2024
Ludwig, C., Sykes, O. J., & Ludwig, G. (2024). Mind the widening ‘theory–practice gap’? The retreat to positivism in planning practice. Town Planning Review, 95(2), 127-149. doi:10.3828/tpr.2023.32DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2023.32
Sykes, O. (2024). Has the ‘long 2010s’ period of planning reform made life worse for the poorest in Britain?.
2023
International Planning Studies (Book)
Sykes, O., Shaw, D., & Webb, B. (2023). International Planning Studies. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
Conclusion (Chapter)
Sturzaker, J., & Sykes, O. (2023). Conclusion. In Planning in a Failing State: Reforming Spatial Governance in England (pp. 160-182).
Introduction (Chapter)
Sykes, O., & Sturzaker, J. (2023). Introduction. In Planning in a Failing State: Reforming Spatial Governance in England (pp. 1-18).
Localism: The peccadillos of a panacea (Chapter)
Sturzaker, J., & Sykes, O. (2023). Localism: The peccadillos of a panacea. In Planning in a Failing State: Reforming Spatial Governance in England (pp. 38-55).
Planning in a failing state: Reforming spatial governance in England (Book)
Sykes, O., & Sturzaker, J. (2023). Planning in a failing state: Reforming spatial governance in England.
Sykes, O. (2023). EDITORIAL. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 7(1).
International planning studies — defining and exploring an evolving field (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2023). International planning studies — defining and exploring an evolving field. Town and Country Planning.
Nurse, A., & Sykes, O. (2023). Levelling Up and The Privileging of sub-national governance in England in the inter-Brexit space. ZFW-ADVANCES IN ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, 67(2), 161-171. doi:10.1515/zfw-2023-0048DOI: 10.1515/zfw-2023-0048
2022
International Planning Studies (Book)
Sykes, O., Shaw, D., & Webb, B. (2023). International Planning Studies. Springer Nature Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-5407-8DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5407-8
Sykes, O., & Chen, C. -L. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 6(1), i. doi:10.24306/traesop.2022.01.000DOI: 10.24306/traesop.2022.01.000
Sykes, O. (2022). Planning and Europe: adieu ou au revoir? — Part 2. Town and Country Planning, 2022(July-August), 283-287. Retrieved from https://tcpa.org.uk/
Sykes, O., & Nurse, A. (2022). The scale of the century? – the new city regionalism in England and some experiences from Liverpool. In Regions and Regional Planning (pp. 122-144). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003294252-8DOI: 10.4324/9781003294252-8
Sykes, O. (2022). Planning and Europe: adieu ou au revoir ? — part 1. Town and Country Planning.
Sturzaker, J., Sykes, O., & Dockerill, B. (n.d.). Disruptive Localism – How Far Does Clientelism Shape the Prospects of Neighbourhood Planning in Deprived Urban Communities?. Planning Theory & Practice, 1-17. doi:10.1080/14649357.2021.2003425DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2021.2003425
2021
Editorial (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 5(2), i-ii. doi:10.24306/traesop.2021.02.000DOI: 10.24306/traesop.2021.02.000
Sykes, O., & Nurse, A. (2021). The scale of the century? - the new city regionalism in England and some experiences from Liverpool. EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES, 29(11), 2056-2078. doi:10.1080/09654313.2021.1931044DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2021.1931044
Reurbanisation and suburbia in Northwest Europe: A comparative perspective on spatial trends and policy approaches (Journal article)
Dembski, S., Sykes, O., Couch, C., Desjardins, X., Evers, D., Osterhage, F., . . . Zimmermann, K. (2021). Reurbanisation and suburbia in Northwest Europe: A comparative perspective on spatial trends and policy approaches. PROGRESS IN PLANNING, 150. doi:10.1016/j.progress.2019.100462DOI: 10.1016/j.progress.2019.100462
Editorial (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, i-ii. doi:10.24306/traesop.2021.01.eDOI: 10.24306/traesop.2021.01.e
Acting for cities and towns? The perpetual reinvention of categories and tools of national urban policies in France (Chapter)
Demazière, C., & Sykes, O. (2021). Acting for cities and towns? The perpetual reinvention of categories and tools of national urban policies in France. In A Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe. Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781839109058.00007DOI: 10.4337/9781839109058.00007
Territorial impact assessment: a policy assessment-like strategic environmental assessment in action (Chapter)
Marot, N., Fischer, T. B., Sykes, O., Golobič, M., Muthoora, T., & González, A. (2021). Territorial impact assessment: a policy assessment-like strategic environmental assessment in action. In Handbook on Strategic Environmental Assessment. Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781789909937.00014DOI: 10.4337/9781789909937.00014
Putting the COVID-19 pandemic into perspective: urban planning scholars react to a changed world (Journal article)
Dockerill, B., Hess, D. B., Lord, A., Sturzaker, J., & Sykes, O. (2021). Putting the COVID-19 pandemic into perspective: urban planning scholars react to a changed world. Town Planning Review, 92(1), 1-2. doi:10.3828/tpr.2021.1DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2021.1
2020
Editorial (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 4(2), i. doi:10.24306/traesop.2020.02.eDOI: 10.24306/traesop.2020.02.e
Sykes, O. (n.d.). Looking back to look forward. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 4(2), 95-98. doi:10.24306/traesop.2020.02.001DOI: 10.24306/traesop.2020.02.001
Levelling up without the EU Structural Funds (Chapter)
Sykes, O., & Nurse, A. (2020). Levelling up without the EU Structural Funds. In What will it really take to level-up? (pp. 128-142). London: Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS ).
