PERN Bulletin 4/10
01-Apr-10
Congratulations to new Academicians
Professor Heather Campbell, Professor John Henneberry and Robert Upton have been awarded Academician status by the Academy of Social Sciences, following their nomination to the Academy by the RTPI in December 2009. The award acknowledges their significant contributions to the social sciences and to the planning discipline. More…
Future of Planning Academy round table at the PRC, 8 April 2010, Chelmsford
Geraint Ellis of Queens University Belfast will be hosting a round table on this study at the Planning Research Conference in Anglia Ruskin from 11.20am to 12.50pm on 8 April. For the background to the Future of the Planning Academy project see the scoping report. A brief overview is available here.
Graduates from Scottish planning schools Survey – closing date 6 April 2010
Did you graduate from an RTPI accredited planning school in Scotland in 2009? Would you like to be entered into a prize draw to win a £25 book token? Do you have a spare 15 minutes? If so the RTPI in Scotland would be very grateful you could complete this survey. For further information email Joanna Stewart.
Information from this survey will be used by the RTPI to assist in gaining an up-to-date understanding of the current employment situation for graduates, early experiences of employment, and the job market. This information will also provide a basis for further discussion on how to prepare students for the workplace; how to support APC candidates and how to keep planning skills within the profession.
Climate Change and Cities Symposium, 27 April 2010, Bristol
The Symposium brings together experts from Sweden, Portugal, the USA and Australia to discuss state-of-the-art research and practice on adapting existing built environments to future climate changes. This event forms part of SNACC – Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate. The event is free to attend but please RSVP to carolyn.webb@uwe.ac.uk as places are limited.
How can European spatial planners assess Territorial Cohesion? 21 May 2010, Edinburgh
This conference, which is organised by ECTP-CEU, the Royal Town Planning Institute and the ESPON UK Contact Point, will focus on how planners can work effectively with concepts of territorial cohesion. It is free of charge but, as places are limited, booking is required. More...
Planning Convention 2010, 28-30June 2010, London
The full programme is now confirmed and you can download the Convention brochure including a booking form and can also book online.
UK researchers wanted for European regional analysis
ESPON offers UK researchers – especially those with backgrounds in regional studies, geography and spatial planning - the chance to get involved in EU-funded long-term research projects to work in an international team and produce results that will inform policy-makers. New projects will be tendered on 3 May 2010 with a submission deadline of 28 June 2010. More…
How to use ESPON in INTERREG projects?
The latest ESPON UK Network meeting created new insights into how ESPON and EU territorial co-operation projects can help each other. More…
MORE NETWORK NEWS
Student Placement Hit by Recession
This is a request for student placement opportunities from Newcastle University. If there are possibilities within your planning organisation to offer a placement, perhaps only for 6 months, or for a particular project, or part-time rather than full time then do please get in touch to discuss these possibilities in more detail. More…
Making Places Profitable, Public and Private Open Spaces
MP4 stands for ‘Making Places Profitable, Public and Private Open Spaces.’ It is funded through the European Union INTERREG IVB programme for the North Sea Region. The 9 project partners (three from the UK: South Yorkshire Forest Partnership, University of Sheffield and Heriot-Watt University) are demonstrating how ‘place making’, which is improving open spaces, can offer positive social and economic benefits. More…
Volunteer Management Research: The Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) is looking for people who manage volunteers to take part in biographical interviews. Skills Third Sector has commissioned IVR to explore the skills gaps and development needs of volunteer managers and the volunteers they support in the third sector. The research builds on Management Matters (2008), a national survey of volunteer management capacity undertaken by IVR. Find out more online.
More student grants to train the next generation of planners: More students will be able to take up careers in town planning and help bridge the skills gap after Planning Minister John Healey confirmed an additional £1.8m to fund student bursaries for postgraduate training at 16 Universities. The Government scheme began in 2004, with over 600 students completing their post-graduate planning qualification, and this year (2010/11) there is funding that will provide the full tuition fees for over 180 planning students as well as help them with the cost of living. More on the CLG website.
Towards a Low Carbon Economy for Scotland – contribute by 22 June 2010
This discussion paper sets out the Scottish Government’s plans to move towards a low carbon economy in Scotland, as part of the overarching Government Economic Strategy. More…
The UK Climate Impacts Programme
UKCIP was established in 1997 to help co-ordinate scientific research into the impacts of climate change, and to help organisations adapt to those unavoidable impacts. Check out their latest news.
