Publications
2024
Is ignorance bliss? Evaluating information awareness and life satisfaction through the lens of perceived air pollution: The case of Beijing, China.
Yu, X., Fan, Y., Kim, J. S., Chung, H., Lord, A., & Dunning, R. (2024). Is ignorance bliss? Evaluating information awareness and life satisfaction through the lens of perceived air pollution: The case of Beijing, China.. Journal of environmental management, 371, 123087. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123087
Automatic for the people? Problematising the potential of digital planning
Lord, A., sturzaker, J., & potts, R. (2024). Automatic for the people? Problematising the potential of digital planning. Urban Studies: an international journal for research in urban studies.
How do we build enough new homes in the right places?
Lord, A., Dunning, R., & Cheang, C. W. (n.d.). How do we build enough new homes in the right places?: "How do we build enough new homes in the right places?" in the A Manifesto for Liverpool City Region. Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
Exception and rule: how the ‘Standard Method’ fails to govern England’s housing requirement
Lord, A., Dunning, R., Cheang, C. W., & Yin, Z. (2024). Exception and rule: how the ‘Standard Method’ fails to govern England’s housing requirement. Town Planning Review, 95(1), 65-87. doi:10.3828/tpr.2023.22
2023
PD games: Death comes to planning
Dunning, R. J., Lord, A., & Smith, M. (2023). PD games: Death comes to planning. In Planning in a Failing State: Reforming Spatial Governance in England (pp. 72-86).
Exploring the potential effects of the proposed Infrastructure Levy
Lord, A., Dunning, R., Cheang, C. W., McAllister, P., Crook, T., & Whitehead, C. (n.d.). Exploring the potential effects of the proposed Infrastructure Levy. Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/
Exploring the potential geographic variation in affordable housing developer contributions under the proposed Infrastructure Levy
Lord, A., Dunning, R., & Cheang, C. W. (2023). Exploring the potential geographic variation in affordable housing developer contributions under the proposed Infrastructure Levy.
2022
The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission
Dunning, R., Moore, T., Lord, A., & Gu, Y. (2022). The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/
Understanding the geography of affordable housing provided through land value capture: Evidence from England
Lord, A., Cheang, C. -W., & Dunning, R. (2022). Understanding the geography of affordable housing provided through land value capture: Evidence from England. URBAN STUDIES, 59(6), 1219-1237. doi:10.1177/0042098021998893
Reconsidering Wirral’s housing need assessment
Lord, A., Cheang, C. W., & Dunning, R. (2022). Reconsidering Wirral’s housing need assessment.
2021
Fair shares? Advancing land economics through cooperative game theory
Gu, Y., Lord, A., Eika, A., Dethier, P., Samsura, D. A. A., Nordahl, B. I., . . . Halleux, J. -M. (2021). Fair shares? Advancing land economics through cooperative game theory. Land Use Policy, 106, 105400. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105400
Putting the COVID-19 pandemic into perspective: urban planning scholars react to a changed world
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.2021.1
2020
Preparing for the climate crisis: What role should land value capture play?
Dunning, R., & Lord, A. (2020). Preparing for the climate crisis: What role should land value capture play?. Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104867
Housing land allocation, assembly and delivery: Lessons from Europe
Satsangi, M., Hoolachan, A., O'Brien, P., Dembski, S., Dunning, R., & Lord, A. (2020). Housing land allocation, assembly and delivery: Lessons from Europe. Inverness: Scottish Land Commission. Retrieved from https://www.landcommission.gov.scot/
How do planners manage risk in alternative land development models? An institutional analysis of land development in the Netherlands
O'Brien, P., Lord, A., & Dembski, S. (2020). How do planners manage risk in alternative land development models? An institutional analysis of land development in the Netherlands. Land Use Policy, 91. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104409
Exploring the computation of housing need in Wirral
Lord, A., Williamson, P., Dunning, R., Cheang, C. W., & Carol, Y. (2020). Exploring the computation of housing need in Wirral. Wirral Council. Retrieved from https://www.wirral.gov.uk/
Exploring the geography of retail success and decline: A case study of the Liverpool City Region
Dolega, L., & Lord, A. (2020). Exploring the geography of retail success and decline: A case study of the Liverpool City Region. Cities, 96. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2019.102456
2019
Virtuous or vicious circles? Exploring the behavioural connections between developer contributions and path dependence: Evidence from England
Lord, A. D., Burgess, G., Gu, Y., & Dunning, R. (2019). Virtuous or vicious circles? Exploring the behavioural connections between developer contributions and path dependence: evidence from England. Geoforum, 106(11), 244-252. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.07.024
Determining Housing Need on Wirral: a review of the commissioned evidence
Dunning, R. J., Lord, A., & Williamson, P. (n.d.). Determining Housing Need on Wirral: a review of the commissioned evidence.
