Narrative
Research on urban planning has influenced planning decisions and assisted the Scottish Government and Local Authorities to maximise economic, physical and social factors in city visioning, planning and design. The private sector has received advisory and design training in master-planning though advanced spatial modelling principles and user engagement techniques; local authority planners have also been trained. The research has contributed to a paradigm shift in city planning towards place-making and community design, not just in Scotland but internationally. This agenda is now established as mainstream in city planning, and Scotland is regarded as a reference to best practice as witnessed by the wide adoption of planning documents such as Designing Places, Designing Streets, and in recent large scale developments such as Tornagrain (around 4,000 new homes), Knockroon (around 750 new homes) and Chapelton (around 8,000 new homes), which have used Strathclyde’s master-planning techniques.Impact status | Open |
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Category of impact | Professional practice, training and standards, Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment |
Keywords
- urban planning
- spatial modelling
- REF2014 impact case study
Documents & Links
- REF2014 Impact Case Study
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Research output
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The network analysis of urban streets: a primal approach
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Multiple centrality assessment: understanding and designing mixed use streets in professional masterplanning
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Under the microscope: 20 small towns in Scotland
Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Urban sustainability through environmental design: approaches to time, people and place responsive urban spaces
Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Urban nuclei and the geometry of streets: the 'emergent neighborhoods' model
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Communities in Action. The Handbook
Research output: Book/Report › Book