Flexibility and Commitment in Planning

I. Local Government, Planning and Development in The Netherlands and England.- 1. The context of local Government and planning.- Political Culture.- Legal and constitutional systems.- The system of government and administration.- Local government finance.- Notes.- References.- 2. Planning and land-use control.- The evolution of planning and land-use controls.- The present planning systems.- Making local plans.- Planning and building control.- Appeals.- Enforcement.- Summary of comparison.- Notes.- References.- 3. Aspects of the development process.- Development pressures and changing patterns of development.- Local authorities and the development process.- A note on the development orientation of Dutch and English local authorities.- Notes.- References.- II. Local Planning in Leiden and Oxford: The Case Studies.- 4. An historical survey of local planning in Leiden and Oxford.- The two towns compared.- Planning and development before the Second World War.- Planning in the post-war period.- The role of plans in Leiden and Oxford: a summary of important points of comparison.- Notes.- References.- 5. The Leiden case studies.- The Expansion Schemes.- Planning in the inner town.- Notes.- References.- 6. The Oxford case studies.- Formal and informal plans.- Local authority projects.- The operation of development control.- Notes.- References.- III. Conclusions.- References.- 7. Planning responses to development in the Netherlands and England.- General features of development and planning.- Notes.- References.- 8. Local planning in the Netherlands.- Problems of Dutch local planning.- Responses.- References.- 9. Local planning in England.- Problems of English local planning.- Notes.- References.- 10. A comparative analysis of local planning in the Netherlands and England.- Dutch local planning more positive and development orientated than English local planning.- English local planning more flexible.- Dutch local planning mainly concerned with town extension.- Different approaches to safeguards for third parties.- Theoretical conclusions.- Dealing with complexity: suggestions.- Notes.- References.- 11. Recommendations for Dutch and English practice.- Commitment planning.- The planning of planning.- Recommendations for Dutch practice.- Recommendations for English practice.- Planning education.- Notes.- References.- Postscript Avenues for further comparative research.- Notes.- References.- Glossary of Dutch words.