Table Of ContentEvaluation in Planning
The GeoJournal Library
Volume 47
Managing Editors: Herman van der Wusten, University of Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Olga Gritsai, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia
Former Series Editor:
Wolf Tietze, Helmstedt, Germany
Editorial Board: Paul Claval, France
R. G. Crane, U.S.A.
Yehuda Gradus, Israel
Risto Laulajainen, Sweden
Gerd U.ittig, Germany
Walther Manshard, Germany
Osamu Nishikawa, Japan
Peter Tyson, South Africa
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
Evaluation in Planning
Facing the Challenge of Complexity
edited by
NATHANIEL LICHFIELD
Dalia and Nathaniel Lichfield Associates,
London, U.K.
ANGELA BARBANENTE
School of Environmental Engineering,
Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
DINOBORRI
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning,
Polytechnic of Bari,
Bari, Italy
ABDUL KHAKEE
Department of Political Science,
Ume;l University, Umed, Sweden
and
ANNA PRAT
Dalia and Nathaniel Lichfield Associates,
London, U.K.
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface vii
Contributors ix
Introduction
Trends in planning evaluation: A British perspective
N. Lichfield
PART I
EMERGING ISSUES FOR EVALUATION THEORY
Introduction 19
A. Khakee
Conservation of cultural and natural heritage. Evaluation for 25
good governance and democratic control
L. Fusco Girard
Economics and ecological sustainability. An actor-network 51
approach to evaluation
P. Soderbaum
Dealing with environmental conflicts in evaluation. 73
Cognitive complexity and scale problems
A. Barbanente, D. Borri, S. Concilio, S. Macchi, E, Scandurra
The communicative tum in planning and evaluation 97
A. Khakee
The communicative ideology and ex ante planning evaluation 113
H. Voogd
Regulation through the development plan: an evaluation 127
A. D. Hull
PART II
PERSPECTIVES IN EVALUATION METHODS
Introduction 145
A. Barbanente
Integrated planning and environmental impact assessment 151
D. Lichfield
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Sustainability indicators in urban planning evaluation. A new 177
classification system based on multimodal thinking
P.L. Lombardi
Cultural heritage and the urban revitalisation: a meta-analytic 193
approach to urban sustainability
F. Bizzarro and P. Nijkamp
Evaluation and equity in economic policies for environmental 213
planning
ML. Clemente, G. Maciocco, G. Marchi, F. Pace,
F. Selicato, C. Torre
On the evaluation of "wicked problems". Guidelines for 229
integrating qualitative and quantitative factors in environmental
policy analysis
H. Glasser
Evaluation in the digital age 251
M Batty
PART III
LINKING PRACTICE TO THEORY
Introduction 275
D. Borri
Linking ex ante and ex post evaluation in British town planning 283
N. Lichfield and A. Prat
Evaluation in Israeli spatial planning. Theory vs. practice 299
E.R. Alexander
Developments in transport appraisal in Britain 311
C. Nash
Managing uncertainty in the evaluation process: 329
A legal perspective
D. Millichap
Towards the economic evaluation of British land use planning 343
J. T. Corkindale
Conclusions 355
E.R. Alexander
Index 375
PREFACE
This book is the result of a three day workshop on "Evaluation in theory and practice in
spatial planning" held in Ramsey Hall, University College London, in September 1996.
Some 30 people from 8 different countries attended and 20 papers were presented. The
majority of them now form the basis for this book. This occasion was the third on the
topic, the two preceding having taken place in Umea in June 1992 and in Bari in 1994.
Following these three meetings, we can now say that this small, industrious,
international family really enjoy meeting up from time to time at each others places, in
the presence of older members and new children, each one presenting his/her own
recent experiences. It particularly enjoys exchanging views and arguing about the
current state and the future of evaluation in spatial planning (all families have their
vices ... ). It is also pleasing to see these experiences and discussions resulting in a book
for those who could not attend and for the broader clan in the field.
Not long time ago, but ages in the accelerated academic time scale, evaluation in
planning established its own role and distinct features as an instrument for helping the
decision-making process. Now this role and these features are exposed to major
challenges. First, the evolution of planning theory has lead to the conception of new
planning paradigms, based on theories of complexity and communicative rationality.
Second, the planning systems themselves all over Europe and the world seeks to adapt
to major political changes and the opening of national boundaries. Central and local
relations are changing. It is also frequently held that we may be moving from a
democratic model based on representation to one based on participation. Doubtless,
whatever our views, the need to make evaluation experiences shareable and
communicable between and within countries has increased. This workshop is evidence.
Third, evaluation is also challenged by the need to make experiences in different
sectoral fields of intervention interchangeable. Above all, the emergence of the
environmental and conservation questions poses a series of new problems. How can
evaluation in planning adapt to these changes?
The papers in this volume discuss from different viewpoints these open questions.
We believe the volume reflects its collective nature in being heterogenous in approach
but homogenous in focus.
To present this variety with some order, the volume has being structured in three
parts, following an introduction related to the host country. The papers in the first part
discuss some relevant theoretical issues. In the second part, methodological questions
which incorporate new developments in the field are offered. Finally, in the third part,
practical experiences in evaluation in different countries complete the picture.
Unfortunately, because of space, we have not attempted to reproduce the lively
discussion that has taken place during the workshop. Instead, each contributor reflected
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it in the redrafting of its paper. The three sectional introduction will guide the reader in
the endeavour.
Finally, special thanks are due to the institutions that made all this possible: the
Bartlett School of Planning, at University College London, for the accommodation, the
Politecnico di Bari for financial help, Dalia & Nathaniel Lichfield Associates for both
financial help and organisation and to Petra van Steenbergen at Kluwer for her
assistance and patience.
