<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The Irish Government is in the process of developing a National Planning Framework (NPF). This will replace the National Spatial Strategy for Ireland 2002-2020 (NSS). The NSS is generally considered to have been unsuccessful, mainly due to a lack of implementation driven by shortcomings in governance. This paper explores these shortcomings, and suggests ways to prevent similar difficulties with the NPF. The paper concludes that the political process needs to be at the heart of the preparation and adoption of the NPF. There is the danger that the NPF will fail if the political environment remains embedded in traditional approaches to planning across the state.</p></abstract>

The Irish Government is in the process of developing a National Planning Framework (NPF). This will replace the National Spatial Strategy for Ireland 2002-2020 (NSS). The NSS is generally considered to have been unsuccessful, mainly due to a lack of implementation driven by shortcomings in governance. This paper explores these shortcomings, and suggests ways to prevent similar difficulties with the NPF. The paper concludes that the political process needs to be at the heart of the preparation and adoption of the NPF. There is the danger that the NPF will fail if the political environment remains embedded in traditional approaches to planning across the state.

The National Spatial Strategy: Lessons for implementing a National Planning Framework

Chairman, Public Policy Advisors Network Chris van Egeraat Department of Geography, Maynooth University,

Department of Geography, Maynooth University,

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The Irish Government is in the process of developing a National Planning Framework (NPF). This will replace the National Spatial Strategy for Ireland 2002-2020...

The National Spatial Strategy: Lessons for implementing a National Planning Framework

Article Category: Mini-Symposium

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2016

Pages: 5 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/admin-2016-0022

Mots clés
National Planning Framework, local government, National Spatial Strategy reform, institutional structures, Ireland

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The National Spatial Strategy: Lessons for implementing a National Planning Framework

Article Category: Mini-Symposium

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2016

Pages: 5 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/admin-2016-0022

Mots clésNational Planning Framework, local government, National Spatial Strategy reform, institutional structures, Ireland

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
National Planning Framework, local government, National Spatial Strategy reform, institutional structures, Ireland