Planning and the Research Excellence Framework

The RTPI is keen to ensure that planning is strongly represented in the new REF Sub-Panel Architecture, Built Environment and Planning. We are very grateful to all those who have indicated their interest to us in contributing to the work of the new REF Sub-Panel for Architecture, Built Environment and Planning, following our last PERN bulletin. As it is important that the Panel should represent the full scope of planning expertise, the RTPI would like to further encourage members to recommend RTPI nominations for the new Sub-Panel. Please contact us by 12 September 2010 if you wish to be considered for nomination or to propose a nominee. Please note that the RTPI can also offer support to members with a high level of standing in planning research who are seeking endorsement for an application to become Chair of the Sub-Panel.  Because of the shorter application deadline for the post of Chair, we need to receive full details by 9 September 2010 in order to provide support. More

RTPI Nominations to the Academy of Social Sciences

The RTPI will be making its annual submission of recommendations for new Academicians of the Academy of Social Sciences in early December. You are invited to consider making proposals of individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development and use of planning research. The RTPI can only recommend candidates who are members of the RTPI. Proposals should include the contact details and full details of the ways in which they have contributed to the advancement of the social sciences in the UK through research, education, professional practice and service to the community. Please send your proposals, detailing the information required above, to research@rtpi.org.uk by 11 October 2010. For more information

Events

Earthcast Event – Spatial Planning and Governance for Climate Change

Join the authors of Planning for Climate Change and Governing for Sustainable Urban Development, Jenny Crawford and Yvonne Rydin, for an online event that analyses the link between place-making governance and climate change. The event takes place on 8 September at 5:00pm (UK time) and you can now register online to participate. 

Research and Innovative Spatial Planning Initiative Workshop

The Research and Innovative Spatial Planning Initiative (RISPI) is holding its latest workshop on 22 September 2010 in Taunton. RISPI aims to add value by sharing knowledge about spatial planning research, strengthening links between research and practice and enhancing the quality of spatial planning research. The event is free to attend, however places are limited. Please contact Helen Clarke at southwest@rtpi.org.uk to register.

Beyond PPS25 – Should Uncertainty in Flood Risk Mapping make a Difference?

The Development Planning Network (DPN) and Catchment Change Network (CNN) are hosting a joint event in Lancaster on 28 September 2010 which aims to initiate the development of practical guidance for dealing with uncertainty with reference to flood data, modelling and mapping. Further information and booking details can be found here.

Sustainable Development Research with Civil Society Organisations

The FP7-funded Co-operative Research on Environmental Problems in Europe (CREPE) project is holding a workshop on 29 September 2010 which will allow experiences of undertaking research linked to sustainable development with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to be shared. The event aims to determine how the findings of such research can benefit society as a whole, and collate material for publication in a journal special issue. The workshop is free, but participants must register to attend. 

Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change

The 10^th conference in the series of European Conferences on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change takes place in Berlin on 8-9 October 2010. The Berlin Conference will focus on the “Social dimensions of environmental change and governance” and aims to engage researchers from various social science disciplines concerned with social dimensions of environmental change and governance. Register online to secure a place at the event. 

Planning for Sustainable Growth – Getting it Right!

This year’s David Fryer Memorial lecture at Oxford Brookes will be given by Professor Jim Coleman. Professor Coleman will consider the development and design of regional, sub-regional and local level economic strategies and their compatibility with spatial strategies. The lecture will be held on 3 November 2010 at 6.00pm and you can book your place at the event here. 

World Town Planning Day 2010 Online Conference

The topic for this year’s Online Conference is ‘Healthy People, Healthy Places, Healthy Planet: Integrating Food Systems into the Planning Process’ which will be held on 8 and 9 November 2010. Proposals illustrating best practice in the integration of food systems into planning are requested and a number of subject areas are suggested on the Conference website.

GeoDATA 2010 Conference

GeoDATA 2010 is a free seminar being held in Glasgow on 10 November 2010 and Belfast on 16 November 2010. The theme is “Changing Times” and focuses on recent technological and economic changes that have affected the geographic information community. Further details are available on the GeoDATA 2010 Conference website and you can now register online to attend.

