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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.

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

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)
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.

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

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.

Urban renaissance in the UK: Is it happening? (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2006, March). Urban renaissance in the UK: Is it happening?. Paper presented at Dean''s Visiting International Lecture, College of Urban Planning and Urban Affairs, University of Illinois, Chicago, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Regional productivity differentials in the UK (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M., Webber, D. J., Hudson, J., & Plumridge, A. (2006, March). Regional productivity differentials in the UK. Paper presented at Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA

The knowledge economy in South West England (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2005, June). The knowledge economy in South West England. Paper presented at South West of England Regional Development Agency Regional Economic Strategy Conference, Bristol, UK

The knowledge economy and regional spatial strategy (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2005, June). The knowledge economy and regional spatial strategy. Paper presented at Paper presented at Royal Town Planning Insitute, South West Branch Meeting, Plymouth, UK

Meeting the productivity challenge in South West England (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2005, June). Meeting the productivity challenge in South West England. Paper presented at South West of England Regional Development Agency Regional Economic Strategy Conference, Bristol

Inspiring urban economies (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2005, June). Inspiring urban economies. Paper presented at Inspiring Cities conference, South West RDA and South West Regional Assembly, Bristol, UK

Meeting the productivity challenge (2005)
Report
Boddy, M. (2005). Meeting the productivity challenge

Final report prepared for The South West of England Regional Development Agency

Swindon: Whose future (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2005, March). Swindon: Whose future. Paper presented at Economic and Social Research Council National Science Week Lecture, Steam Museum, Swindon, UK

Introduction (2004)
Book Chapter
Parkinson, M., & Boddy, M. (2004). Introduction. In M. Boddy, & M. Parkinson (Eds.), City Matters: Competitiveness, Cohesion and Urban Governance (1-12). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

Competitiveness and cohesion in a prosperous city region: The case of Bristol (2004)
Book Chapter
Boddy, M., Bassett, K., French, S., Griffiths, R., Lambert, C., Leyshon, A., …Thrift, N. (2004). Competitiveness and cohesion in a prosperous city region: The case of Bristol. In M. Boddy, & M. Parkinson (Eds.), City Matters: Competitiveness, Cohesion and Urban Governance (51-70). Bristol: Policy Press

Reshaping the city (2003)
Book Chapter
Lambert, C., & Smith, I. (2003). Reshaping the city. In M. Boddy (Ed.), Urban Transformation and Urban Governance: Shaping the Competitive City of Future (20-31). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

Towards collaborative capacity (2003)
Book Chapter
Stewart, M. (2003). Towards collaborative capacity. In M. Boddy (Ed.), Urban Transformation and Urban Governance: Shaping the Competitive City of Future (76-89). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

City of culture? (2003)
Book Chapter
Griffiths, R., Bassett, K., & Smith, I. (2003). City of culture?. In M. Boddy (Ed.), Urban Transformation and Urban Governance: Shaping the Competitive City of the Future (52-65). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

The Bristol city-region: Trends and prospects (2002)
Book Chapter
Boddy, M. (2002). The Bristol city-region: Trends and prospects. In P. Gripaios (Ed.), The South West Economy: Trends and Prospects (67-78). Plymouth: University of Plymouth

Linking competitiveness and cohesion (2002)
Book Chapter
Boddy, M. (2002). Linking competitiveness and cohesion. In I. Begg (Ed.), Urban Competitiveness: policies for dynamic cities (33-53). Bristol: Policy Press

What do we know and what are the gaps in understanding: Data sources and cases (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2001, May). What do we know and what are the gaps in understanding: Data sources and cases. Paper presented at Paper presented at National Academy of Science/National Research Council Seminar on ''The Role of Cities in Contemporary Urban Restructuring: a US/UK Comparative Approach'',, Washington DC, USA

What's next for urban policy? (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. (2001, February). What's next for urban policy?. Paper presented at Presentation to Round Table Discussion, ESRC Cities Programme Annual Convention, Liverpool, UK

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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

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

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.

High technology industry, regional development and defence manufacturing: a case study in the UK Sunbelt. (1987)
Book Chapter
Boddy, M. (1987). High technology industry, regional development and defence manufacturing: a case study in the UK Sunbelt. In B. Robson (Ed.), Managing the City The Aims and Impacts of Urban Policy, (60-83). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315178264

Looks at the supposed success story of Bristol, which is popularly seen as having made a successful accommodation the social and economic changes of the past decade, and of the M4 Corridor of which Bristol is the W extreme. Public investment has play... Read More about High technology industry, regional development and defence manufacturing: a case study in the UK Sunbelt..

Central-local government relations: theory and practice (1983)
Journal Article
Boddy, M. (1983). Central-local government relations: theory and practice. Political Geography, 2(2), 119-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/0260-9827%2883%2990016-2

Conflict between central and local government in Britain has reached new heights in the 1980s. Early attempts in the late 1970s to theorize the nature of local politics and the state have been overtaken by the radical restructuring of the geography o... Read More about Central-local government relations: theory and practice.

Changing public-private sector relationships in the industrial development process (1983)
Book Chapter
Boddy, M. (1983). Changing public-private sector relationships in the industrial development process. . Macmillan

The outcome of highly complex interdependencies which follow from closer forms of public-private partnerships in the industrial development process is expressed in industrial floorspace and shares of the financial returns. The more profound, longer-t... Read More about Changing public-private sector relationships in the industrial development process.

The property sector in late capitalism: The case of Britain (1981)
Book Chapter
Boddy, M. (1981). The property sector in late capitalism: The case of Britain. In M. Dear, & A. J. Scott (Eds.), Urbanization and Urban Planning in Capitalist Society (267-286). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351068000

© 1981 Methuen & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Since the last war a major feature of the restructuring of space by capital, in Britain as elsewhere, has been the massive scale of commercial and industrial property development. Office development, s... Read More about The property sector in late capitalism: The case of Britain.

The origins and use of theory in urban geography: Household mobility and filtering theory (1979)
Journal Article
Gray, F., & Boddy, M. (1979). The origins and use of theory in urban geography: Household mobility and filtering theory. Geoforum, 10(1), 117-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7185%2879%2990017-4

The paper looks in detail at one particular interpenetration of academic theory and state policy making - filtering theory in urban geography. While household mobility and turnover are important processes in the housing system, they are extended in f... Read More about The origins and use of theory in urban geography: Household mobility and filtering theory.

Community land scheme (1979)
Journal Article
Barrett, S., & Boddy, M. (1979). Community land scheme. Planner, 65(2), 44-45

The article addresses the problems to be resolved for land use planning in the United Kingdom with reference to research carried out at the School for Advanced Urban Studies for the Department of Environment to monitor the implementation of the Land... Read More about Community land scheme.

‘If independence goes, the planning system goes’: New political governance and the English planning inspectorate
Working Paper
Hickman, H., & Boddy, M. ‘If independence goes, the planning system goes’: New political governance and the English planning inspectorate

This paper reviews empirical evidence from interviews with forty professionals, of increased central control over the Planning Inspectorate, an executive agency of the UK Government. It highlights the acute tensions for inspectors and the planning sy... Read More about ‘If independence goes, the planning system goes’: New political governance and the English planning inspectorate.

Land-use planning and competitiveness
Presentation / Conference
Boddy, M. Land-use planning and competitiveness. Paper presented at Presentation to South West Regional Development Agency, Panel of Economists