National Planning Guidelines Research Articles

A GIS-Based Analysis of the Public Open Space Distribution and Accessibility in Gurugram City, India

The rapid pace of urbanization and increasing urban density in India has led to critical concern about the sustainability and livability of urban environments. In the city of Gurugram, public open spaces (POS) like parks and playgrounds are limited, highlighting the problem regarding their availability and accessibility. This study analyzes the current distribution of POS in the city of Gurugram at the ward level and compares the existing situation with national planning guidelines. It also aims to identify the population served by POS and the areas deficit in POS provision. The analysis reveals a deficit in per-capita POS at the city level, which stands at 3.14 m2 and shows high variability across different wards. A significant gap in the provision of housing area and neighborhood level POS was observed. The accessibility index calculated using Geographic Information System (GIS) based network analysis, reveals uneven access patterns across the city, with five wards lacking POS accessibility for residents, located primarily in central and southern-central areas. None of the wards of the city had all of its area serviced by POS, and only six wards had above 50 percent of the population residing in area serviced. These findings emphasize the need for strategic interventions to ensure universal access to POS, aligning with the sustainable development goals for urban areas.

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Climate change is causing greater precipitation. The Planning and Building Act and technical regulations control flood safety requirements, but in recent years the specialist authorities have recommended an additional climate impact factor to minimize future damage. County-level climate profiles incorporate a climate impact factor, and a new national planning guideline bolsters the impression that the climate impact factor should be a mandatory part of the flood hazard assessment. This change has consequences for municipal case processing, both in terms of enforcement of the rules and in the event of any claims for damages. The article briefly discusses the legal significance of technical guides and national planning guidelines, and assesses the use of a climate impact factor in flood hazard assessment in relation to these.

Community and facility-level engagement in planning and budgeting for the government health sector – A district perspective from Kenya

Health systems reform processes have increasingly recognized the essential contribution of communities to the success of health programs and development activities in general. Here we examine the experience from Kilifi district in Kenya of implementing annual health sector planning guidelines that included community participation in problem identification, priority setting, and planning. We describe challenges in the implementation of national planning guidelines, how these were met, and how they influenced final plans and budgets.The broad-based community engagement envisaged in the guidelines did not take place due to the delay in roll out of the Ministry of Health-trained community health workers. Instead, community engagement was conducted through facility management committees, though in a minority of facilities, even such committees were not involved. Some overlap was found in the priorities highlighted by facility staff, committee members and national indicators, but there were also many additional issues raised by committee members and not by other groups. The engagement of the community through committees influenced target and priority setting, but the emphasis on national health indicators left many local priorities unaddressed by the final work plans. Moreover, it appears that the final impact on budgets allocated at district and facility level was limited. The experience in Kilifi highlights the feasibility of engaging the community in the health planning process, and the challenges of ensuring that this engagement feeds into consolidated plans and future implementation.

Innovative strategic land use planning: national planning guidelines in Scotland

Innovative strategic land use planning: national planning guidelines in Scotland

Review of strategic planning guidance in Scotland

Abstract In Scotland, land use planning decisions have been aided by a series of National Planning Guidelines published over a period of nearly 20 years. The Guidelines represent a distinctive contribution to planning practice and have enabled the Scottish Office to inform local authorities of governmental policy on key land use issues. The Guidelines have been accompanied by Land Use Summary Sheets, providing assessments of specific land resources, and Circulars setting down ministerial policy. These instruments have attracted considerable interest outwith Scotland and their future development is also of wider significance. Current proposals seek to change these arrangements and, in particular, to replace the Guidelines with National Planning Policy Guidelines. The effects of the proposed changes are reviewed and discussed.

Development plans in Scotland since 1975

Abstract In recent years, there has been increased evidence to suggest that the Scottish development‐plan system has performed more effectively than that of England and Wales. At a time of impending change to the English system, this paper examines those distinctive aspects of Scottish practice which have contributed to its relative success since local‐government reorganisation in 1975. In reviewing the development of the plan system, composed of National Planning Guidelines, regional reports, structure and local plans, in terms of its achievements, problems and potentials, emphasis is placed on the context provided by the unique organisational arrangements for government in Scotland.

Policy adaption in Scotland: National planning guidelines and agricultural land resources

Abstract The change in agricultural policy away from the maximisation of output is of significance for future uses of agricultural land. There has been a general presumption against development on agricultural land for strategic and economic reasons. Those reasons no longer stand. The National Planning Guidelines concerned with agricultural land published in 1987 reflect this changing approach. Whilst prime agricultural land remains protected, the guidelines introduce a flexible attitude to non‐prime agricultural land, particularly in the context of the diversification of the rural economy.

Scottish Development Department, "National Planning Guidelines 1981: Priorities for Development Planning" (Book Review)

Scottish Development Department, "National Planning Guidelines 1981: Priorities for Development Planning" (Book Review)

The natural environment of the Outer Hebrides

SynopsisThe historical review of scientific work done in the Outer Hebrides precedes a scientific profile of the archipelago including geographical, geological, botanical, zoological and resource outlines. Effects of the use of natural resources by man on the natural environment are discussed. Management of land and water for the purposes of nature conservation are given by descriptions of the Loch Druidibeg and Monach Islands National Nature Reserves and other Sites of Special Scientific Interest. These exemplify existing case studies and procedures in nature conservation conducted by the Nature Conservancy Council and others. In conclusion, the Outer Hebrides are set in the context of the National Planning Guidelines of the Scottish Development Department which show resources of ‘national’ importance in agriculture and nature conservation.

Policy Forum: The Uses of Strategic Planning: The Example of the National Planning Guidelines in Scotland

Policy Forum: The Uses of Strategic Planning: The Example of the National Planning Guidelines in Scotland

Policy Forum: The Uses of Strategic Planning: The Example of the National Planning Guidelines in Scotland: "a Response"

Policy Forum: The Uses of Strategic Planning: The Example of the National Planning Guidelines in Scotland: "a Response"

Policy Forum: The Uses of Strategic Planning: The Example of the National Planning Guidelines in Scotland: "Comments"

Policy Forum: The Uses of Strategic Planning: The Example of the National Planning Guidelines in Scotland: "Comments"

Environmental science, planning and resource management in the Outer Hebrides: a synthesis

SynopsisThis, the concluding paper of the Symposium, reviews the main issues in the Outer Hebrides concerning the interaction between the constituent parts of the environment and man's use of them, seeking to identify the existing impacts on the natural environment and speculating upon the character of possible future impacts. It aims to demonstrate how the findings of the environmental sciences, as exemplified by the information in the symposium papers, are relevant to the understanding and resolution of these issues and to identify important gaps in knowledge.The relationship between land use planning and development control is discussed, particularly as it is reflected in the present system of Regional Reports, Structure Plans, Local Plans and the recently published National Planning Guidelines, and as it affects options for influencing future use of environmental resources in the Outer Hebrides.Developments need management and, in some cases, monitoring. Both these activities require a contribution from the environmental sciences through an effective institutional framework.The closing discussion examines some of the more general social issues, relating to the potential conflict between utilization of the environmental resource and conservation of the natural environment, which characterize isolated rural areas.

Book Review: National Planning Guidelines

Book Review: National Planning Guidelines