Evaluating the validity of the population and household projections underpinning the Wirral Local Plan: A response to public submissions
Williamson, P., Lord, A., & Dunning, R. J. (2019). Evaluating the validity of the population and household projections underpinning the Wirral Local Plan: A response to public submissions.
Is there a relationship between planning culture and the value of planning gain? Evidence from England
Dunning, R. J., Keskin, B., Lord, A., & Buck, M. (2019). Is there a relationship between planning culture and the value of planning gain? Evidence from England. Town Planning Review. doi:10.3828/tpr.2019.29
Can the market be tamed? A thought experiment on the value(s) of planning
Lord, A., & Gu, Y. (2019). Can the market be tamed? A thought experiment on the value(s) of planning. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 51(1), 11-24. doi:10.1177/0308518X18784600
2018
Fear: an underexplored motivation for planners' behaviour?
Sturzaker, J. R., & Lord, A. (2018). Fear: an underexplored motivation for planners' behaviour?. Planning Practice and Research, 33(4), 359-371. doi:10.1080/02697459.2017.1378982
The Planners’ Dream Goes Wrong? Questioning Citizen-Centred Planning
Lord, A., Mair, M. D., Sturzaker, J., & Jones, P. (2018). The Planners’ Dream Goes Wrong? Questioning Citizen-Centred Planning. INLOGOV, The Institute of Local Government Studies. Retrieved from https://inlogov.com/
Getting the Planners Off Our Backs: Questioning the Post-Political Nature of English Planning Policy
Lord, A., & Tewdwr-Jones, M. (n.d.). Getting the Planners Off Our Backs: Questioning the Post-Political Nature of English Planning Policy. Planning Practice & Research, 1-15. doi:10.1080/02697459.2018.1480194
The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17
Dunning, R. J., Lord, A., Dockerill, B., Gemma, B., Adrian, C., Tony, C., . . . Craig, W. (n.d.). The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17: The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17. Government repository: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/
2017
The Planners’ Dream Goes Wrong? Questioning Citizen-Centred Planning
Lord, A., Mair, M. D., Sturzaker, J., & Jones, P. (2017). The Planners’ Dream Goes Wrong? Questioning Citizen-Centred Planning. Local Government Studies, 43(3), 344-363. doi:10.1080/03003930.2017.1288618
What price planning? Re-imagining planning as as market maker.
Lord, A. D., & o' brien, P. (2017). What price planning? Re-imagining planning as as market maker.. Planning Theory and Practice, 18(2), 217-232. doi:10.1080/14649357.2017.1286369
'Where it’s at’: fashions and fads in British local economic-development policy
Lord, A. D. (2017). 'Where it’s at’: fashions and fads in British local economic-development policy. In I. Deas, & S. Hincks (Eds.), Territorial Policy and Governance: Alternative Paths (pp. 147-163). Oxford: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315734644
2015
Planning as 'market maker': how planning is used to stimulate development in Germany, France and the Netherlands
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).
Questioning the concept of market failure in housing: the case of Housing Market Renewal in Liverpool
Couch, C., Lord, A., & Cocks, M. (2015). Questioning the concept of market failure in housing: the case of Housing Market Renewal in Liverpool. International Journal of Housing Policy, 15(4), 461-490. doi:10.1080/14616718.2015.1076629
City-Regions in Prospect? Exploring the Meeting Points Between Place and Practice
Jones, K. E., Lord, A., & Shields, R. (2015). City-Regions in Prospect? Exploring the Meeting Points Between Place and Practice.
