ADJUSTING PLANNING FRAMEWORKS TO MEET CHANGING NEEDS IN POST COLONIALCOUNTRIES - THE EXAMPLE OF BELIZE

This paper examines the events that affected the development of planni ng as an institution in Belize. Initially, an overview of the shifts i n planning frameworks that have accompanied each recent change of gove rnment is presented. This is followed by an analysis of land developme nt issues in the Belize City Region that have accompanied the recent e mergence of the private land market and the decision to release a cons iderable number of government lots within a very short period of time. The implications of these events for planning are then assessed with respect to a set of criteria adapted from an analytic framework propos ed by William Doebele. Conclusions are offered concerning the developm ent of institutional capacity to support land-use planning, appropriat e land-use controls, deregulation and professional responsibility. Cop yright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.