Adaptations to climate change, drought and desertification: local insights to enhance policy in southern Africa More…
Adapting national infrastructure to climate change
An independent report to the UK Government’s cross-departmental Infrastructure and Adaptation project sets out the case for adapting infrastructure in the energy, transport and water sectors so that new and existing infrastructure is able to operate effectively in a long-term changing climate. More…
The History of the City
Prof. Peter Hall from the Bartlett School of Planning was a guest on the broadcast of 'In Our Time' with Melvyn Bragg on Radio 4. The discussion centred around 'The History of the City'. You can find further details and listen online.
CALL FOR PAPERS
RSA Poster Competition, Open Days 2010, 4-7 October 2010, Brussels
The Directorate-General for Regional Policy, European Commission and the Regional Studies Association invite early career researchers in European regional policy to present their research in the form of a poster at OPEN DAYS 2010 European Week of Cities and Regions. Shortlisted finalists will be invited to attend the event to showcase research via a poster. Prize: €750 for the overall winner and €250 for the first runner-up. Accommodation for up to 2 nights and a return flight/train to Brussels will be provided. Deadline 30 April 2010. More…
PUBLICATIONS
Mapping national and international foresight exercises
A series of publications on “futures” research has been produced by the European Foresight Monitoring Network. The network was financed by the European Commission under the Research Framework Programme (FP7). More…
Phoenix Cities: The fall and rise of great industrial cities
Phoenix Cities tells the story of European and US cities that were once industrial giants but went into steep decline, with a dramatic impact on low-income communities, city centres and their population. More…
Comprehensive Area Assessment National Overview Report
This report by the independent inspectorates on the Comprehensive Area Assessment evaluation of local public bodies emphasises the importance of cross-boundary working for effective service plans. It is highly critical of poor partnership arrangements, lack of ambitious targets and inadequate monitoring. Download…
New urban green space research
This new CABE report evaluates the state of England’s urban green space and its impact on people’s health and well-being. More…
House of Commons report on climate change adaptation
The recent Environmental Audit Committee report highlights the central role of local authority planning. More…
Rural Insights
The Commission for Rural Communities has published the results of their comprehensive 2009 survey on the perceptions and priorities of rural people. Housing is identified as a prime concern for 21% in rural areas, and is especially a concern in sparse rural areas and less sparse hamlets. But public transport is seen as the main priority for action. More…
Countryside land management could play an increasingly important role in flood planning in the future: Research carried out by the Rural Economy and Land Use Programme as part of the UK Research Councils’ Rural Economy and Land Use Programme concludes that countryside land management could play an increasingly important role in flood planning in the future although we need to acknowledge the price rural communities may be paying to protect our towns and cities. More…
Measuring socially sustainable urban regeneration in Europe
The Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development has published new research on the social sustainability of urban regeneration programmes. Download…
Creative Community Planning: Transformative Engagement Methods for Working at the Edge
This new book by Wendy Sarkissian, Dianna Hurford and Christine Wenman presents emerging innovations in community engagement within a sustainability framework. More…
MORE EVENTS
Catchment Change Network Annual Conference, 6 July 2010, Lancaster
This conference is designed to take forward the debate around catchment management in an uncertain future and explore challenges and opportunities for research to fill current gaps. It will summarise key elements of the CCN programme across flood risk, water scarcity and water quality. More…
RTPI Cymru Spring Conference: Planning for Flooding, 28 April 2010, Wales
This year’s conference, sponsored by the Environment Agency Wales, will discuss the important issues surrounding flooding and the key role to be played by planners. The Conference will focus on the situation in Wales and aims to inform planners of tools and policy used to evaluate flood risk, increase understanding of flood risk and the respective roles of organisations and partnership working. More…
Annual Symposium of the ReVISIONS project, 20 April 2010, London
The ReVISIONS project is investigating whether particular spatial planning policies in conjunction with 'green' infrastructure technologies and regulations can make city regions more sustainable. It will produce guidance for decision makers on the interrelationships between regional spatial planning, infrastructure design and economic competitiveness. More…
- Author:
- Research Team
- Publisher:
- The Royal Town Planning Institute
- Date:
- 01-Apr-10
- Categories:
- PERN
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