Conveners
RT_13 FUNDAMENTAL? OR BEST FORGOTTEN? CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON THE PUBLIC INTEREST
- Christopher Maidment (University of Reading)
- Michael Lennon (University College Dublin)
Dr
Christopher Maidment
(University of Reading), Dr
Michael Lennon
(University College Dublin), Prof.
Angelique Chettiparamb
(University of Reading), Prof.
Ben Clifford
(University College London), Dr
Hanna Mattila
(University of Turku), Prof.
Stefano Moroni
(Politecnico di Milano),
Akif Burak ATLAR
(President of the Chamber of Planners of Türkiye)
08/07/2025, 11:00
RT 13 | Fundamental? Or best forgotten? Contemporary perspectives on the public interest
Oral
The concept of the public interest has long been bound up in debates about the purpose of, and justification for, planning activities. Yet, writing at the beginning of the 21st Century, Campbell and Marshall (2000) highlight that:
*“What constitutes the public interest has always been contentious but its value as a legitimising concept has been increasingly called into question in the recent...
