Drones in the city: should we ban drone hobbyists?
By Steven McGinty Drones are becoming an increasingly observable feature of modern cities, from tech enthusiasts flying drones in local parks to engineers using them to monitor air pollution. And there...
View ArticlePursuing inclusive growth … will the Planning (Scotland) Bill be enough?
After months of anticipation, the Scottish Government has finally introduced the Scottish Planning Bill into Parliament this week. The need for reform was originally explored in 2015’s independent...
View ArticleSPEL Conference 2018 open for bookings
We’re excited to announce that this year’s Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Conference is on Thursday 13 September in Edinburgh, and there’s already a great lineup of speakers confirmed. This...
View ArticleScottish Planning and Environmental Law conference is a ‘huge success’
Last week, we welcomed delegates and speakers to the 2018 Scottish Planning and Environmental Law (SPEL) conference in Edinburgh, sponsored by Terra Firma Chambers. Delegates and speakers came from...
View ArticleCreating caring places: placemaking in our town centres
What do caring places look like? How can planners, developers and project organisers contribute to the discourse around creating caring places? And what responsibility do they have to communities to...
View ArticleLiveable cities with people at their heart
The historic Royal Mile in the centre of Edinburgh was the suitably attractive setting for a conference last week on liveable cities. As Paul Lawrence, Executive Director of Place at Edinburgh City...
View ArticleReeling in the year: a look back at 2018
It’s been another busy year for The Knowledge Exchange Blog. We’ve covered a variety of subjects, from housing and the environment to education and planning. So as the year draws to a close, now’s a...
View ArticleHow empowering the community can help us create better places to live
Places can be defined in a lot of different ways: the geographic location, the physical buildings, the people who live there and the relationships that are formed. Central to places should be the...
View ArticleScottish Planning and Environmental Law Conference 2019 open for bookings
We’re pleased to announce that 2019’s Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Conference is returning to Edinburgh on Thursday 19 September, and the programme has now been released. This flagship...
View ArticleTaking forward key issues in Scottish planning at this year’s SPEL conference
On 19th September 2019, we welcomed speakers and delegates to Edinburgh for the 29th Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Conference. Before we began, the conference was invited to pause to remember...
View ArticleA home for life? Developing lifetime neighbourhoods to support ageing well in...
The UK population is ageing. A 2019 report from AgeUK using data from the ONS highlighted that there are nearly 12 million (11,989,322) people aged 65 and above in the UK of which: 5.4 million people...
View ArticleLiving life in full colour: exploring the relationship between colour,...
Seeing red…. green with jealousy….. feeling blue. Associating colours with emotions is not new, but increasingly, psychologists are being asked to explore the relationship between colour, emotion and...
View ArticleCelebrating the 200th issue of Scottish Planning & Environmental Law journal
SPEL Journal (Scottish Planning & Environmental Law) has celebrated an impressive milestone this month, with the publication of its 200th issue. Since 1980 the journal and associated annual...
View ArticlePlantech and the Singapore experience
The publication in early August of the government consultation on reforming the planning system in England was accompanied by plenty of soundbites on the need for more efficiency and faster...
View ArticlePrize-winning planners take a bow: winners of the RTPI Awards for Research...
High-quality and impactful planning research has once again been celebrated at the annual Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for research excellence. The award-winners were announced on 7...
View ArticleCreating carbon conscious places
Last week, we reported on a series of webinars organised by Partners in Planning, a partnership of key organisations and sectors to support Scotland’s planners in delivering successful places. This...
View ArticleWhy are we still talking about healthy places?
In recent years, there has been a wide ranging debate across the housing, planning, health and infrastructure sectors about the development of healthy places in both regeneration and newly approved...
View ArticleIdox supports RTPI Awards for Research Excellence 2021
Idox is pleased once again to be supporting the RTPI Awards for Research Excellence for 2021. These awards recognise and promote high quality, impactful spatial planning research from RTPI accredited...
View ArticleBritain’s town centres: down, but not out
Town centres have taken a battering in the past year, with many shops and services forced to close during lockdowns and growing numbers of stores going out of business. But even before Covid-19, UK...
View ArticleBetter housing for older people means better lives for all
Housing is at the heart of a good quality of life. This is especially true as we get older, when health and wellbeing, independence and end-of-life care can all be greatly enhanced by decent housing....
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