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Staff Name	Dr Michael Murray
Job Title	Reader
Location	David Keir Building David Keir
Room Number	03.014
School	School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering
Contact Details
Telephone	+44 (0)28 9097 4743
E-mail	m.r.murray@qub.ac.uk

Interests

Rural planning and development

Participatory governance

Strategic spatial planning

Teaching

Contemporary issues in urban and rural planning in Ireland

Legal studies in planning

International planning studies

MSc and BSc theses

Particulars

Course Director for MSc Environmental Planning

Convenor at QUB for the Royal Town Planning Institute

Publications

Authored Book(s)
Title	Publisher	Year
Participatory Rural Planning: Exploring Evidence from Ireland	Ashgate	2010
Equity, Diversity and Interdependence - Reconnecting Governance and People through Authentic Dialogue	Ashgate - Aldershot	2004
Partnership Governance in Northern Ireland: The Path to Peace	Oak Tree Press	1998
Revitalizing Rural America: A Perspective on Collaboration and Community	John Wiley and Sons	1996
The Politics and Pragmatism of Urban Containment	Avebury	1991
Edited Book(s)
Title	Publisher	Year
Planning in Ireland and beyond: Essays in Honour of JV Greer	Queen's University Belfast	2005
Participatory Governance - Planning Conflict Mediation and Public Decision-Making in Civil Society	Ashgate - Aldershot	2004
Rural planning and development in Northern Ireland	Institute of Public Administration, Dublin	2003
Rural Development in Ireland	Avebury	1993
Chapter(s)
Title	Book Title	Year
Rescaling territorial development: The 'Pays' in France and Belgium	Territorial Dilemmas of Socio-Economic Development in Europe	2008
Building consensus in contested spaces and places? The regional development strategy for Northern Ireland	Conceptions of space and place in strategic spatial planning	2008
Participatory citizenship through cultural dialogue	Migration and cultural inclusion in the European city	2007
Critical reflections on the National Spatial Strategy and the Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland	The Dublin Belfast Corridor: Ireland's mega city region	2006
Equity, diversity and interdependence - a new driver for societal transformation	Creating a culture of collaboration	2006
Territorial development and spatial planning in Northern Ireland - harnessing the potential of rural areas	Les Poles de Competitivite dans le systeme Francais et Europeen	2006
Consultation, new countryside housing and rural planning policyin Northern Ireland	Planning in Ireland and beyond: essays in honour of JV Greer	2005
Participatory governance in a changing world	Participatory governance: planning, conflict mediation and public decision making in civil society	2004
Interactive public decision making in civil society	Participatory governance: lanning, conflict mediation and public decision making in civil society	2004
Participatory regional planning in Northern Ireland	Participatory governance: planning, conflict mediation and public decision making	2004
Unravelling the rural in Northern Ireland: a planning and development perspective	Rural planning and development in Northern Ireland	2003
Rethinking rural planning and development in Northern Ireland	Rural planning and development in Northern Ireland	2003
Route based cultural tourism and rural economic development: the Camino de Santiago	The new countryside: geographic perspectives on rural change	2003
Journal(s)
Title	Journal Name	Year
Justice as Fairness	International Planning Studies Vol 17(2) (147-162) DOI	2012
Ageing in changing community contexts: cross border perspectives from rural Ireland and Northern Ireland	Journal of Rural Studies Vol 28 (1-11)	2012
Strategic Spatial Planning in Berlin-Brandenburg: A Requiem for Balanced Development?	Planning, Practice and Research Vol 26(1) (107-121)	2011
The imagery and language of spatial consciousness in planning in Northern Ireland	Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies Vol 4 (2) (115-130)	2011
Morphet, J. (2011) Effective practice in spatial planning, London: Routledge, reviewed by Michael Murray	Planning Theory and Practice Vol 12 (318-320)	2011
New countryside planning policy in Northern Ireland: has the leopard changed its spots?	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 25 (30-31)	2010
Is rural Ireland a good place in which to grow old?	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 25(4) (39-42)	2010
Housing rural communities: connecting rural dwellings to rural development in Ireland	Housing Studies Vol 24(6) (755-774)	2009
Island of Ireland collaborative research	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 24, No 1 (28-30)	2009
European territorial cooperation	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 24, No 2 (34-36)	2009
A rural White Paper for Northern Ireland	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 24(3) (27-30)	2009
Planning system reform in Northern Ireland and the new District Councils	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 24(4) (24-25)	2009
Market Towns: Roles, Challenges and Prospects by Neil Powe, reviewed by Michael Murray	Planning Theory and Practice Vol 10(3) (422-424)	2009
Planning through dialogue for rural development: the European Citizens' Panel initiative	Planning, Practice and Research Vol 23(2) (265-279)	2008
Planning, heritage and the memory of war.	Administration Vol 56, No 2 (89-107)	2008
Warsaw -a city in transition	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 23(1) (31-33)	2008
Regulatory planning for economic development in the countryside	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 23(4) (26-28)	2008
Rescaling territorial development: the Pays in France and Belgium.	EUROPA XXI Vol 18 (7-21)	2008
Collaborative spatial planning on the island of Ireland	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 22(1) (39-41)	2007
Territorial potential	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 22(2) (36-37)	2007
Planning for locality and community in rural Northern Ireland	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 22(3) (38-41)	2007
Beijing - open for business	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 22(4) (41-42)	2007
