Planning hosts 'A tale of two cities'
Town & Regional Planning, in conjunction with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), recently told 'A tale of two cities', discussing the past, present and future of Perth and Dundee in terms of planning and development. The event formed part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of planning education at the University whilst the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) marks its centenary in 2014. Perth and Dundee are the only two cities in the area covered by the RTPI’s East of Scotland Chapter, and the University has helped to shape both over the past half-century as many planning graduat...
Public Baths in North African Heritage Cities
Dr Magda Sibley,3rd March 2014 Matthew Building, 5013 We invite you to a seminar hosted by the University’s Geddes Institute for Urban Research. The format is: two valuable presentations from Dr. Magda Sibely followed by a facilitated discussion. The first lecture will present the results of a survey of all the functioning historic hamm?ms (public baths) of the North African Medinas of Cairo, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, Fez and Marrakech, conducted by Dr. Sibley between 2007 and 2010 as part of her large grant AHRC funded project. The lecture will highlight the many lessons of urban sus...
The Changing Landscape of Planning Research: A PhD Perspective
The University of Dundee celebrates 50 years of planning education in 2014. As part of our activities marking this milestone, this event specifically focused on doctoral students. As an interdisciplinary subject, planning is very broad, encompassing social, environmental, resilience, economic development, urban design, heritage, masterplanning, GIS, governance and regulatory dimensions. The event proved to be of interest to a range of students concerned with people, place and space. See the full programme to find out more. If you are interested in doing a PhD in Architecture or Planning, please contact Dr...
Urban Indicators: Transformation and Climate Proofing
Bridging the Policy/Practice Divide 4th March 2014 River Room 2, Tower Building Univ. of Dundee, DD1 4HN A seminar and networking lunch hosted by the University’s Geddes Institute for Urban Research and the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience (CECHR). The format is short high impact presentations from three leading practitioners followed by a facilitated discussion. The underlying theme is new approaches to characterizing and measuring change within urban environments, particularly in the use of indicators, to promote a...