Effective decision-making: Toward adaptive and adapted planning
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Ashford’s Integrated Alternatives
Effective decision-making: Toward adaptive and
adapted planning
Melanie Muro, Paul Jeffrey & Brian McIntosh
Cranfield Water Science Institute
Ashford‘s growth programme –A learning opportunity
• Planning key mechanism for delivering sustainable development
• No pre-defined single model of and pathway to sustainability
What can be done in planning practice to help promote the uptake of sustainability principles in local development plans and encourage innovative technologies and practices?
Factors shaping planning
* Based on document analysis and interviews
Regulatory framework – One size fits all?
• National targets / frameworks might result in inappropriate policies & outcomes
• Regulations fail to provide incentives to innovative solutions
Institutional arrangements – Closing the implementation gap?
• Stakeholder preferences shape policy framing
• Burden to demonstrate effectiveness, costs & benefits of new solutions on local authorities
Knowledge and learning – Room for trial and error?
• Evolving & emerging policy fields test planners’ expertise
Effective decision-making –Adaptive & adapted planning
1. Flexible regulatory framework– Allow room for manoeuvre for
developing local solutions– Regulations need to keep up
with innovation & knowledge
Effective decision-making – Adaptive & adapted planning
2. Continuous process of plan evaluation & updating
– Allow space & time for reflection
– Accept failure as a learning opportunity
Effective decision-making – Adaptive & adapted planning
3. Opportunities for knowledge exchange
– Capacity-building within organisations
– Include researchers & delivery partners in experiments/pilots (KTP)
– ‘Bridging organisations’ to collate & disseminate experiences