The Governance of Local Development: An assessment of organisational capacity in North West Europe	Planning, Practice and Research Vol 21(2) (163-178) DOI	2006
Growing the cities	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 21(2) (31-32)	2006
Planning policy for the Northern Ireland countryside - old wine in a new bottle?	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 21(3) (41-44)	2006
An alternative way to energise and engage civil society	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 21(4) (47-53)	2006
The review of public administration in Northern Ireland - reviewing the evidence	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 21(1) (47-53)	2006
The draft Northern Area Plan - A Business Perspective	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 20(3) (33-34)	2005
Rural development in Northern Ireland	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 20(4) (29-30)	2005
The public value of public involvement: insights from participatory village planning in Ireland	Administration Vol 21(2) (3-15)	2005
Strategic spatial planning on the island of Ireland	Innovation - The European Journal of Social Science Research Vol 17(3) (227-242)	2004
The National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020 for the Republic of Ireland - implications for Northern Ireland	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 18(1) (63-66)	2003
Participatory governance	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 18(4) (41-45)	2003
Exploring equity, diversity and interdependence through dialogue and understanding in rural Northern Ireland	Community Development Journal Vol 38(4) (287-297)	2003
Denver - A City Profile	Cities Vol 19 (4) (283-294) DOI	2002
Baselining rural services in Northern Ireland - research note 1	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 17(2) (30-32)	2002
Baselining rural services in Northern Ireland - research note 2	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 17(3) (44-45)	2002
Baselining rural services in Northern Ireland - research note 3	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 17(4) (57-61)	2002
Neighbourhood renewal in small town Northern Ireland	Administration Vol 50(4) (68-80)	2002
Participatory planning as dialogue: the Northern Ireland Regional Strategic Framework and its public examination process	Policy Studies Vol 23 (3/4) (191-209)	2002
An analysis of the economic, employment and social profile of the Greater Dublin region - a useful model?	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 16(4) (39-40)	2001
Social capital formation and healthy communities: insights from the Colorado Healthy Communities Initiative	Community Development Journal Vol 35(2) (99-108)	2000
The Republic of Ireland National Development Plan 2000- 2006: some strategic planning implications for Northern Ireland	Economic Outlook and Business Review Vol 16(4) (37-42)	2000
Conference Contribution(s)
Title		Year
Older people and social exclusion in rural Scotland		2012
Searching for Titanic in Washington DC		2012
Meanings and places of pilgrimage		2011
Social Exclusion and Older People in Rural Scotland		2011
Strategic spatial planning for balanced development: an illusory aspiration?		2009
The imagery and language of spatial consciousness in planning		2009
The imagery and language of rural planning in Northern Ireland		2009
The context for a Rural White Paper in Northern Ireland		2009
Strategic spatial planning for balanced development: a concept in search of application?		2009
Regulatory planning and economic development in the countryside		2008
Building consensus in contested places and spaces? The Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland.		2008
Village planning and development challenges		2008
Participatory rural planning in Northern Ireland		2008
Regulatory planning for economic development in the countryside		2008
The engaged university and participatory rural planning.		2008
European Citizens' Panel - a contents analysis of the regional reports		2007
Rural services provision: a research perspective		2007
Participatory rural planning: resources, methodology, analysis		2007
Principles for strategic spatial planning and development: the Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland		2007
The future of rural areas: the contribution of civil society and strategic planning		2007
SPAN - a model for local community planning in rural areas		2007
Rescaling territorial development: the Pays in France and Belgium		2007
Territorial cohesion and spatial development in Northern Ireland		2006
The SPAN Interreg 3B project		2006
Rural development and rural planning in Northern Ireland: a housing perspective		2006
The contribution of the Pays approach to spatial governance: insights from Champagne Ardenne and Wallonia		2006
A new driver for societal transformation: equity, diversity and interdependence		2005
The governance of local development: a comparative assessment of agaency capacity in north west Europe		2005
Drivers for strengthening territorial cohesion		2004
Equity, diversity and interdependence: towards a new driver for collaborative planning		2004
The public value of public involvement: village planning in Ireland		2004
Strategic spatial planning on the island of Ireland		2003
Exploring equity, diversity and interdependence through authentic dialogue and understanding in rural Northern Ireland		2003
The case of rural planning in Northern Ireland		2003
The National Spatial Strategy and the Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland; critical reflections		2003
The Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland: the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end?		2002
Local development in Northern Ireland: towards a new localism?		2000
Participatory planning at the sub regional / regional interface: insights from innovative practice in Northern Ireland		2000
Other Output(s)
Title	Publication Type	Year
Older people and social exclusion in rural Scotland	Report for external body	2012
Searching for Titanic in Washington DC	Internet publication	2012
Older People in Rural Communities: Exploring Attachment, Contribution and Diversity in Rural Ireland and Northern Ireland	Report for external body	2010