Dembski, S., Sykes, O., Couch, C., & Desjardins, X. (2020). La réurbanisation et les grandes régions urbaines en Angleterre et en France: tendances et réflexions. In C. Demazière, X. Desjardins, & O. Sykes (Eds.), La gouvernance des métropoles et des régions urbaines en Europe: Des réformes institutionnelles aux coopérations territoriales (pp. 23-48). Paris: PUCA.
Integrating planning and environmental protection: an analysis of post-Brexit regulatory styles and practitioner attitudes in the UK (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Fischer, T. (2020). Integrating planning and environmental protection: an analysis of post-Brexit regulatory styles and practitioner attitudes in the UK. Planning Theory and Practice.
Sykes, O., Demaziere, C., & Nurse, A. (2020). 'Green cities' as urban models: contributing to new urban agendas, but how? Introduction. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 91(4), 349-355. doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.20DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2020.20
Nurse, A., & Sykes, O. (2020). Place-based vs. place blind? - Where do England's new local industrial strategies fit in the 'levelling up' agenda?. LOCAL ECONOMY, 35(4), 277-296. doi:10.1177/0269094220955113DOI: 10.1177/0269094220955113
Heritage conservation through planning: A comparison of policies and principles in England and China (Journal article)
Chen, F., Ludwig, C., & Sykes, O. (2020). Heritage conservation through planning: A comparison of policies and principles in England and China. Planning Practice and Research. doi:10.1080/02697459.2020.1752472DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2020.1752472
Sykes, O. (n.d.). Un royaume multiple et invisible ? - les territoires perdus et retrouvés de la Grande Bretagne du « Brexit ». Géocarrefour, 94(3). doi:10.4000/geocarrefour.16013DOI: 10.4000/geocarrefour.16013
2019
Sykes, O. (2019). Of humbug, Christmas spirits, ‘guilty governments’, and worlds made ‘otherwise’…. Town and Country Planning, 2019(December), 532-535.
Editorial (Journal article)
Babalık-Sutcliffe, E., Frank, A., Karadimitriou, N., & Sykes, O. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, i-ii. doi:10.24306/traesop.2019.02.eDOI: 10.24306/traesop.2019.02.e
Sykes, O. J. (2019). The Rise of the Metropolitan City Region? Exploring the Establishment of New Levels of Local Government in England and France. In S. Armondi, & S. De Gregorio Hurtado (Eds.), Foregrounding Urban Agendas -The New Urban Issue in European Experiences of Policy-Making (pp. 185-209). Cham: Springer. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-29073-3_9
Sykes, O. J. (2019). From ‘brassed off’ to ‘brexitland’? some notes on the PM’s northern exposure. Town and Country Planning.
Demazière, C., Sykes, O., Desjardins, X., & Nurse, A. (2019). Conference report the 2019 conference of the French and British Planning Study Group, the Governance of Metropolises and City Regions: Territorial Reforms, Spatial Imaginaries and New Forms of Cooperation, Tours Polytechnic, Tours, 11-12 April 2019. In Town Planning Review Vol. 90 (pp. 571-578). doi:10.3828/tpr.2019.36DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2019.36
Nurse, A., & Sykes, O. (2019). It's more complicated than that!: Unpacking 'Left Behind Britain' and some other spatial tropes following the UK's 2016 EU referendum. LOCAL ECONOMY, 34(6), 589-606. doi:10.1177/0269094219881356DOI: 10.1177/0269094219881356
Wang, X., Liu, S., Sykes, O., & Wang, C. (2019). Characteristic development model: A transformation for the sustainable development of small towns in China. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(13). doi:10.3390/su11133753DOI: 10.3390/su11133753
Cross-national comparative research in planning – some things to consider (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Dembski, S. (2019). Cross-national comparative research in planning – some things to consider. Town and Country Planning, 88(7), 312-319.
