and had many
buildings were of poor quality. The Wright Plan suggested
building new towns out in the suburbs and building the
transport and communication links needed to support these
new towns. Many of the residents of old, run down city centre
areas were moved to areas like Tallaght, Blanchardstown or the
high rise flats in Ballymun.
Ballymun, for example, tower blocks and two-storey houses
were built on 144 hectares of land. It was advertised as
Ireland’s leading housing scheme when finished in 1969.
However, it rapidly became one of Irelands worst
planning disasters!!
While large amounts of people were moved out from
the city centre their jobs were still there.
Dublin continued to grow as the capital / primate
city.
In the newly built areas there were not enough
services or sufficient transport.
The newly built areas rapidly became sprawling
housing estates with social problems.
The Buchanan Report, 1968The Buchanan Report took a more balanced view of managing Ireland’s urban growth and reducing the dependency on Dublin.This report suggested a national strategy for development.
The Buchanan Report suggested:1. Focus on two national growth centres at Cork and
Limerick2. Create smaller local centres at Letterkenny, Cavan,
Tralee and Castlebar.3. Create 6 regional centres for regional growth:
Dundalk, Drogheda, Athlone, Sligo, Galway and Waterford.
However…………..the Buchanan Report did not get political support so the Wright Plan was chosen and implemented.
National Development Plan2000-2013
• The main aim of the NDP is balanced regional development.• Investing in areas like infrastructure, education, training and social inclusion.• NDP identified 5 cities as ‘gateways’= Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and
Dublin.
Objectives included:1. Sustainable national employment growth 2. Improve housing, transport, services etc3. Strengthen Ireland’s competiveness with other countries4. Balanced regional development5. Promote social inclusion6. Services for vulnerable members of society
• Current NDP 2007-2013 budget is approx. €183.7 billion
National Spatial Strategy2002-2020
18 year planning framework for improved social, economic and physical development throughout Ireland. Also aimed for population growth balance in the country.
Combined with the Gateways of the NDP, this plan added further gateways of Sligo, Letterkenny, Dundalk, Athlone, Mullingar and Tullamore.Also smaller ‘hubs’ were identified including Wexford, Killarney and Castelbar among others.
Idea was to improve regional development and stop reliance on the Dublin area.
(Aims of the NSS very similar to the Buchanan Report)