2010 URSULA Conference

The Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas (URSULA) Conference entitled ‘River Corridors in the Urban Environment – Developing a Vision for the Future’ takes place on 18 November 2010. The event aims to consider the future measures that may be necessary to meet the existing and future requirements posed by development, regeneration and climate change, as well as efforts to enhance the urban water environment. More information can be found on URSULA's website.

New Calls for Proposals

Two calls have recently been published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as part of its Climate Change and Social Justice Programme – the aim of which is to encourage the development of socially just responses to climate change within the UK. The proposals are:

• Just adaptation responses to climate change in the UK
• A socially just transition to a low carbon economy and society.

Just adaptation responses to climate change in the UK is focused on the provision of information regarding local adaptation responses to climate change in the UK. It aims to support practitioners by taking account of social justice issues and enabling the development of more effective decision-making processes. It is suggested that this call may be of interest to environmental and social policy researchers, and collaborative bids are welcomed.

A socially just transition to a low carbon economy and society calls for short papers or ‘thinkpieces’ which respond to the question: How can we achieve a socially just transition to a low carbon economy and society? Funding is anticipated for up to six papers, and the call would be of interest to environmental, social and economic policy researchers. 

The deadline for both of these calls is 2pm on Tuesday 28 September 2010.

Three calls for proposals within the Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Research Programme were launched on 20 July 2010. The proposals are:

• Collaborative Projects (Large Scale Integrating Research Projects)
• Collaborative Projects (Small or Medium-Scale Focused Research Projects)
• Coordination and Support Actions

More information regarding these calls can be found on the SSH research website.

The deadline for these proposals is 5pm (Brussels local time) 2 February 2011.

The Annual International Fellowship Program of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s Program on the People’s Republic of China is requesting proposals addressing China’s land and tax policy in the following areas:

• Land Market Development
• Urban Planning and Urban Development
• Land and Property Tax and Local Public Finance
• Urban Development and the Poor
• Climate Change and Urban Sustainability

Further information and proposal guidelines can be accessed here.

Applications should be submitted by 31 October 2010.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is inviting research proposals from multidisciplinary consortia on the subject of adaptation and resilience of energy generation and transmission systems in the context of current and anticipated climate changes. The call is jointly made by the Research Councils UK Energy, Living with Environmental Change (LWEC) and the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) and proposals should be submitted by 4:00pm on 10 November 2010. Further details can be found on the EPSRC's website. 

Call for Papers

The Charted Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is holding its Annual Conference next April in London and is currently calling for presentations on the theme of the “Big Society” – a programme launched by the UK coalition Government which seeks to empower local government and communities. The conference will consider global water and environment issues, and attempt to expose the implications of the “Big Society” for the environment sector. Presentation abstracts must be submitted by 10 September 2010, and more information can be found on the CIWEM Annual Conference website.

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Where does all the money go?

The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) has published an early report concerning its project on value for money in planning. The project helps Local Authorities to determine what their money is spent on, how their services, performance and productivity compare with others’ and how this productivity could be improved. The report, based on data obtained from 15 Local Authorities, is available now to download from PAS' website.

Car versus plane – which is worse for global warming?

Results of the EU FP6 QUANTIFY project’s investigation into the climatic impacts of global and European transport systems have recently been published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal. The findings suggest that travelling by car produces more CO₂ per passenger kilometre than an equivalent journey by plane, with more long-lasting adverse effects on global temperatures. The project studied the consequences of all greenhouse gases as well as aerosols and cloud effects on global warming and a more detailed summary is available on the European Commission's Research website.

The rural challenge – what does the future hold?

A report published last month by the Rural Coalition considers the future of England’s rural areas and outlines a policy agenda in which rural communities can thrive. Six key propositions are outlined including the creation and maintenance of sustainable rural communities, the adequate provision of affordable housing, the delivery of high quality local services and the empowerment of rural communities. The report is available on the Commission for Rural Communities’ website.

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