Sykes, O. J. (2019). Input, output, throughput, stay put?. Town and Country Planning, 88-95.
Sykes, O. (2019). Still no rhyme or region to leaving the EU?. Town and Country Planning.
EDITORIAL (Journal article)
Babalık-Sutcliffe, E., Frank, A., Karadimitriou, N., & Sykes, O. (2019). EDITORIAL. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 3(1), i-ii.
Editorial (Journal article)
Babalık-Sutcliffe, E., Frank, A., Karadimitriou, N., & Sykes, O. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, i-ii. doi:10.24306/traesop.2019.01.eDOI: 10.24306/traesop.2019.01.e
2018
Sykes, O. J., & Schulze Baeing, A. (2018). EU Regional Investment Saved UK Neglected Regions – Who Will SaveThem After Brexit?. In F. Shaheen (Ed.), THE GREAT BRITISH REGRESSION - Brexit and Inequality (pp. 10-14). London: Centre for Labour and Social Studies.
Sykes, O. J. (2018). Post-geography worlds, new dominions, left behind regions, and ‘other’ places: unpacking some spatial imaginaries of the UK’s ‘Brexit’ debate. Space and Polity, 22(02), 137-161. doi:10.1080/13562576.2018.1531699DOI: 10.1080/13562576.2018.1531699
Fischer, T., Glasson, J., Jha Thakur, U. J., Therival, R., Howard, R., Fothergill, J., & Sykes, O. (2018). Implications of Brexit for environmental assessment in the UK - results from a one day workshop at the University of Liverpool. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. doi:10.1080/14615517.2018.1479364DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2018.1479364
Neo-liberalization Processes and Spatial Planning in France, Germany, and the Netherlands: An Exploration (Chapter)
Waterhout, B., Othengrafen, F., & Sykes, O. (2018). Neo-liberalization Processes and Spatial Planning in France, Germany, and the Netherlands: An Exploration. In Spatial Planning and the New Localism (pp. 141-159). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315541051-9DOI: 10.4324/9781315541051-9
Davoudi, S., Crawford, J., Raynor, R., Reid, B., Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2018). Policy and Practice Spatial imaginaries: tyrannies or transformations?. Town Planning Review, 89(2), 97-124. doi:10.3828/tpr.2018.7DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2018.7
Sykes, O. J., & O'Brien, P. (2018). Regions to be Fearful?. Town and Country Planning, 96-99.
Editorial (Journal article)
Babalık-Sutcliffe, E., Frank, A., Karadimitriou, N., & Sykes, O. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, i-ii. doi:10.24306/traesop.2018.01.eDOI: 10.24306/traesop.2018.01.e
2017
Sykes, O., & Fischer, T. (2017). Impact assessments? What impact assessments? Is anybody actually planning to leave the EU?. Town and Country Planning.
Taşan-Kok, T., & Oranje, M. (Eds.) (n.d.). From Student to Urban Planner. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315726854DOI: 10.4324/9781315726854
Dembski, S., Schulze Bäing, A., & Sykes, O. (n.d.). What about the Urban Periphery? The Effects of the Urban Renaissance in the Mersey Belt. Comparative Population Studies, 42. doi:10.12765/cpos-2017-14DOI: 10.12765/cpos-2017-14
What about the Urban Periphery? The Effects of the Urban Renaissance in the Mersey Belt (Journal article)
Dembski, S., Schulze Bäing, A., & Sykes, O. J. (2017). What about the Urban Periphery? The Effects of the Urban Renaissance in the Mersey Belt. Comparative Population Studies, 42, 219-244. doi:10.12765/CPoS-2017-14enDOI: 10.12765/CPoS-2017-14en
Sykes, O. J. (2017). Celebrating pen heritage through heritage open days. Town and Country Planning.
Sykes, O. J., & Desjardins, X. (2017). Another Country. Town and Country Planning.
Cities and regional development in England (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Nurse, A. (2017). Cities and regional development in England. Pôle Sud, n° 46(1), 79-96. doi:10.3917/psud.046.0079DOI: 10.3917/psud.046.0079
Editorial (Journal article)
Babalık-Sutcliffe, E., Frank, A., Karadimitriou, N., & Sykes, O. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, i. doi:10.24306/traesop.2017.01.eDOI: 10.24306/traesop.2017.01.e
Editorial (Journal article)
Babalık-Sutcliffe, E., Frank, A., Karadimitriou, N., & Sykes, O. (n.d.). Editorial. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, i. doi:10.24306/transactions.02DOI: 10.24306/transactions.02
Cities and Regional Development in England – a festival of scales and regions? (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J., & Nurse, A. (2017). Cities and Regional Development in England – a festival of scales and regions?. Pôle Sud, 2017(1).
