Abstract
This article explores how relationships between policy actors at different scales, and their changing character over time, shape the production of spatial imaginaries and their use in transport infrastructure planning. Based on research on the planning of a major rail project in Northern England between 2011 and 2022, the article illustrates how spatial imaginaries reflect interactions between national, sub-national, regional and local institutions. Drawing on a programme of interviews with policy actors, the research highlights the tensions manifested in planning for transport infrastructure about which places are prioritized in policy, and the institutional influences shaping these decisions. The article develops understanding of how inter-scalar politics influences the production of spatial imaginaries and how these imaginaries are in turn utilized in support of transport infrastructure plans by policy actors at different spatial scales.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2493 |
Number of pages | 2515 |
Journal | European Planning Studies |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jul 2024 |
Keywords
- transport
- Infrastructure
- imaginaries
- region
- england
- spatial imaginaries
- Transport infrastructure
- England
- policy