Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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National Planning prioritises Climate and Nature
Scotland’s fourth National Planning Framework puts climate and nature centre-stage. The Scottish Government is seeking to „transform planning“ by putting the twin crises of climate and nature at the heart of the planning system. National Planning Framework 4 is one of the first national-scale planning documents in the world to confront the urgent challenges of climate…
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Long-established Planning course to close
The closure of one of the oldest undergraduate Planning courses in the UK has been announced. The BSc (Hons) in Town Planning at Heriot-Watt University, one of the oldest undergraduate Planning courses in the UK, has ceased to recruit new students. The course had been under pressure for some time over concerns about recruitment. To…
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Dr. Keith Thomas – An appreciation
The death was recently announced of Dr. Keith Thomas who for many years taught students of planning at Oxford Brookes University. The death was recently announced of Dr. Keith Thomas who for many years taught students of planning at Oxford Brookes University. Before moving to Oxford in the mid-1970s, Keith was a Senior Lecturer in…
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The 20 minute neighbourhood: trap or opportunity?
The idea of a 20-minute neighbourhood has been grasped by urban planners and designers internationally. Guest blogger Emeritus Professor Klaus Kunzmann casts a critical eye on the concept. Recently, the 15-minute city concept has found enthusiastic supporters among planners in Europe and beyond. In Scotland’s Draft National Planning Framework 4 it is slightly adapted to be the…
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Are you a winner?
The Commonwealth Association of Planners annual Awards for Outstanding Planning Practice are now open for 2022 entries. The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) invites entries for its Awards for Outstanding Planning Practice in the Commonwealth. The deadline for submission is 22 August 2022. Full details, including how to enter, can be found here. There are five…
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Commonwealth and G7 finally recognise sustainable urbanisation matters
Within a week the G7 and the Commonwealth Heads of Government endorsed actions on sustainable urbanisation. A breakthrough for the Commonwealth The 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali agreed a Declaration on Sustainable Urbanisation. This reflects 20 years of advocacy by the Commonwealth Association of Planners, amongst others. The Declaration recognises that ‚the long-term trajectory…
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Stories of a Lifetime in 2000 Football Programmes
I have been busy with promoting my book ‚Programmes! Programmes! Football and Life from Wartime to Lockdown‘. If you want to find out more here are some links. I did an event for the National Library of Scotland in conversation with my son, Prof.Euan Hague from DePaul University in Chicago. Including the Q&A, this runs for an…
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Programmes! Programmes! Football and Life from Wartime to Lockdown
My new book looks at my life and times through the prism of football programmes. Programmes! Programmes! Football and Life from Wartime to Lockdown is a thinly autobiographical account of my generation who grew up in the aftermath of World War II. Football was central to my childhood and has remained a passion. Looking through my…
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Levelling Up
What is ‘levelling up’, what are the barriers and how do you overcome them? On 15 July 2021, UK Prime Minister Johnson gave what was intended to be a major statement on ‘levelling up’ the country. It received a tepid reception, with a general consensus in the UK press that it was vague and repackaged past promises…
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2021 Awards for Planning in the Commonwealth
Calling all planners in the Commonwealth! The 2021 Awards for Outstanding Planning Achievement in the Commonwealth are now open for entries. The deadline for submissions is 24.00 British Summer Time on 9 August. There are 6 categories: 1. Planning for the climate emergency; 2. Planning for cities and human settlements / plan-making; 3. Planning for…
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