Sykes, O., & Schulze Bäing, A. (2017). Regional and territorial development policy after the 2016 EU referendum – Initial reflections and some tentative scenarios. Local Economy, 32(3), 240-256. doi:10.1177/0269094217706456DOI: 10.1177/0269094217706456
Sykes, O. J. (2017). ‘things we lost in the fire’. Town and Country Planning.
O'Brien, P., Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2017). Evolving conceptions of regional policy in Europe and their influence across different territorial scales. In TERRITORIAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE: ALTERNATIVE PATHS (pp. 35-52). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2016
Sykes, O., & Ludwig, C. (2016). Aftermath: the consequences of the result of the 2016 EU referendum for heritage conservation in the United Kingdom. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 87(6), 619-625. doi:10.3828/tpr.2016.41DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2016.41
An Idea of Europe? An Idea of Planning (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J., & Schulze-Baeing, A. (2016). An Idea of Europe? An Idea of Planning. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-.
“We’ll Always Have Paris” (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2016). “We’ll Always Have Paris”. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-.
Englishman’s Castle, Slum or Cultural Icon? – the fall and rise of the terraced house (Internet publication)
Sykes, O. J. (2016). Englishman’s Castle, Slum or Cultural Icon? – the fall and rise of the terraced house. Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/
Shaw, D., Sturzaker, J., Mell, I., Brodie, K., Sykes, O., Dembski, S., & Sahar, A. (2016). Urban Planning Reviews: Governance of Planning. Volume 2: Learning from International Experience. Future Saudi Cities. Retrieved from https://www.futuresaudicities.org/
2015
Sykes, O., & Ludwig, C. (2015). DEFINING AND MANAGING THE HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPE: REFLECTIONS ON THE ENGLISH EXPERIENCE AND SOME STORIES FROM LIVERPOOL. EUROPEAN SPATIAL RESEARCH AND POLICY, 22(2), 9-35. doi:10.1515/esrp-2015-0023DOI: 10.1515/esrp-2015-0023
Lord, A., O'Brien, P. P., Sykes, O., & Sturzaker, J. (2015). Planning as 'market maker': how planning is used to stimulate development in Germany, France and the Netherlands: Planning as 'market maker': how planning is used to stimulate development in Germany, France and the Netherlands (RTPI Research Report no. 11).
The evolving context for territorial development policy and governance in Europe - from shifting paradigms to new policy approaches (Journal article)
O'Brien, P., Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2015). The evolving context for territorial development policy and governance in Europe - from shifting paradigms to new policy approaches. INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIQUE, 79(1), 72-97. doi:10.3917/lig.791.0072DOI: 10.3917/lig.791.0072
Territorial Impact Assessment of European Draft Directives-The Emergence of a New Policy Assessment Instrument (Journal article)
Fischer, T. B., Sykes, O., Gore, T., Marot, N., Golobic, M., Pinho, P., . . . Perdicoulis, A. (2015). Territorial Impact Assessment of European Draft Directives-The Emergence of a New Policy Assessment Instrument. EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES, 23(3), 433-451. doi:10.1080/09654313.2013.868292DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2013.868292
L'évolution des conceptions du développment territorial et de la gouvernance en Europe: des paradigmes en mutation aux nouvelles approches politiques (Journal article)
O'Brien, P. P., Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2015). L'évolution des conceptions du développment territorial et de la gouvernance en Europe: des paradigmes en mutation aux nouvelles approches politiques. L'Information Géographique.
Sykes, O. (2015). The Potential and Perils of Cross-national Planning Research. Town and Country Planning.
2014
Sykes, O. (2014). Anti-Politics, Professionals and a Bear Called Paddington. Town and Country Planning.
Derailed: understanding the implementation failures of Merseytram (Journal article)
Smith, M., Sykes, O., & Fischer, T. (2014). Derailed: understanding the implementation failures of Merseytram. Town Planning Review, 85(2), 237-260. doi:10.3828/tpr.2014.15DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2014.15
Educating 'world professionals'? The challenges of internationalisation and the planning curriculum (Journal article)
Sykes, O., Webb, B., Schulze-Baeing, A., & Sturzaker, J. (2014). Educating 'world professionals'? The challenges of internationalisation and the planning curriculum. International Planning Studies.
Evolving conceptions of regional policy in Europe and their influence across different territorial scales (Chapter)
O'Brien, P., Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2014). Evolving conceptions of regional policy in Europe and their influence across different territorial scales. In I. Deas, & S. Hincks (Eds.), Alternative Paths to Territorial Policy and Governance (pp. 15). London: Routledge.
