Abstract
This article debates the possibilities and advantages of using territorial impact assessment (TIA) policy evaluation methodologies to assess the implementation of spatial planning instruments. It builds on existing literature to define key analytical goals, dimensions, and respective components to monitor and evaluate the implementation of spatial plans, at all territorial levels, to be used as a TIA evaluation matrix. It concludes that, despite the inherent complexity associated with the process of evaluating spatial planning processes, there are manifest advantages to using TIA tools to evaluate them, mostly at the ex post phase.
Highlights
Spatial planning, or territorial planning - in a more continental European lexicon form - has always been at the core of my scientific research interests
Along this article, we discussed the importance of spatial planning procedures and instruments to promoting sound and positive territorial development trends
By being associated with the territorial development concept, as one of its fundamental dimensions, unlike mainstream traditional approaches, we advocate the advantages of applying a Territorial Impact Assessment (TIA) tool to assess the operationalisation of spatial planning instruments
Summary
Spatial planning (an Euroenglish’ term - see Luukkonen, 2014), or territorial planning - in a more continental European lexicon form - has always been at the core of my scientific research interests. For the sake of clarity, the main challenge here would be select the appropriate analytical dimensions, respective components and indicators, adapted each evaluated spatial plan, in order to build the most appropriate TIA evaluation matrix In this context, this article proposes to discuss the potential benefits of adjusting a TIA tool to assess spatial plans, whilst suggesting fundamental analytical dimensions for assessing their main territorial impacts, based on available literature. This article proposes to discuss the potential benefits of adjusting a TIA tool to assess spatial plans, whilst suggesting fundamental analytical dimensions for assessing their main territorial impacts, based on available literature It builds on the author previous experience in assessing policy/programmes main territorial impacts and in analysing spatial planning processes, both in national and international projects. A subsequent section is dedicated to propose a novel methodological approach to monitoring and assessing spatial planning instruments, by suggesting the use of a TIA evaluation matrix, before concluding remarks are provided in the final section
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