This revision to Regional Planning Guidance no. 9 (RPG 9) (ISBN 0117535621), published in March 2001, contains a waste management strategy for the South East which replaces Policy INF3 and its supporting paragraphs. The strategy address all main waste streams subject to regulation (municipal, commercial and industrial, construction and demolition waste) and its key role is to provide guidance on the spatial planning aspects of waste management, including an assessment of regional and subregional waste management requirements. It formally covers the period to 2016, but looks forward to 2025 to provide a longer term perspective and to inform the South East Plan. This revision should be read in conjunction with PPS 10 on national planning policy on sustainable waste management (ISBN 0117539503) published in July 2005.

Regional Planning provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and theory of regional planning in the UK. Drawing on examples from throughout the UK, it provides students and practitioners with a descriptive and analytical foundation for understanding this rapidly changing area of planning. The book includes four main sections covering: the context and history of regional planning theoretical approaches evolving practice future prospects. New questions and methods of theorizing are explored and new connections made with contemporary debates in geography, political science and planning theory. The elements of critical analysis allow both practitioners and more advanced students to reflect upon their activities in a contemporary context. Regional Planning is the essential, up-to-date text for students interested in all aspects of this increasingly influential subject.