by Morwen Johnson “People should be at the heart of the planning system because planning is a system to improve the quality of everyday lives” (ODPM, 2005) The importance of engaging the wider community when making decisions about the development […]
by Laura Dobie Architecture and Design Scotland’s This Friday Presents… Integrating Green and Grey talk on 16th May provided much food for thought on approaches to green space in urban areas. Rolf Roscher, the director of landscape and urban design […]
April issue of SPEL Journal (Scottish Planning & Environmental Law) out now by Laura Hughes The Knowledge Exchange publishes a bi-monthly journal covering all aspects of planning and environmental law in Scotland. SPEL Journal (Scottish Planning & Environmental Law) launched […]
by Brelda Baum Danny Dorling’s book ‘All that is solid: the great housing disaster’ has recently launched at the London School of Economics (on18th March 2014) where it was flagged as ‘a ground-breaking examination of the UK’s dangerous relationship with […]
by Alex Addyman Our latest infographic highlights research on UK high streets including recent research by Deloitte which suggests a rosier picture for their future. The infographic was produced to coincide with the Future High Street Summit on the 26th & 27th […]
by James Carson The word cloud above offers a snapshot of what our members were searching for during February 2014. As you can see, search terms such as planning, social, policy and housing were among the most frequently used ways of […]
by Laura Hughes The Knowledge Exchange publishes a bi-monthly journal covering all aspects of planning and environmental law in Scotland. SPEL Journal (Scottish Planning & Environmental Law) launched over 30 years ago and is one of the leading information sources […]
by Dorothy Laing With flood levels finally subsiding, householders and businesses are faced with a mammoth clean-up operation, but with flooding likely to be a regular occurrence due to climate change is it time to think seriously about designing and building […]
by Laura Dobie With governments facing challenges such as climate change adaptation, rapid urbanisation and congestion in cities, and increasing levels of obesity, it is unsurprising that the promotion of active travel is a growing preoccupation in transport policy in […]
by Alex Addyman Today sees the release of ‘New Towns Act 2015?’ by The Town and Country Planning Association. The report has taken the New Town Development Corporation model, which developed a host of new towns after The Second World War, and updated […]
