Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 4.2
Continued
Key
X Represented on 'policy map'.
Discussed in policy text (written statement).
Notes
a The analysis presented here relates to the integrated two main
Plankaarten
(that is, 1 on Rural
areas, and 5 on Cities, villages and connections).
b Implicitly through national key projects.
airports; nature protection designations; urban and rural regeneration or generally
economic development areas. Thus, in the RPGs/RSSs the purpose of the key dia-
grams beyond defining areas for regional policy or economic development is often
unclear. Regional planning is an emerging agenda in England, and the analysis of
the three RPGs/RSSs shows that English planners might still feel more comfortable
putting their policies into words rather than 'on the map'.
