Robin Hambleton

Robin Hambleton is professor of city leadership, Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the West of England, Bristol

Leadership skills for planners: the gap to fill in the Raynsford Review 

18.06.2018

Robin Hambleton

Campaigning & Advocacy | city leaders | Community Engagement | leadership | planning review | Policy & Politics | Professional Development | Raynsford review | UK

The recent Raynsford Review of planning missed the chance to talk about the critical role that planners can play in city leadership, argues Robin Hambleton
Civic leadership – new opportunities for planners

19.08.2016

Robin Hambleton

city leadership | civic leadership | International | leadership | Policy & Politics | Professional Development | UK

The age of the charismatic leader is long gone, argues Robin Hambleton. In the modern world, planners have a key role to play in civic leadership and creating inspiring visions for 21st century cities...
Spirit of place

23.01.2015

Robin Hambleton

city | Community Engagement | Development Management & Enforcement | Devolution | Infrastructure | International | leadership | Melbourne | power | Social infrastructure | UK

Place-based leadership allows strong and decisive planners to prove their value, with Melbourne a perfect example of what can be achieved. Here, Robin Hambleton looks at the Melbourne story – and explains...
The devolution deception

20.01.2015

Robin Hambleton

city regions | Community Engagement | democracy | Devolution | England | Social infrastructure

England's core cities welcome the opportunity to take charge of their own affairs. But the government's proposals for devolution may not be all that they seem, argues Robin Hambleton of the University of the...