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Like Nostradamus, planners are compelled to predict the future. But how accurate have their predictions been over the last 50 years; and how accurate will Louise Brooke-Smith's prove over the next 50?...
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04.07.2019Fresh from a trip to East Africa, Louise Brooke-Smith wonders whether it’s a formal planning system or the social and political forces that influence planning that actually create places.
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28.06.2019Campaigning & Advocacy | diversity | gender inequality | inclusivity | Professional Development | UKWe talk a lot about diversity and inclusivity in the workplace, but new RTPI research shows that gender inequality is alive and well in planning, says Aude Bicquelet-Lock
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13.06.2019compact cities | Dense cities | densification | Infrastructure - Transport | International | Public Realm | UK | urban formThere's plenty of talk about the benefits of compact cities, but where's the evidence? A new paper by Gabriel M Ahlfeldt and Elisabetta Pietrostefani suggests that dense city forms carry a range of benefits...
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04.06.2019Current planning legislation is insufficient to address the changes being wrought by digital technology, says James Corbet Burcher. We need to frame fresh legislation for the digital age.
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03.06.2019Neighbourhood planning can facilitate discussions on climate change, says Daniel Stone
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Titled 'The future of planning: What's next?', this year's Planning Convention asked big questions about the direction in which the profession is headed and the role it can play in shaping our collective futures. The Planner's editorial team took note
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Discussion of the housing crisis – and what planners can do to fix it – again permeated the annual convention. The Planner sat in on panels focusing on specialist housing and the role of local authorities, as well as an address from the housing minister, writes Matt Moody
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”What we do with our cities will either make or break our species,” suggested New York architect Vishaan Chakrabarti in considering how to create future successful cities. Martin Read reports
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