Duncan Andison/Shutterstock August 11, 2020 England planning proposals aim to tackle housing crisis – but overlook key issues Ben Clifford, UCL The government has proposed radical reforms to the planning system in England.
BreezyInt / shutterstock August 25, 2017 Driverless cars could see humankind sprawl ever further into the countryside Timothy Hodgetts, University of Oxford Autonomous vehicles have many benefits, but they may be bad news for nature conservation.
Anguskirk/Flickr February 7, 2017 Should Britain build on its green spaces to solve the housing crisis? Alister Scott, Northumbria University, Newcastle It’s time for governments to think long-term about the kind of places they want to create.
Looks lovely. But what’s it for? Graeme Churchard September 17, 2014 How to make the green belt productive – but still green Alister Scott, Birmingham City University England’s green belts have had, and continue to have, a major impact on town planning. The idea of a ring of countryside surrounding an urban area to prevent sprawl originated in the 1930s and spread to…