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The Covid crisis has thrown into sharp relief the need for stronger local governance in the UK. We need to rebalance local and national power, argues Robin Hambleton
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23.10.2020Community Infrastructure | covid-19 | Design | Housing | housing design | lockdown | neighbourhood design | UKThe Covid-19 related lockdown provided a unique opportunity to 'stress test' our homes and neighbourhoods, to find out how well they support healthy, happy lives - or not. The results are extremely mixed,...
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21.10.2020CCN | County Councils Network | Duty to Cooperate | England | planning for the future | Policy & Politics | strategic planningScrapping the duty to cooperate is one proposal in Planning for the Future that seems to have almost unanimous support, writes Catriona Riddell, but what are the options for...
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09.10.2020Community Engagement | England | Planing for the Future | Planning reform | Policy & Politics | public engagementPublic engagement underpins effective planning, say Dr Tessa Lynn, Dr Mark Dobson and Prof Gavin Parker FRTPI. Planning for the Future offers few clues as to how this will happen in a reformed...
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08.10.2020A new network for BAME planners aims to tackle inequaity in the profession. Helen Fadipe MRTPI explains the rationale behind the BAME Planners Network.
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06.10.2020Canadian Institute of Planners CEO Beth McMahon (top right in image) is encouraged by increased cooperation between Canada's different levels of government
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While government policy is moving back towards zero-carbon housing, some housebuilders are looking to leapfrog policy requirements in the race to cut emissions. Matt Moody reports.
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Once home to the production of Acid Drops and Black Bullets, the former Maynards sweet factory in Newcastle has been repurposed once more and now offers a ‘golden ticket’ to local digital and creative businesses
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The reinvention of buildings is part of an endless process of renewal, says Kevin Muldoon-Smith – and greater emphasis on ‘adaptive reuse’ can help planners meet modern built environment challenges
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