All Outputs (77)

‘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.

The local state: theory and practice. Papers from a conference held on 6 December 1980. (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M., & Fudge, C. (2019, December). The local state: theory and practice. Papers from a conference held on 6 December 1980

A collection of three main papers (abstracted separately) and eight workshop reports devoted to different areas of practice: planning, housing, personal social services, education, inner city, health services, state workers, local economic policy. Th... Read More about The local state: theory and practice. Papers from a conference held on 6 December 1980..

“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)
Journal Article
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.

'Between a rock and a hard place: what can England’s Planning Inspectorate tell us about democracy, power and the realities of localism under the Coalition Government and beyond?’ (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hickman, H., & Boddy, M. (2015, September). 'Between a rock and a hard place: what can England’s Planning Inspectorate tell us about democracy, power and the realities of localism under the Coalition Government and beyond?’. Paper presented at Policy & Politics Conference on Democracy, Inequality & Power, Bristol, England

Paper to the Policy and Politics Conference, September 2015

Planning for growth: Planning reform and the Cambridge Phenomenon (2014)
Working Paper
Boddy, M., & Hickman, H. (2014). Planning for growth: Planning reform and the Cambridge Phenomenon. Bristol

Planning for growth: Stakeholder views on prospects for growth in the Cambridge sub-region under localism (2014)
Report
Boddy, M., & Hickman, H. (2014). Planning for growth: Stakeholder views on prospects for growth in the Cambridge sub-region under localism

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.

Stakeholder views on the impact on the West of England of the abolition of the SW Regional Spatial Strategy and of the emerging National Planning Policy Framework (2012)
Report
of the abolition of the SW Regional Spatial Strategy and of the emerging National Planning Policy Framework

Stakeholder views on the impact on the West of England of the abolition of the SW Regional Spatial Strategy and the emerging national planning framework: Final report (2012)
Report
of the abolition of the SW Regional Spatial Strategy and the emerging national planning framework: Final report

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.

Productivity in Wales: analysis of the impacts of peripherality on spatial patterns of productivity (2010)
Report
Boddy, M., Plumridge, A., & Webber, D. J. (2010). Productivity in Wales: analysis of the impacts of peripherality on spatial patterns of productivity

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)
Journal Article
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.

Explaining spatial variation in business performance in Great Britain (2007)
Journal Article
Webber, D. J., Boddy, M., & Plumridge, A. (2007). Explaining spatial variation in business performance in Great Britain

Meeting the productivity challenge in SW England (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2007, March). Meeting the productivity challenge in SW England. Paper presented at Office of National Statistics day workshop on Research, Funding and Collaborative Working, Bristol, UK

South West business engagement with international trade (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2007, March). South West business engagement with international trade. Paper presented at SW RDA South West Debates, Exeter, UK

The evidence base for regional and sub-regional strategy: Making the research/policy interface work (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2007, March). The evidence base for regional and sub-regional strategy: Making the research/policy interface work. Paper presented at Local Authority Research Council Initiative and ESRC Festival of Science Seminar on Evidence for Excellence, Swindon, UK

The knowledge economy, productivity and rural economic performance in the South West of England (2007)
Report
Boddy, M. (2007). The knowledge economy, productivity and rural economic performance in the South West of England

Report prepared for South West of England Regional Development Agency

Export performance of South West businesses: Measuring and improving the impact of public intervention on regional exports (2007)
Report
Boddy, M., Plumridge, A., & Webber, D. J. (2007). Export performance of South West businesses: Measuring and improving the impact of public intervention on regional exports

Report prepared for the South West of England Regional Development Agency.