O'Brien, P., Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2014). Evolving conceptions of regional policy in Europe and their influence across different territorial scales. In I. Deas, & S. Hincks (Eds.), Alternative Paths to Territorial Policy and Governance (pp. 15). London: Routledge.
Introduction Linking rail and urban development: reflections on French and British experience (Journal article)
Desjardins, X., Maulat, J., & Sykes, O. (2014). Introduction Linking rail and urban development: reflections on French and British experience. Town Planning Review, 85(2), 143-154. doi:10.3828/tpr.2014.9DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2014.9
Tracks of My Tears? The Edinburgh Trams in Context (Journal article)
Desjardins, X., Smith, M., & Sykes, O. (2014). Tracks of My Tears? The Edinburgh Trams in Context. Town and Country Planning, 4.
2013
A <i>City Profile</i> of Liverpool (Journal article)
Sykes, O., Brown, J., Cocks, M., Shaw, D., & Couch, C. (2013). A <i>City Profile</i> of Liverpool. CITIES, 35, 299-318. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2013.03.013DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2013.03.013
The changing context of urban regeneration in North West Europe (Chapter)
The changing context of urban regeneration in North West Europe (2013). In The Routledge Companion to Urban Regeneration (pp. 53-64). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203108581-13DOI: 10.4324/9780203108581-13
Neo-liberalization Processes and Spatial Planning in France, Germany, and the Netherlands: An Exploration (Journal article)
Waterhout, B., Othengrafen, F., & Sykes, O. (2013). Neo-liberalization Processes and Spatial Planning in France, Germany, and the Netherlands: An Exploration. Planning Practice and Research, 28(1), 141-159. doi:10.1080/02697459.2012.699261DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2012.699261
A City Profile of Liverpool (Journal article)
Sykes, O., Brown, J., Cocks, M., Shaw, D., & Couch, C. (2013). A City Profile of Liverpool. Cities, 20.
Can less sometimes be more? Integrating land use and transport planning on Merseyside (1965–2008) (Journal article)
Fischer, T. B., Smith, M., & Sykes, O. (2013). Can less sometimes be more? Integrating land use and transport planning on Merseyside (1965–2008). Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 1(1), 1-27. doi:10.1080/21650020.2013.866876DOI: 10.1080/21650020.2013.866876
Entering Unknown Territory? (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2013). Entering Unknown Territory?. Town and Country Planning, 5.
Pulling the Right Levers? (Journal article)
Brown, J., Sykes, O., & Wray, I. (2013). Pulling the Right Levers?. Town and Country Planning, 5.
Remembering the legacy of 'le baron', 160 years on (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2013). Remembering the legacy of 'le baron', 160 years on. Town and Country Planning, 6.
2012
'For a Few Euros More?' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2012). 'For a Few Euros More?'. Town and Country Planning, 3.
'In Europe 2012' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2012). 'In Europe 2012'. Town and Country Planning, 3.
2011
Investigating Sub-state Interpretations of European Territorial Cohesion: The Case of the United Kingdom (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2011). Investigating Sub-state Interpretations of European Territorial Cohesion: The Case of the United Kingdom. International Planning Studies, 16(4), 377-396. doi:10.1080/13563475.2011.618026DOI: 10.1080/13563475.2011.618026
Whither a Europe of the (English) regions? Reflections on the prospects for the representation of English territorial interests in Europe (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Lord, A. (2011). Whither a Europe of the (English) regions? Reflections on the prospects for the representation of English territorial interests in Europe. Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 26(6-7), 486-499. doi:10.1177/0269094211418895DOI: 10.1177/0269094211418895
'Sustaining a Territorial Agenda for the EU?' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2011). 'Sustaining a Territorial Agenda for the EU?'. Town and Country Planning, 3.
European Cities and Capitals of Culture - A comparative approach - Introduction to the Special Issue (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2011). European Cities and Capitals of Culture - A comparative approach - Introduction to the Special Issue. Town Planning Review, 82.1, 1-12.
Introduction: European cities and capitals of culture – a comparative approach (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2011). Introduction: European cities and capitals of culture – a comparative approach. Town Planning Review, 82(1), 1-12. doi:10.3828/tpr.2011.8DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2011.8
Liverpool: European Capital of Culture (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Brown, J. (2011). Liverpool: European Capital of Culture. CURB Magazine, 2(1), 18-20.
Making the case for participatory TIA (Journal article)
Fischer, T. B., Sykes, O., & Gore, T. (2011). Making the case for participatory TIA. Town and Country Planning, 80(4), 204-207.
New Visions for Cities and Regions in Europe? (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2011). New Visions for Cities and Regions in Europe?. Town and Country Planning, 100-104.
