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Emerging vacuums of strategic planning: an exploration of reforms in Finnish spatial planning

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  • Jonne Hytönen
  • Toni Ahlqvist

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The paper offers a theory-based evaluation of the ongoing reforms in the Finnish spatial planning regime. The paper argues that Finnish planning is moving in a reactive and market-driven direction. This development is not being brought about solely through a direct decrease in public discretionary powers in planning, but is also unfolding indirectly through a process of rescaling in the spatial planning regime. These processes increase municipal autonomy in relation to other planning scales, despite problems observed in the municipality-centred market-driven planning orientation. The resulting reduction in manoeuvring room in public planning is conceptualized in the paper as expanding vacuums of strategic planning. Building on concepts from the literature on state transformation theory and scale theory, the paper draws together theoretical and empirical conclusions from several case studies conducted in close-to-administration projects.

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  • Jonne Hytönen & Toni Ahlqvist, 2019. "Emerging vacuums of strategic planning: an exploration of reforms in Finnish spatial planning," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(7), pages 1350-1368, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:27:y:2019:i:7:p:1350-1368
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1580248
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    1. Periyasami Anbarasan, 2020. "Strategic Planning Process Towards Sustainability: Collective Case Study Approach," International Journal of Social Science Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 8(3), pages 10-16, May.
    2. Mattila, Hanna & Heinilä, Aleksi, 2022. "Soft spaces, soft planning, soft law: Examining the institutionalisation of city-regional planning in Finland," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    3. Pouru-Mikkola, Laura & Minkkinen, Matti & Malho, Maria & Neuvonen, Aleksi, 2023. "Exploring knowledge creation, capabilities, and relations in a distributed policy foresight system: Case Finland," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 186(PB).

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