Notwithstanding the impression that the pressure on
land is decreasing because of the current economic
crisis, the challenge of a contemporary urban planning
to involve all stakeholders as equally as possible in
the planning process remains unchanged. This article
focuses on the acceptability of the integration private
initiatives into the decision-making process. It asserts
that urban planning based on private initiative does not
lead to a sustainable spatial development; furthermore,
the existing criteria-based land development approach
does not necessarily give optimal results.
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