Patsy Healey
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Patsy Healey is a British urban planner. She is professor emeritus at Global Urban Research Unit
in the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape], at Newcastle University. She is a specialist in planning theory and practice, with a particular focus on strategic spatial planning
for city regions and in urban regeneration policies. She is Senior Editor of Planning Theory and Practice journal, jointly published by TandF and the RTPI.
plan frameworks, on how planning strategies work out in practice and on partnership forms of governance
at the neighbourhood
, city
and city region
scales. Over the years, she has developed approaches to collaborative planning practices, linked to an institutionalist
analysis of urban socio-spatial dynamics and urban governance, with books on urban governance and on strategic spatial planning in Europe
.
Global Urban Research Unit
Global Urban Research Unit is a research centre established in 2002 at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, England.- The formation :...
in the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape], at Newcastle University. She is a specialist in planning theory and practice, with a particular focus on strategic spatial planning
Spatial planning
Spatial planning refers to the methods used by the public sector to influence the distribution of people and activities in spaces of various scales. Discrete professional disciplines which involve spatial planning include land use planning, urban planning, regional planning, transport planning and...
for city regions and in urban regeneration policies. She is Senior Editor of Planning Theory and Practice journal, jointly published by TandF and the RTPI.
Research interests
She has undertaken research on the preparation and implementation of developmentDevelopment studies
Development studies is a multidisciplinary branch of social science which addresses issues of concern to developing countries. It has historically placed a particular focus on issues related to social and economic development, and its relevance may therefore extend to communities and regions...
plan frameworks, on how planning strategies work out in practice and on partnership forms of governance
Governance
Governance is the act of governing. It relates to decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists of either a separate process or part of management or leadership processes...
at the neighbourhood
Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...
, city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
and city region
City region
The term city region has been in use since about 1950 by urbanists, economists and urban planners to mean a metropolitan area and hinterland which has a shared and formal administrative government...
scales. Over the years, she has developed approaches to collaborative planning practices, linked to an institutionalist
Institutionalism
Institutionalism can refer to:* Old Institutionalism: An approach to the study of politics that focuses on formal institutions of government* New institutionalism: a social theory that focuses on developing a sociological view of institutions, the way they interact and the effects of institutions...
analysis of urban socio-spatial dynamics and urban governance, with books on urban governance and on strategic spatial planning in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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Honours
- In July 2009, she was awarded Ordinary Fellowship from the British AcademyBritish AcademyThe British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
for distinction in Urban planningUrban planningUrban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
theory and practice. - In October 2006, she received Royal Town Planning InstituteRoyal Town Planning InstituteThe Royal Town Planning Institute is a body representing planning professionals in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1914.-Members:...
’s (RTPI) Gold Medal Award on outstanding achievement in the field of town and country planning. The first woman ever to receive the award in its 53 year history. - In June 2006, she was made a FellowFellowA fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of University College, London. - In 2004, she was recognised as an Honorary Member, by the Association of European Schools of PlanningAssociation of European Schools of PlanningThe Association of European Schools of Planning is a network of European universities, their departments and affiliated schools that are engaged in teaching and research in the fields of urban and regional planning.- Foundation :...
(AESOP), only the second such honour to be awarded. - In 1999, she was awarded an OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for services to planningRegional planningRegional planning deals with the efficient placement of land use activities, infrastructure, and settlement growth across a larger area of land than an individual city or town. The related field of urban planning deals with the specific issues of city planning...
Memberships
- Founding Member of Planning and Honorary Member since 2004.
- In UK, member of the ODPM/DCLG Planning Research Network, the Planning Aid Council, the RTPI’s Knowledge and Research Committee.
- Has been member of the ICES-KIS Panel in the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 2003 - Since 2004, she has been an adviser to the ODPM/DCLG’s Evaluation Study of the new Local Development Frameworks, (now called Spatial Planning in Practice)
- Member of advisory panel for the ODPM on the evaluation of the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder Programme.
- On the Advisory Board of SITI, in TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and of CITTA, in the University of PortoUniversity of PortoThe University of Porto is a Portuguese public university located in Porto, and founded 22 March 1911. It is the largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal...
, PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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Books
- Urban Complexity and Spatial Strategies: a relational planning for our times, Routledge, London, 2006. ISBN 0-415-38034-0 (hardcover) and ISBN 0-415-38035-9 (paperback) (On experiences of strategic spatial planning in city regions, with indepth case studies in the UK, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and the Netherlands).
- Collaborative Planning: Shaping Places in Fragmented Societies, 2nd Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. ISBN 1-4039-4920-4
Journal articles
- Relational Complexity and the imaginative power of strategic spatial planning, European Planning Studies, 2006, Vol 14 (4), pp 525–246
- Transforming governance: challenges of institutional adaptation and a new politics of space, European Planning Studies, 2006, Vol 14 (3), pp. 299-319
Book chapters
- Territory, integration and spatial planning, in Tewdwr-Jones, M and Allmendinger P, Territory, Identity and Spatial Planning: spatial governance in a fragmented nation, 2006, London, Routledge, pp. 64-79