Sustaining a Territorial Agenda for the EU? (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2011). Sustaining a Territorial Agenda for the EU?. Town and Country Planning, 352-355.
Talking Territorial Cohesion Views' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2011). Talking Territorial Cohesion Views'. International Planning Studies.
Thirty years of urban regeneration in Britain, Germany and France: The importance of context and path dependency (Journal article)
Couch, C., Sykes, O., & Börstinghaus, W. (2011). Thirty years of urban regeneration in Britain, Germany and France: The importance of context and path dependency. Progress in Planning, 75(1), 1-52. doi:10.1016/j.progress.2010.12.001DOI: 10.1016/j.progress.2010.12.001
Whither a Europe of the (English) regions? Reflections on the prospects for the (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J., & Lord, A. D. (2011). Whither a Europe of the (English) regions? Reflections on the prospects for the. Local Economy.
2010
The Changing Context of Urban Regeneration in North West Europe (Chapter)
Couch, C., Sykes, O., & Cocks, M. (n.d.). The Changing Context of Urban Regeneration in North West Europe. In The Routledge Companion to Urban Regeneration. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203108581.ch2DOI: 10.4324/9780203108581.ch2
'Territorial Cohesion Policy - into the 2010s' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2010). 'Territorial Cohesion Policy - into the 2010s'. Town and Country Planning, 101-103.
All Quiet on the European Front? (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2010). All Quiet on the European Front?. Town and Country Planning, 451-455.
Another Europe (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2010). Another Europe. Town and Country Planning, 203-207.
Internationalisation of the planning curriculum through cross-national cooperation: reflections on the AESOP Excellence in Teaching Prize 2009 (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Prigent, L. (2010). Internationalisation of the planning curriculum through cross-national cooperation: reflections on the AESOP Excellence in Teaching Prize 2009. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 7(1), 67-79.
La nouvelle planification spatiale régionale en Angleterre : un pari gagné ou une ambition qu'il reste à réaliser? (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2010). La nouvelle planification spatiale régionale en Angleterre : un pari gagné ou une ambition qu'il reste à réaliser?. L'Information géographique, 74, 91-115.
Planning in a World Container (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J., Lord, A., & Jha-Thakur, U. (2010). Planning in a World Container. Town and Country Planning, ,, 47-51.
2009
Planning Theory or Planning Theories? The Hydra Model and its Implications for Planning Education (Journal article)
Ferreira, A., Sykes, O., & Batey, P. (2009). Planning Theory or Planning Theories? The Hydra Model and its Implications for Planning Education. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 4(2), 29-54. doi:10.11120/jebe.2009.04020029DOI: 10.11120/jebe.2009.04020029
The territorial agenda of the European Union:
<i>Progress for climate change mitigation and adaptation?</i> (Journal article)
Fischer, T., & Sykes, O. (2009). The territorial agenda of the European Union: <i>Progress for climate change mitigation and adaptation?</i>. Town Planning Review, 80(1), 57-82. doi:10.3828/tpr.80.1.4DOI: 10.3828/tpr.80.1.4
Planning for Climate Change (Chapter)
Davoudi, S., Crawford, J., & Mehmood, A. (Eds.) (n.d.). Planning for Climate Change. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781849770156DOI: 10.4324/9781849770156
A Tale of Four Cities (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2009). A Tale of Four Cities. Town and Country Planning, 2.
Culture, regeneration and urban renaissance: Reflections of Liverpool's experiences as 'European Capital of Culture' (Journal article)
Shaw, D., Sykes, O., & Fischer, T. B. (2009). Culture, regeneration and urban renaissance: Reflections of Liverpool's experiences as 'European Capital of Culture'. RaumPlanung, 143, 87-92.
Demolition Zone Blues (Composition)
Sykes, O. (2009). Demolition Zone Blues [ Score].
Gauging the impact of a year of culture (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2009). Gauging the impact of a year of culture. Town and Country Planning, 3.
Talking Territorial Cohesion Views - Debating Territorial Cohesion (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2009). Talking Territorial Cohesion Views - Debating Territorial Cohesion. Town and Country Planning ,, 4.
The TEN-T: an environmental pitch (Journal article)
Fischer, T., & Sykes, O. (2009). The TEN-T: an environmental pitch. Town and Country Planning, 2.
The new EU Territorial Agenda - Indicating Progress for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation? (Chapter)
Fischer, T. B., & Sykes, O. (2009). The new EU Territorial Agenda - Indicating Progress for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation?. In S. Davoudi, J. Crawford, & A. Mehmood (Eds.), Planning for Climate Change (pp. 15). London: Earthscan.
