This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Albrechts, L. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

How to Proceed from Image and Discourse to Action: As Applied to the Flemish Diamond

Institute of Urban and Regional Planning, Catholic University of Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 51, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium, Louis.Albrechts{at}isro.kuleuven.ac.be

For several polynuclear urban areas (Randstad, Ruhr, Flemish Diamond), (loose) visions, images and planning discourses have been conceived. Nevertheless, one has to conclude that no or very few of these visions, images, discourses have led to actions. This paper explores some lines of thought to bridge the gap between idea and action in polynucleated urban areas. The focus is on the type of planning needed, the kind of issues that could be tackled and the institutions needed to initiate the necessary co-operation between stakeholders—public and private—playing a role in polynucleated urban areas. The Flemish Diamond is treated as a deliberate attempt to use a new type of strategic planning to tackle this polynucleated urban area in an integrated way. The approach is influenced by more general principles derived from planning literature, the authors' own professional experience and the specificity of one particular case: the Flemish Diamond. The paper focuses on the design of arenas (forums) in polynucleated urban areas, the selection of strategic issues and the support of the planning process.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				P. Healey On the Project of 'Institutional Transformation' in the Planning Field: Commentary on the Contributions Planning Theory, November 1, 2005; 4(3): 301 - 310. [PDF]

				E. Meijers and A. Romein Realizing Potential: Building Regional Organizing Capacity in Polycentric Urban Regions European Urban and Regional Studies, April 1, 2003; 10(2): 173 - 186. [Abstract] [PDF]