Abstract
Denmark has always been known as a country with a strong spatial planning tradition. However, recent changes in the Danish planning system, as a consequence of the structural reform in 2007, raise questions about whether this still is the case. In contrast to many European countries, the Danish structural reform weakened (some will argue dismantled) the regional planning level. In an attempt to reinvent the regional planning scale, the Ministry of the Environment proposed a New Map of Denmark consisting of two metropolitan regions in the 2006 national planning report. The Ministry’s attempt to prepare spatial strategies for these new regions through cooperative dialogue projects with municipalities have only had limited success, although important discussions on building sustainable urban regions emerged.
In addition, recent restructuring of the Ministry of the Environment has led to reduced focus on ‘strategic spatial planning’ and a reduced willingness to follow up the experiments initiated from the 2006 planning report. As a consequence, the latest national planning report from 2010 provides little guidance about the direction in which Danish ‘strategic spatial planning’ might be heading. Instead recent Ministry initiatives have focused on promoting growth in Denmark’s rural areas, as part of the Government’s initiatives to re-establish Danish economy. This raises the question of whether Danish ‘strategic spatial planning’ has come to an end or is reduced to a 1980’s ‘hibernation’. Is ‘strategic spatial planning’ only a luxury for the good times, and the first thing to be scrapped in less fortunate times?
In addition, recent restructuring of the Ministry of the Environment has led to reduced focus on ‘strategic spatial planning’ and a reduced willingness to follow up the experiments initiated from the 2006 planning report. As a consequence, the latest national planning report from 2010 provides little guidance about the direction in which Danish ‘strategic spatial planning’ might be heading. Instead recent Ministry initiatives have focused on promoting growth in Denmark’s rural areas, as part of the Government’s initiatives to re-establish Danish economy. This raises the question of whether Danish ‘strategic spatial planning’ has come to an end or is reduced to a 1980’s ‘hibernation’. Is ‘strategic spatial planning’ only a luxury for the good times, and the first thing to be scrapped in less fortunate times?
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Publikationsdato | 2010 |
Status | Udgivet - 2010 |
Begivenhed | Regional Studies Association: Regions in shifting global landscape - Manchester, Storbritannien Varighed: 2 nov. 2010 → 2 nov. 2010 |
Konference
Konference | Regional Studies Association: Regions in shifting global landscape |
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Land/Område | Storbritannien |
By | Manchester |
Periode | 02/11/2010 → 02/11/2010 |