The Urban Retrofit research project at the University of Glasgow invites you to attend a public lecture and discussion exploring Professor Yvonne Rydin’s new book “Planning without Growth”. As Chair of Planning, Environment and Public Policy at University College London, Prof. Rydin has a long-standing interest in the potential of planning in low-growth and post-growth […]
This seminar will discuss the first large-scale survey of planning students in RTPI‑accredited schools in the UK and Ireland. Summary In this session, Hannah Hickman (Assoc. Prof of Planning Practice at the University of the West of England) will deliver her seminar “Planners are society’s humanisers”: The expectations and motivations of 21st century planning students. This seminar […]
Urban Retrofit Co-Investigator and Planning Authorities Co-Lead Hannah Hickman (Assoc. Professor of Planning Practice at the University of the West of England) is speaking at the Royal Town Planning Institute 'Academia into planning practice' seminar on 11 June 2026. Hannah's session, titled 'Beyond Evidence: Insights from the Urban Retrofit Project on How Research Reassures, Socialises, […]