young people

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08.09.2021

More than 50 per cent of humankind lives in urban areas. By 2050 this number will increase to 70 per cent, leaving no doubt that our ability to transform the cities we live in plays a crucial role in...

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The Chesham and Amersham by-election makes the case for app-based consultations – and for meaningful engagement with the young

23.06.2021

Joshua Carson

We need to broaden the narrative around housebuilding so that it incorporates the stories of young people, argues Joshua Carson. The way to do that is to blend technology with a radical rethink of...

Housing divide between young and old widens due to Covid-19

13.05.2021

Laura Edgar

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated housing inequalities between the young and old, according to recent research.

Survey: Young people not asked for views on their neighbourhood

20.10.2020

Laura Edgar

Community Engagement | consultation | Technology | UK | young people

Research published today (20 October) shows that 89 per cent of young adults aged 16-18 have not been asked for their opinions about their neighbourhood.

Appeal: Community building 'different but no less valuable' than skate park

21.08.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved alterations to a major regeneration scheme in Welwyn Garden City that will see a mixed-use community building provided instead of a skate park, despite council objections that...

News report: Is UK planning leaving children behind?

28.11.2019

Jack Osgerby and Simon Wicks

A newly published RTPI report finds that the UK’s planning systems make little accommodation for children and young people. Jack Osgerby and Simon Wicks report

Case study: Designing a new community with young people in Kingston

14.10.2019

Matt Bell

Young people have plenty to offer planners and developers when considering new regeneration and development plans, says Kingston Council

London's private rented sector makes up a quarter of the capital's households – but it's in desperate need of reform, says Jo Wilson

Younger generations now more unlikely to climb the property ladder

01.07.2019

Lydia Till

Young people today are ‘half as likely’ to own a home as they were 20 years ago, while existing homeowners are finding it harder to move, according to a report by the Local Government Association (LGA).

Planning polices are required to meet housing needs of old and young, say Lords

29.04.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | housing for older people | RTPI | young people

The House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provisions maintains that local authorities need to adopt specific planning policies to meet the housing needs of younger and older people.

Widening participation in the regeneration game

07.02.2019

Judi Greenwood

How do we interest young people in careers in planning and property? One Manchester-based initiative is breaking new ground, says Judi Greenwood

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