STEPHENSON, Richard <br/><br/>
Regional strategy making and the new strutures and processes for regional governance 

 -  2001 
<br/><br/> After a period of neglect, regional planning is returning to the political agenda of central government in the UK. The current approach to regional planning in England has, however, been called governing without government and depends on co-operative action between key institutions and consultation with other stakeholders. A study of practices in two English regions (Yorkshire and the Humber and the East Midlands) reveals the emergence of new and potentially more open institutional forms and practices, and a greater commitment to spactial planning for regional deveopment. This research suggests, however, that there are tensions between the agents, institutions and stated objectives of regionalplanning witch are likely to hinder the achievement of the government`s stated goals for the development and planning of the English regions