by Laura Dobie The 2014 Commonwealth Games are drawing to a close in Glasgow, and in addition to all the sporting action that is taking place in the city, the Games have acted as a catalyst for a wide range […]
by James Carson In recent weeks, my morning walk from the east end of Glasgow into the city centre has been accompanied by the roar of pneumatic drills and the tang of warm tarmac. Main roads have been resurfaced, shop-fronts […]
by Laura Dobie As the world cup draws to a close, Brazil’s 7-1 defeat in the semi-finals at the hands of Germany has become the most talked-about sports match in the history of Twitter, with 35.6 million tweets worldwide. With […]
by Heather Cameron Dundee waterfront has been voted as the winner of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland’s Best Places initiative, beating Loch Lomond and the West Highland Way to the title of ‘best place’ in Scotland. The competition, […]
by Brelda Baum The UK Government recently announced plans to build up to 50,000 new homes on 20 brownfield sites across London and plans to achieve this by creating 20 new housing zones in London (with a further 10 new housing […]
by Stephen Lochore According to a recent talk on Sustainable Development in World Heritage Cities, urban heritage has not been adequately addressed by existing multinational agreements designed to guide approaches to sustainable development. Examples of such agreements include the outputs […]
By Alex Addyman England needs to provide between 200,000 and 250,000 homes each year to meet the current housing shortage. The role of local authorities in meeting this shortfall was recognised in the Autumn Statement and has been progressed through […]
by Alan Gillies How does the place you live affect your wellbeing? That was the topic of two separate studies we received in the Information Service last week. With the current interest in place-making, the issue is a topical one. […]
by Dorothy Laing Has the town centre first policy failed in its attempt to restore vitality to Britain’s failing high streets? Town centres and high streets across Britain have been suffering from the combined effects of the increase in online […]
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” (Jane Jacobs, The death and life of great American cities, 1961) by Morwen Johnson Last week’s devastating fire in Glasgow School […]