Which came first the chicken or the egg; Stories of application of the ESDP throughout Europe (Chapter)
Shaw, D. P., & Sykes, O. (2009). Which came first the chicken or the egg; Stories of application of the ESDP throughout Europe. In F. J. -R. -U. Governa, & M. Santangelo (Eds.), La costrunzione del territorio europeo (pp. 191-215). Rome: Carrocci.
2008
The Importance of Context and Comparison in the Study of European Spatial Planning (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2008). The Importance of Context and Comparison in the Study of European Spatial Planning. European Planning Studies, 16(4), 537-555. doi:10.1080/09654310801983464DOI: 10.1080/09654310801983464
Investigating Territorial Positioning by Sub-state Territories in Europe (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Shaw, D. (2008). Investigating Territorial Positioning by Sub-state Territories in Europe. Regional & Federal Studies, 18(1), 55-76. doi:10.1080/13597560701847977DOI: 10.1080/13597560701847977
'Strength from Diversity?' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2008). 'Strength from Diversity?'. Town and Country Planning, 3.
'Territorial Cohesion - taking the debate forward' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2008). 'Territorial Cohesion - taking the debate forward'. Town and Country Planning, 4.
'Thirty Years of Regeneration in France, Germany and Britain - Part 1 - Spatial, institutional and urban context' (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Couch, C. (2008). 'Thirty Years of Regeneration in France, Germany and Britain - Part 1 - Spatial, institutional and urban context'. Town and Country Planning, 5.
'Thirty Years of Regeneration in France, Germany and Britain - Part 2 - Evolution of Policy and Initiatives' (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Couch, C. (2008). 'Thirty Years of Regeneration in France, Germany and Britain - Part 2 - Evolution of Policy and Initiatives'. Town and Country Planning, 11.
CPO Blues (Composition)
Sykes, O. J., & Lord, A. D. (2008). CPO Blues [Public Performance].
2007
Examining the relationship between transnational and national spatial planning: French and British spatial planning and the European spatial development perspective OLIVIER SYKES IN COLLABORATION WITH ALAIN MOTTE (Chapter)
Examining the relationship between transnational and national spatial planning: French and British spatial planning and the European spatial development perspective OLIVIER SYKES IN COLLABORATION WITH ALAIN MOTTE (2007). In Spatial Planning Systems of Britain and France (pp. 119-138). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203962244-14DOI: 10.4324/9780203962244-14
Spatial Planning Systems of Britain and France (Chapter)
Booth, P., Breuillard, M., Fraser, C., & Paris, D. (Eds.) (n.d.). Spatial Planning Systems of Britain and France. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203962244DOI: 10.4324/9780203962244
'Happy Birthday to EU!' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2007). 'Happy Birthday to EU!'. Town and Country Planning, 76(4), 139-140.
'Plan Europe 2007?' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2007). 'Plan Europe 2007?'. Town and Country Planning Association, 76(2), 72-73.
'The New Territorial Agenda - Progress for the Environment?' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J., & Fischer, T. (2007). 'The New Territorial Agenda - Progress for the Environment?'. Town and Country Planning, 5.
Ingredients of governance for climate change adaptation in the EU - some reflections on a new green paper (Journal article)
Fischer, T. B., & Sykes, O. (2007). Ingredients of governance for climate change adaptation in the EU - some reflections on a new green paper. Town and Country Planning.
Ingredients of governance for climate change adaptation in the EU - some reflections on a new green paper, (Journal article)
Fischer, T. B., & Sykes, O. (2007). Ingredients of governance for climate change adaptation in the EU - some reflections on a new green paper,. Town and Country Planning, 21-24.
Investigating Territorial Positioning by Sub-State Authorities in Europe (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J., & Shaw, D. (2007). Investigating Territorial Positioning by Sub-State Authorities in Europe. Regional and Federal Studies.
The new EU territorial agenda - progress for the environment? (Journal article)
Sykes, O., & Fischer, T. B. (2007). The new EU territorial agenda - progress for the environment?. Town and Country Planning, 221-225.
2006
'Buidling Capacity for Territorial Cooperation - The Mission Opérationelle Transfrontalière' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2006). 'Buidling Capacity for Territorial Cooperation - The Mission Opérationelle Transfrontalière'. Town and Country Planning, 75(11), 3.
'Cities and urban areas in the new European cohesion policy' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2006). 'Cities and urban areas in the new European cohesion policy'. Town and Country Planning, some.
'Der Ball ist Rund und der spiel dauert neunzig minuten - but balancing spatial development requires playing a longer game' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2006). 'Der Ball ist Rund und der spiel dauert neunzig minuten - but balancing spatial development requires playing a longer game'. Town and Country Planning, 223-224.
