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Ben Clifford - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • british Local Authority planners planning reform and everyday practices within the state
    Public Policy and Administration, 2020
    Co-Authors: Ben Clifford
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    Reform of the planning system, and the Local Authority context in which it operates, has been high on the political agenda for all governments in the United Kingdom in the 21st century, reflecting ...

  • rendering reform Local Authority planners and perceptions of public participation in great britain
    Local Environment, 2013
    Co-Authors: Ben Clifford
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    Public participation in planning is frequently linked to ideas of environmental justice and sustainability; yet, despite the voluminous literature on the topic, the reaction of frontline planning professionals to the broadly pro-participation agendas of central and devolved government in Great Britain has not been sufficiently examined. This is important because of their role in implementing such agendas, and the space for frontline professionals to shape the contours of reform. Drawing on extensive empirical material, I explore the reaction of Local Authority planners to participation policies, finding divided opinion as to whether more participation is needed to improve planning, but a strong framing of participation as something requiring careful management. I conclude that planners are broadly supportive of participation so long as they are in control, which can be understood through an institutionalist perspective that suggests there will be a similar reaction to further, ongoing, efforts to make pla...

Christine Cheyne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • changing urban governance in new zealand public participation and democratic legitimacy in Local Authority planning and decision making 1989 2014
    Urban Policy and Research, 2015
    Co-Authors: Christine Cheyne
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    Enhancing democracy was a paradoxical aspect of the neo-liberal-inspired public sector reforms that occurred in the 1980s and 1990s in many Western liberal democracies. The so-called ‘New Zealand model’ of public management, which attracted international attention, formed the backdrop of significant reforms of Local government and planning legislation which transformed urban governance in New Zealand. Environmental decision-making was devolved to regional and city/district councils, along with new requirements for public participation in both planning and Local government legislation to foster accountability. At the time, these new public participation provisions received international acclaim. However, legislative, economic, social and technological change has exposed deficiencies in statutory public participation in Local Authority planning and decision-making. This article reviews developments over the past quarter century in participatory planning provisions and considers the implications for urban go...

Ashley Godfrey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Rui Cunha Marques - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • economic financial analysis of the italian packaging waste management system from a Local Authority s perspective
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015
    Co-Authors: Lucia Rigamonti, S Ferreira, Mario Grosso, Rui Cunha Marques
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    Abstract One of the pillars of the European Union legislation on packaging waste is the principle that each economic producer is fully responsible for the fate of the packaging materials he has introduced in the market (Extended Producer Responsibility - EPR). A system of financial transfers is then implemented between the industry and the Local authorities which are ultimately responsible for the separated collection of packaging waste and its recovery. The paper reports an economic-financial analysis of the packaging waste management system in Italy from the perspective of the Local authorities, building up from an extensive, rich and unique data collection for the Italian context. Both costs for separate collection and sorting and benefits arising from the financial transfers were considered. The cost savings that waste Local authorities attain by diverting packaging waste from the residual waste collection services and disposal were also included. The results showed that the Local Authority benefits an average of 250 € per tonne of packaging waste separately collected. In contrast, if the savings associated with the diversion of waste are not considered (financial perspective), the benefits are significantly reduced to 58 € per tonne. As the services of separate collection and sorting of packaging waste represent 121 € per tonne collected, costs are fully covered only when considering an economic perspective. Conversely, this does not happen if the cost savings due to avoided disposal are not taken into account. The EPR principle, one of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive's cornerstones, is thus not being fulfilled, in a strictly financial perspective. Moreover, this means that if the EPR principle was to be strictly followed, the transfers to the Local authorities should be increased. In any case, such transfers should be calculated based on the efficiency and peculiarities of each packaging waste system.

Kath Kay - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Towards a Zero Waste Strategy for an English Local Authority
    Resources Conservation and Recycling, 2014
    Co-Authors: Christine Cole, Andrew D. Wheatley, Mohammed A. Quddus, Mohamed Osmani, Kath Kay
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    Abstract Many developed countries are using a challenging Zero Waste concept to change current waste management practices to more sustainable methods of managing waste, including household waste. The concept includes waste prevention; high levels of recycling and recovery of all resources from waste; and behavioural change. This research provides a case study on the development of a Zero Waste Strategy (ZWS) for Charnwood Borough Council (CBC), an English Local Authority (LA), which has an established household waste management system. This paper describes the steps taken by the authors, together with CBC to devise and implement a ZWS. A series of focus groups were held involving elected members of the LA and members of the community. The aim was to identify the core aspects of environmental, operational and social demands in order to prioritise actions to be included in a draft ZWS. The draft underwent wider public consultation, which highlighted areas for revision, and following revision has been adopted by the LA. The ZWS takes into account Local issues, Local policies, alongside national strategies and legislation. Many of the options identified during this research complement each other and if used in combination may see large steps taken towards Zero Waste. This is difficult to achieve without a holistic approach to waste generation, collection, treatment and disposal. Key findings from this research are to switch the focus from recycling to reuse and waste prevention, alongside increasing education and behaviour change programmes for householders. Additionally, the potential value of separately collecting food waste, with a recognised high potential yield, must be explored to ensure meeting targets set in the ZWS and the requirements of the Landfill Directive.