SPATIAL PLANNING Key Instrument for Development and Effective Governance

Region An area of territory which can be defined for spatial analysis and
planning purposes as distinct and coherent, and/or the division of a
country into administrative areas.
Regional planning
Regional policy
Spatial
development
Stakeholder
Strategic
environmental
assessment
Strategic planning
Sustainability
appraisal
Unauthorized
Development
Urban area
Urban fringe
Planning for a region. This is usually undertaken by regional authorities,
but may also be undertaken by national government or by local
authorities working jointly. It will generally be strategic planning, but
with different degrees of integration between land use and other sectoral
planning.
Policy intended to bring forward measures to address social and
economic disparities between regions. It will usually entail promoting the
economy of relatively poor regions through financial aid, training and
other action, and controlling the growth in relatively rich regions.
Changes in the distribution of activities in space and the linkages
between them through the conversion of land and property.
An institution, organization, or group that has some interest in a
particular sector or system.
A similar technique to environmental impact assessment, but typically
applied to policies, plans, programmes and groups of projects. Strategic
environmental assessment (SEA) provides the potential opportunity to
avoid the preparation and implementation of inappropriate plants,
programmes and projects and assists in the identification and evaluation
of project alternatives and identification of cumulative effects. SEA
comprises two main types: sectoral SEA (applied when many new
projects fall within one sector) and regional SEA (applied when broad
economic development is planned within one region).
Preparation of a strategy or framework identifying the broad patterns of
growth but not detailed land allocations or zoning. Strategic planning is
generally long-term and comprehensive, bringing together social,
economic and spatial considerations.
An appraisal of the social, economic and environmental effects of a plan
or programme.
Development that has or is taking place without the benefit of planning
permission. It may risk being the subject of enforcement action.
A geographic area with a high density of people over a limited area.
Homes and other types of buildings tend to be close together.
The transitional area between urban areas and the countryside. It can
provide a valuable resource for the provision of sport and recreation,
particularly in situations where there is an absence of land within urban
areas to meet such provisions.
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