'Examen du rapport entre planification spatiale transnationale et nationale : étude de l'interaction entre le S.D.E.C. et la planification spatiale en France et en Angleterre' (Chapter)
Sykes, O. J., & Motte, A. (2006). 'Examen du rapport entre planification spatiale transnationale et nationale : étude de l'interaction entre le S.D.E.C. et la planification spatiale en France et en Angleterre'. In P. Booth, C. Fraser, M. Breuillard, & D. Paris (Eds.), La Planification Spatiale au R-U. et en France (pp. lots). Paris: L'Harmattan.
'La (ré)émergence de la city region au Royaume Uni - vers une coopération métropolitaine' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2006). 'La (ré)émergence de la city region au Royaume Uni - vers une coopération métropolitaine'. Le FAX de l'Agence de développement et d'urbanisme de Lille Métropole, 1.
'Space - The Final Frontier?' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2006). 'Space - The Final Frontier?'. Town and Country Planning, 158-160.
'The Evolving Context for European Territorial Cooperation' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. (2006). 'The Evolving Context for European Territorial Cooperation'. Town and Country Planning, 75(10), 2.
The Evolving Context for European Territorial Cooperation (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2006). The Evolving Context for European Territorial Cooperation. Town and Country Planning, 287-288.
2005
European spatial development policy and evolving forms of territorial mobilisation in the United Kingdom (Journal article)
Shaw, D., & Sykes, O. (2005). European spatial development policy and evolving forms of territorial mobilisation in the United Kingdom. Planning Practice and Research, 20(2), 183-199. doi:10.1080/02697450500414694DOI: 10.1080/02697450500414694
Addressing Connectivity in Spatial Planning: The Case of the English Regions (Journal article)
Shaw, D., & Sykes, O. (2005). Addressing Connectivity in Spatial Planning: The Case of the English Regions. Planning Theory & Practice, 6(1), 11-33. doi:10.1080/1464935042000334949DOI: 10.1080/1464935042000334949
'Metropolitan Cooperation the Gallic Way' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2005). 'Metropolitan Cooperation the Gallic Way'. Town and Country Planning, 320-323.
'Polycentricity: An idea that is here to stay?' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2005). 'Polycentricity: An idea that is here to stay?'. Town and Country Planning, 250-253.
'Thin Red Lines' (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2005). 'Thin Red Lines'. The Guardian, 1. Retrieved from http://society.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,7884,1410992,00.html
The Role and Function of Settlements in the North West (Report)
Jeffery, P., Roberts, P., & Sykes, O. J. (2005). The Role and Function of Settlements in the North West. Wigan: North West Regional Assembly. Retrieved from http://rpg.nwra.gov.uk/
Tracing the influence of the ESDP on planning in the UK (Journal article)
Shaw, D., & Sykes, O. (2005). Tracing the influence of the ESDP on planning in the UK. Town and Country planning, 74(3), 108-110.
¿Regional Spatial Strategy for the North West ¿ Learning the Lessons from Elsewhere¿ (Report)
Roberts, P., & Sykes, O. J. (2005). ¿Regional Spatial Strategy for the North West ¿ Learning the Lessons from Elsewhere¿. Wigan: North West Regional Assembly. Retrieved from http://rpg.nwra.gov.uk/
2004
The concept of polycentricity in European spatial planning: reflections on its interpretation and application in the practice of spatial planning (Journal article)
Shaw, D., & Sykes, O. (2004). The concept of polycentricity in European spatial planning: reflections on its interpretation and application in the practice of spatial planning. International Planning Studies, 9(4), 283-306. doi:10.1080/13563470500050437DOI: 10.1080/13563470500050437
Sykes, O. J. (2004). 'Diversity and Context Dependency in European Spatial Planning: investigating the application of the European Spatial Development Perspective'. (PhD Thesis, The University of Liverpool).
¿Euro-proofing the Northern Way¿ (Journal article)
Sykes, O. J. (2004). ¿Euro-proofing the Northern Way¿. Town and Country Planning, 371-372.
2003
Investigating the application of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) to regional planning in the United Kingdom (Journal article)
Shaw, D., & Sykes, O. (2003). Investigating the application of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) to regional planning in the United Kingdom. Town Planning Review, 74(1), 31-50. doi:10.3828/tpr.74.1.3DOI: 10.3828/tpr.74.1.3
2001
Spatial Planning and Development in Europe: Parallel Lines or Converging Tracks? (Conference Paper)
Sykes, O. J. (Ed.) (2001). Spatial Planning and Development in Europe: Parallel Lines or Converging Tracks?. In Spatial Planning and Development in Europe: Parallel Lines or Converging Tracks? (pp. many). London: European Council of Town Planners. Retrieved from http://www.ceu-ectp.org/inc/cgi/cp/cp20030510.pdf
