Publications
If you wish to obtain any of these publications written by Halcrow staff, please e-mail your request to dpd@halcrow.com.
Economic Development.
"Funding Infrastructure to enable Sustainable Growth" by Stefano Smith.
Published in "Capital Review" in July 2008.
There is clearly a political desire to achieve sustainable economic growth. The article discusses economic success, and why developing Scotland's comparative advantage is vital to provide a platform upon which the Government's ambitions can be achieved at local, national and global levels.
"Negotiating the right to stay in the City" by David Crosbie, M. Leonhardt and A. Nicholson.
Published in "Environment and Urbanisation" Vol 2 in 2003.
This paper describes a joint Cities Alliance programme in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, involving the municipality, a local NGO and a federation of the urban poor together with support from UN-Habitat and the ACHR. The paper explains how a participatory process of urban development led to the piloting of slum settlement upgrading and the formation of a city-wide settlement planning process for the urban poor. These projects contributed to policy change thus illustrating an alternative, participatory governance system for the city.
Regeneration
"Economic success is rooted in a revival of our towns" by Scott Davidson.
Published in "The Scotsman" in May 2009.
Scott Davidson, our Head of Regeneration considers how Town Centre regeneration in Scotland has increased in importance with a recent one-year only fund of £60 million.
Statutory Planning.
"Using Planning Agreement to Fund Transport Infrastructure" by Rob Lane and James Wells.
Published in "Municipal Engineer 159, the Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers" in June 2006.
The article discusses the use of planning agreements to provide funding for transport improvements required to support development proposals.
"Sector Seeks Facilities Vow Article" by James Wells.
Published in "Planning, the journal of the Royal Town Planning Institute" in February 2006.
The article covers the Planning Gain Supplement, Planning Obligations, S106 agreements tariffs and infrastructure provision in growth areas.
Urban and Regional Planning.
"The Challenges of Sustainable Place-Making" by Stefano Smith and Scott Davidson.
Published in "Scottish Planner" in April 2009.
Creating healthy places is a key objective for the Scottish Government, local authorities, developers, designers and communities. With the credit crunch biting, collaboration and a holistic approach to partnership-working is vital in delivering sustainable places and facilitating sustainable economic growth. Stefano Smith and Scott Davidson from Halcrow discuss the context, principles and projects that underline their new bespoke approach to place-making.
"The Value of Good Design" by Stefano Smith.
Published in "Capital Review" in October 2008.
This article illustrates how importance of collaboration and long term commitment to quality are the key to successful places, according to Graham U'ren of Dundas and Wilson, Dan MacDonald of MacDonald Estates and Stefano Smith of Halcrow.
"Stemming the Flow" by James Wells.
Published in "Planning, the journal of the Royal Town Planning Institute" in May 2008.
The article covers the way in which strategic assessment techniques can help councils minimise the risk of flooding to new developments.
"Planning for a Truly Inspiring Future" by Stefano Smith and Ann Faulds.
Published in "Capital Review" in Autumn 2007.
Edinburgh is a thriving city; its finance and business service sectors have sustained high levels of economic growth for over a decade. Nurturing this continued success is crucial, not only to the city, but also to the wider city region and the national Scottish economy. Ann Faulds, Partner at Dundas and Wilson, and Stefano Smith, Associate Director at Halcrow discuss the importance of long-term planning.
"Land Use and Human Settlements Issues in Antigua Barbuda" by Donna Wirt.
Published by the "Organization of American States in Washington DC" in 1985.
This book discusses land-use issues related to human settlements expansion and economic development.
Funding Institutions
"A Global Review Of Social Investment Funds: A Financing Mechanism for Affordable Housing?" by David Crosbie.
Published in "UN-Habitat" in 2009
This paper undertook a global evaluation of the World Bank's Social Fund programme, since its inception in the 1980s to the present. The study also questioned the extent to which access to housing and affordable housing could be implemented into the Funds. The analysis drew on experiences of Asian and African urban poor federations and their involvement with micro-credit systems to relay how a bottom-up approach to community development could be incorporated into Social Funds to provide a financially sustainable model to community and housing developments for the poor.
http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getPage.asp?page=bookView&book=2780