Regional Planning
Lord, A., & Tewdwr-Jones, M. (2015). Regional Planning. In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (pp. 129-133). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.74036-0
2014
Towards a non-theoretical understanding of planning
Lord, A. (2014). Towards a non-theoretical understanding of planning. Planning Theory, 13(1), 26-43. doi:10.1177/1473095213477642
2012
The transfer of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an urban policy for spatially targeted economic development
Squires, G., & Lord, A. D. (2012). The transfer of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an urban policy for spatially targeted economic development. Land Use Policy, 29(4), 817-826. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.12.007
2011
Whither a Europe of the (English) regions? Reflections on the prospects for the representation of English territorial interests in Europe
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:10.1177/0269094211418895
Putting a price on planning: an information economics approach to understanding spatial planning
Lord, A. D. (2011). Putting a price on planning: an information economics approach to understanding spatial planning. Oxford: Routledge.
2010
Making Plans: The Role of Evidence in England's Reformed Spatial Planning System
Lord, A., & Hincks, S. (2010). Making Plans: The Role of Evidence in England's Reformed Spatial Planning System. Planning Practice & Research, 25(4), 477-496. doi:10.1080/02697459.2010.511019
2009
From land-use to 'spatial planning': <i>Reflections on the reform of the English planning system</i>
Shaw, D., & Lord, A. (2009). From land-use to 'spatial planning': <i>Reflections on the reform of the English planning system</i>. Town Planning Review, 80(4-5), 415-436. doi:10.3828/tpr.2009.5
The Community Infrastructure Levy: An Information Economics Approach to Understanding Infrastructure Provision under England's Reformed Spatial Planning System
Lord, A. (2009). The Community Infrastructure Levy: An Information Economics Approach to Understanding Infrastructure Provision under England's Reformed Spatial Planning System. Planning Theory & Practice, 10(3), 333-349. doi:10.1080/14649350903229778
Mind the Gap. The Theory and Practice of State Rescaling: Institutional Morphology and the ‘New’ City-regionalism
Lord, A. (2009). Mind the Gap. The Theory and Practice of State Rescaling: Institutional Morphology and the ‘New’ City-regionalism. Space and Polity, 13(2), 77-92. doi:10.1080/13562570902999726
From land-use to 'spatial planning'; reflections on the reform of the English Planning system
Shaw, D. P., & Lord, A. (2009). From land-use to 'spatial planning'; reflections on the reform of the English Planning system. Town Planning Review, 80(4-5), 415-436.
Business Improvement Districts and the Discourse of Contractualism
Peel, D., Lloyd, G., & Lord, A. (2009). Business Improvement Districts and the Discourse of Contractualism. European Planning Studies, 17(3), 401-422. doi:10.1080/09654310802618044
From land-use to spatial planning: reflections on the reform of the English planning system
Shaw, D., & Lord, A. D. (2009). From land-use to spatial planning: reflections on the reform of the English planning system. Town Planning Review, 80(4-5), 416-435.
International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography
Tewdwr-Jones, M., & Lord, A. D. (Eds.) (2009). International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography. Oxford: Elsevier.
2008
Infrastructure delivery: Spatial Plans in Practice;Supporting the Reform of local planning
Baker, M., Hinks, S., Shaw, D., & Lord, A. (2008). Infrastructure delivery: Spatial Plans in Practice;Supporting the Reform of local planning. London: HMSO.
Mind the gap. The theory and practice of state rescaling: institutional morphology and the 'new' city-regionalism
Lord, A. D. (2008). Mind the gap. The theory and practice of state rescaling: institutional morphology and the 'new' city-regionalism. In M. Gdesz (Ed.), 2nd International Symposiuim on Planning, Law and Property Rights (pp. 174-201). Warsaw: University of Warsaw.
2007
The cultural turn? Culture change and what it means for spatial planning in England
Shaw, D., & Lord, A. (2007). The cultural turn? Culture change and what it means for spatial planning in England. Planning Practice and Research, 22(1), 63-78. doi:10.1080/02697450601173538
2006
From a New Regionalism to an Unusual Regionalism? The Emergence of Non-standard Regional Spaces and Lessons for the Territorial Reorganisation of the State
Deas, L., & Lord, A. (2006). From a New Regionalism to an Unusual Regionalism? The Emergence of Non-standard Regional Spaces and Lessons for the Territorial Reorganisation of the State. Urban Studies, 43(10), 1847-1877. doi:10.1080/00420980600838143