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‘If independence goes, the planning system goes’: New Political Governance and the English Planning Inspectorate (2020)
Journal Article
Hickman, H., & Boddy, M. (2020). ‘If independence goes, the planning system goes’: New Political Governance and the English Planning Inspectorate. Town Planning Review, 91(1), 21-45. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2020.2

Radical restructuring of 'arms-length' government bodies following the 2010 UK national election signalled a change in relations between government and the civil service. This was seen as a major shift in modes of governance from 'new public manageme... Read More about ‘If independence goes, the planning system goes’: New Political Governance and the English Planning Inspectorate.

“Between a rock and a hard place”: Planning reform, localism and the role of the planning inspectorate in England (2018)
Journal Article
Boddy, M., & Hickman, H. (2018). “Between a rock and a hard place”: Planning reform, localism and the role of the planning inspectorate in England. Planning Theory and Practice, 19(2), 198-217. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2018.1456083

Like many European countries, England saw the establishment in the late 1990s and early twenty-first century of regional-scale spatial planning. Radical reform of English planning following the Localism Act 2011 however saw the whole intermediate tie... Read More about “Between a rock and a hard place”: Planning reform, localism and the role of the planning inspectorate in England.

The 'Cambridge Phenomenon' and the challenge of planning reform (2016)
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Boddy, M., & Hickman, H. (2016). The 'Cambridge Phenomenon' and the challenge of planning reform. Town Planning Review, 87(1), 31-52. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2016.6

The 'Cambridge Phenomenon' has achieved global recognition as an exemplar of economic success. After decades of post-war planning restraint, a major shift in the strategic planning framework saw the city region enthusiastically backing future growth.... Read More about The 'Cambridge Phenomenon' and the challenge of planning reform.

The demise of strategic planning? the impact of the abolition of Regional Spatial Strategy in a growth region (2013)
Journal Article
Boddy, M., & Hickman, H. (2013). The demise of strategic planning? the impact of the abolition of Regional Spatial Strategy in a growth region. Town Planning Review, 84(6), 743-768. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2013.38

Strategic planning has long been at the heart of the post-war statutory planning framework. From 1968, this took the form of structure plans. In 2004, however, these were replaced by Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS). Then in May 2010, the Conservati... Read More about The demise of strategic planning? the impact of the abolition of Regional Spatial Strategy in a growth region.

City center housing in the UK: Prospects and policy challenges in a changing housing market (2010)
Journal Article
Boddy, M., & Lambert, C. (2010). City center housing in the UK: Prospects and policy challenges in a changing housing market. disP - The Planning Review, 46(180), 47-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2010.10557063

From the late 1990s, the city centers of English provincial cities have experienced significant amounts of new private sector housing development, mainly in the form of high-density flats. This new housing development was seen as a key component of t... Read More about City center housing in the UK: Prospects and policy challenges in a changing housing market.

Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap (2009)
Journal Article
Webber, D. J., Hudson, J., Boddy, M., & Plumridge, A. (2009). Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap. Papers in Regional Science, 88(3), 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00209.x

Significant and persistent differences in regional productivity exist across most countries and are the subject of academic and policy concern. We use plant-level data to examine the determinants of regional productivity differentials across regions... Read More about Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap.

Country-level business performance and policy asymmetries in the UK (2008)
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Plumridge, A., Webber, D. J., Boddy, M., & Hudson, J. (2008). Country-level business performance and policy asymmetries in the UK. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 10(4), 305-317. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPM.2008.019989

The HM Treasury identifies the key 'drivers' of business performance and productivity differentials, which include skills, investment and competition. This paper presents an empirical investigation into the effects of these drivers on business-level... Read More about Country-level business performance and policy asymmetries in the UK.

Designer neighbourhoods: New-build residential development in nonmetropolitan UK cities - The case of Bristol (2007)
Journal Article
Boddy, M. (2007). Designer neighbourhoods: New-build residential development in nonmetropolitan UK cities - The case of Bristol. Environment and Planning A, 39(1), 86-105. https://doi.org/10.1068/a39144

New-build city-centre residential development in the UK has increasingly been identified as a form of 'third-wave' or 'postrecession' gentrification. The aim of this paper is, first, to extent our understanding of new, developer-led, residential deve... Read More about Designer neighbourhoods: New-build residential development in nonmetropolitan UK cities - The case of Bristol.

Technology, innovation, and regional economic development in the state of Victoria (2000)
Journal Article
Boddy, M. (2000). Technology, innovation, and regional economic development in the state of Victoria. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 18(3), 301-319. https://doi.org/10.1068/c4m

There is now a considerable body of work arguing for the importance of industrial clusters, networks, and linkage to the process of innovation and economic dynamism. Increasingly, as well, this has been drawn on in a policy context with the aim of em... Read More about Technology, innovation, and regional economic development in the state of Victoria.

Planning for major urban expansion: A case study in the UK's M4 growth corridor (1998)
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Lambert, C., & Boddy, M. (1998). Planning for major urban expansion: A case study in the UK's M4 growth corridor. Planning Practice and Research, 13(4), 371-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459815941

A previous article in Planning Practice and Research 'Swindon: a suitable place for expansion' discussed the background to the Northern Sector development and some of the issues raised. As an example of a comprehensive private-sector-led development,... Read More about Planning for major urban expansion: A case study in the UK's M4 growth corridor.

Financial deregulation and uk housing finance: Government-building society relations and the building societies act, 1986 (1989)
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Boddy, M. (1989). Financial deregulation and uk housing finance: Government-building society relations and the building societies act, 1986. Housing Studies, 4(2), 92-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673038908720647

UK building societies are the major source of loans for house purchase and major financial institutions in their own right. Financial deregulation has, however, had major implications for house purchase finance in the UK and for building societies in... Read More about Financial deregulation and uk housing finance: Government-building society relations and the building societies act, 1986.

Defence spending and the north-south divide (1988)
Journal Article
Boddy, M. (1988). Defence spending and the north-south divide. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 57(1), 16-17

Government spending on defence equipment in the UK is currently 6% of public expenditure. It is a major generator of employment and is concentrated in the high-tech electronics and aerospace sectors. Over half of this expenditure is in the southeast.... Read More about Defence spending and the north-south divide.

The geography of military industry in Britain (1988)
Journal Article
Lovering, J., & Boddy, M. (1988). The geography of military industry in Britain. Area, 20(1), 41-51

In this paper new data on military industrial activity at regional levels in Britain are presented. It is argued that such activity is an important element of wider spatial changes in the 1980s. -Authors