Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments (SPE)

by Hannah Hickman I teach a module on our postgraduate distance learning course – Planning and Urban Leadership – called “Managing Strategic Growth”.  It is framed around encouraging students to think at scale, and critically evaluate the role of planners and planning in growth management, with a focus on population, household and economic growth and … Continue reading "Some reflections on learning on the job …"

by Elahe Karimnia The vision for rejuvenating high streets through meanwhile projects—temporary use of vacant spaces—is gaining momentum. This approach is capturing the interest of local authorities, property owners, and developers as it offers a response to contemporary crises. While neoliberal strategies have often driven temporary uses of space, post-pandemic Europe has come to recognise … Continue reading "Spark the Future"

by Robin Hambleton and Danielle Sinnett  It’s exciting to be able to announce that our Centre will be hosting a major international conference on ‘Creating healthy and sustainable cities’ here in Bristol on 10-13th June 2025.  Now is the time to submit your proposals if you would like to participate in this forward-looking international conference.  … Continue reading "SPE is hosting a major international conference in June 2025 "

by Amir Gohar Following the 1979 peace treaty and the return of the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in 1982, the country began focusing on its environmental assets, including national parks. Egypt’s national parks cover diverse environments, from mountains, deserts, and oasis to coastal and urban areas. Law 102 of 1983 authorizes the Prime Minister to … Continue reading "Ecotourism in the Egyptian Red Sea Parks: Challenges & Solutions"

By Sarai Bermejo De Andres I am a final year student of the BSc in Environmental Management at the University of the West of England. I have a keen interest in sustainable practices and love learning new things, particularly in environmental science and policy. Recently, I completed the Practising Waste Management module, which provided valuable … Continue reading "Waste Management in Action at UWE"

by Carla De Laurentis On the 29th May 2024, I was invited to Cork to present a recently published research paper at the Second Wind Value Conference on End of Life Issues for Wind Farms, that took place in the Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork (Ireland). This research funded by the RGS-IBG investigated the … Continue reading "End of life of wind infrastructure: what factors influence decision making?"

by Hannah Hickman ‘There is very little pre-existing research on project implementation and the impact that a planning consent has on this stage. Our research fills an important knowledge gap and is not only of significance to the planning profession, but to those in Government currently focused on the infrastructure planning reform process, and to … Continue reading "Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects – the value in understanding implementation"

by Mark Drane (LinkedIn; Instagram) Reflections on a part-time PhD undertaken alongside healthy urbanism practice and during a global pandemic. …the street remains a social space like no other.  Even in the context of divided and segregated cities, gated communities and ‘privatopias’, streets continue to provide spaces for public congregation, encounter and community making (Hubbard and … Continue reading "Designing for Health: Healthy Streetlife"