 The Sheffield street tree dispute: a case of “business as usual” urban management?Nicola Dempsey Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2024, vol. 67, issue 12, 2791-2809 Abstract: Press coverage of the Sheffield street tree dispute showed images of protestors and yellow ribbons on trees threatened with felling as part of a highly charged and public argument between the council and some of its citizens. However, a closer analysis of the highways management programme shows that it was not simply a case of two parties in conflict. This paper pulls on a wide range of secondary data sources to explore Sheffield’s street tree dispute by examining the urban management approach taken by the local authority. Using the place-keeping concept as an analytical framework, the paper will demonstrate how the Sheffield case reflects “business as usual” maintenance practices undertaken by local authorities when contracting out management work. The analysis also provides evidence showing how the Sheffield case demonstrates poor contract design, governance processes, evaluation and communication practices that had ramifications for the city that went beyond its street trees. Date: 2024 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:67:y:2024:i:12:p:2791-2809 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2201965 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Environmental Planning and Management is currently edited by Dr Neil Powe, Dr Ken Willis and George Bill Page More articles in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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