Gordon, Ian (2010) Scenarios and planning for alternative London futures - or making a drama out of a strategy. In: Kochan, Ben and Scanlon, Kathleen, (eds.) London: Coping With Austerity. LSE London, London , pp. 49-56. ISBN 9780853284598
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Abstract
This chapter responds to the decision to base the latest version of The London Plan, like its predecessors, on a single deterministic view of the future. It argues for adoption of a different approach, giving explicit attention to a number of credible alternative futures which the city may face, in the context of substantial economic and demographic uncertainties. As a modest illustration it is shown how substantially quantitative forecasts could be affected if the government were to succeed in reducing international migration to the level proposed by its Conservative members. More generally, it is suggested that resistance to exploring scenarios is likely to reflect both over-reliance on status quo assumptions, and political obstacles to explicitly addressing some of the sources of real uncertainty.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Official URL: | http://www2.lse.ac.uk/geographyAndEnvironment/rese... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Author |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: | R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R52 - Land Use and Other Regulations |
| Sets: | Departments > Geography and Environment Research centres and groups > Spatial Economics Research Centre Research centres and groups > LSE London Centre for Urban and Metropolitan Research |
| Funders: | HEIF |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2011 14:35 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/37079/ |
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