Title: Planning and Governance Reform: Implications for Inter-Jurisdictional Planning in the Ireland of Ireland Publication Date: January 2011 Author: Caroline Creamer, Karen Keaveney and Neale Blair Summary: In mid 2010 the ICLRD published the report of a research study into governance and planning reform across both jurisdictions in Ireland: All Change But Any Alignment? The […]

Title: The Basel Metropolitan Area: Three Borders in One Publication Date: January 2011 Author: John Driscoll and Francois Vigier Summary: This Paper focuses on the Trinational Eurodistrict Basel (TEB), a region with strong cross-border functional linkages and a history of developing joint projects and co-ordination mechanisms Related documents: Borderlands Journal, Issue 1

Title: The Spatial Planning Model: Balancing Private Sector Interests with the ‘Common Good’ Publication Date: January 2011 Author: Greg Lloyd Summary: This paper explores the spirit and purposes of spatial planning in order to understand the balance of public and private interests involved. Related documents: Borderlands Journal, Issue 1

Title: Addressing the Challenge of Being ‘Data Rich but Insight Poor’ in Boston, Massachusetts Publication Date: January 2011 Author: Charlotte Kahn and Holly St Clair Summary: This paper focuses on how two institutions in Greater Boston, the Boston Foundation and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), have partnered over the past decade, along with the […]

Title: Reflection: Delving into the Relationship Between Planning and Housing in Ireland Publication Date: January 2011 Author: Karen Keaveney Summary: This paper explored the dominant features and key differences, apparent in housing and planning systems in the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland. Related documents: Borderlands Journal, Issue 1

Title: Sustainable Communities: Planning for Integration in Fractured Places Publication Date: January 2011 Author: Peter Roberts Summary: The purpose of this article is threefold: to offer some insights into the origins of the sustainable communities idea; to identify the components of an idealised sustainable community and to discuss the implications for practice; and to consider […]

Title: The International Centre for Local and Regional Development: The Genesis Story Publication Date: January 2011 Author: Tim O’Connor Summary: This report recounts the history of ICLRD, how it came to be, and who was present in founding the organization. Related documents: Borderlands Journal, Issue 1