The Knowledge Exchange Blog
Planning for later life … where does retirement housing fit in strategic planning?
How does the planning system recognise and reflect the needs of different social groups for housing and amenities? And how should planning respond to current demographic trends? You would assume that these questions would be central ….
Hacking against homelessness: how technology is rising to the housing challenge
Our recent “Ideas in practice” briefing for our members highlighted the difficulties in calculating the numbers of homeless people. And, as we’ve previously reported, the official figures don’t reflect ….
7 digital platforms that are reshaping how planners engage the community
By Rebeccca Jackson
We often think of planning as being about physical construction and the regulations and processes around this. But buildings are not constructed in isolation. The planning profession has to consider community ….
Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing regeneration … is this a new avenue for public engagement and participatory democracy?
Crowdfunding image via Rocio Lara (CC BY-SA 2.0)
By Morwen Johnson
Finding money to fund community-led regeneration projects has always been difficult and as public ….
BYOD: Bring Your Own Device policy considerations for schools
Guest blog by April Bowman
Originally from Kansas, USA, April taught elementary school children before coming to Scotland to continue her academic study. She is currently in her final semester of study of the MPP Public Policy Programme at the University of Stirling where her policy ….