In conclusion, we are happy to say that plans are in progress to carry on this pleasant
family tradition in a fourth workshop.
The Editors
Nathaniel Lichfield is an urban and regional planner, specialising in planning and development
economics, including in plan and project evaluation. He is Past President of the Royal Town
Planning Institute and Professor Emeritus of the Economics of Environmental Planning,
University of London. Following posts in local and central government, he founded in 1962
Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners. Left in 1992 to form Dalia and Nathaniel Lichfield Associates.
Throughout his career, he has combined practice and academia and published extensively in both
fields.
Angela Barbanente studied Urban Planning at the University of Venice. She is researcher at the
Bari Polytechnic, School of Engineering for Environment. She has also worked as researcher at
the National Research Council (Bari) and as Professor of Territorial Planning (University of
Basilicata) and Planning Theory and Urban Planning (Bari Polytechnic). She is author of books
and articles on urban rehabilitation, evaluation in spatial planning and development control.
Dino Borri is a civil engineer and professor of Urban Planning Techniques at Bari Polytechnic.
He is currently the head of the post-graduate school of Urban and Regional planing and the
President ofFondazione Astengo, Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica, Roma. He has written several
books and articles on the application of Artificial Intelligence to spatial planning.
Abdul Khakee has a PhD in Economics and one in Geography. He is currently Professor of
Urban Planning at the Department of Political Science at UmeA University. He has been visiting
researcher at the University of Delaware, university of Melbourne, Bari Polytechnic and
University of Lisbon. He is the author of several books and journal articles on development
planning, planning theory, local government and cultural economics.
Anna Prat studied planning and architecture at Turin Polytechnic and regional and urban
planning at the London School of Economics. In Italy, she co-founded a non-profit community
participation association. She has worked as research assistant at Dalia and Nathaniel Lichfield
Associates, London, specialising in evaluation in planning. She is currently working as urban and
economic planner at ARUP Economics and Planning, London.
CONTRIBUTORS
Alexander E.R., Faculty of Spatial Science, Public Policy Program, Tel Aviv
University, PO Box 39040, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
Barbanente A., Polytechnic of Bari, 2nd School of Engineering, Institute of
Engineering for Environment and Territory, Viale del Turismo 8, 74100
Taranto, Italy.
Batty M., Centre For Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), University College London,
l-19 Torrington Place, London WClE 6BT United Kingdom.
Bizzarro F., University of Napoli "Federico II", Department of Conservation of
Architectural and Environmental Goods, Via Cesare Battisti 15, 80134 Napoli,
Italy.
Borri D., Polytechnic of Bari, Department of Architecture and Town Planning, Via E.
Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Clemente M.L., University of Cagliari, Department Engineering of Territory, Piazza
d'Armi, 16, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.
Concilio G., PhD in "Evaluation Methods for Integrated Conservation of Architectural,
Urban and Environmental Heritage", University of Napoli "Federico II", Via
Cesare Battisti 15, 80134 Napoli, Italy.
Corkindale J. 55 Poplar Grove, New Malden Surrey KT3DN United Kingdom.
Fusco Girard L., University of Napoli "Federico II", Department of Conservation of
Architectural and Environmental Goods, Via Cesare Battisti 15, 80134 Napoli,
Italy.
Glasser H., Foundation for Deep Ecology, 1555 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA
94109, United States.
Hull A., University of Newcastle, Department of Town and Country Planning,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom.
Khakee A., Department of Political Science, Umea University, 901 87 Umelt, Sweden.
Lichfield D., Dalia & Nathaniel Lichfield Associates, 13 Chalcot Gardens, England's
Lane, London NW3 4YB, United Kingdom.
Lichfield N., Dalia & Nathaniel Lichfield Associates, 13 Chalcot Gardens, England's
Lane, London NW3 4YB, United Kingdom.
Lombardi P.L., School of Architecture, Department of Socio-Economic Analysis,
Santa Croce 1957, 30135 Venezia, Italy.
Macchi S., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Department of Architecture and Town
Planning, Via Eudossiana, 18,00184 Roma.
Maciocco G., University of Cagliari, Department Engineering of Territory, Piazza
d'Armi, 16, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.
Marchi G., University ofCagliari, Department Engineering of Territory, Piazza d'Armi,
16, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.
Millichap D., Linlaters & Paines, Mitre House, 160 Aldergate Street, EC1A 4LP
London, United Kingdom.
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Nash C., University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds LS2 9JT, United
Kingdom.
Nijkamp P., Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,
De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Pace F., PhD in "Evaluation Methods in Urban Planning and Architecture Design",
University of Reggio Calabria, Salita Melissari - Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio
Calabria, Italy.
Prat A., Dalia & Nathaniel Lichfield Associates, 13 Chalcot Gardens, England's Lane,
London NW3 4YB, United Kingdom.
Scandurra E., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Department of Architecture and
Town Planning, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Roma.
Selicato F., Polytechnic of Bari, Department of Architecture and Town Planning, Via
Edoardo Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Siiderbaum P., Department of Economics, Malardalens Hogskola, PO Box 883,
Viisteras, Sweden.
Torre C., PhD in "Evaluation Methods for Integrated Conservation of Architectural,
Urban and Environmental Heritage", University of Napoli "Federico II", Via
Cesare Battisti 15, 80134 Napoli, Italy.
Voogd H., Faculty of Spatial Science, University ofGroningen, PO Box 800, 9700 AV,
Groningen, The Netherlands.