Research Statement

Dr Michael Murray gained his PhD in Planning at Queen's University Belfast. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Colorado State University, USA and is currently a Research Associate at the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis at National University of Ireland Maynooth. He is a founder member of the Irish Scottish Forum for Spatial Planning.

Michael was Coordinator at QUB for the Strategic Planning Action Network - an interdisciplinary partnership involving university and practitioner expertise from Belgium, France, Ireland and the UK over the period 2004-2008, and is currently Principal Investigator at QUB for the Irish Social Sciences Platform.

He has published widely in books and journal articles.

Membership Of Other Societies / Professional Activities

Board Member of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, NUI Maynooth, Ireland.

Board Member of the Irish Social Sciences Platform, Ireland.

Member of the Rural Policy Evidence Advisory Group, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland.

Editorial Board member of Manchester University Press book series Irish Society

Co-convenor of Irish Scottish Forum for Spatial Planning at Queen's University Belfast in 2009

Adjudicator of best papers in "Balanced Regional and Rural Development" track at the Second National Research Conference of the Irish Social Sciences Platform, 2009

Visiting Scholar invited to the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Beijing, 2010.

Co-convenor of Irish Scottish Forum for Spatial Planning at Queen's University Belfast in 2011.

Visiting Scholar invited to East China Institute of Techonology, Fujou and Nanchang, 2011

External Reviewer for National University of Ireland (NUI) BSc Rural Development by Distance Learning, 2011

Conferences Organised:

2003: "Reinventing Regions in the Global Economy", Regional Studies Association and Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy, 12^th -15^th April.

2004: "People, Place and Heritage in Northern Ireland: Towards a Policy Agenda", Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster and School of Environmental Planning, W5 Odessey Complex, Belfast, 4^th March.

2004: "Single Dwellings in the Countryside - Informing the Debate", The 1^st Annual Rural Planning Conference, Strategic Planning Action Network, Queen's University Belfast, 3^rd December.

2005: "Spatial Development of Europe's North Western Periphery", ESPON and Strategic Planning Action Network, Queen's University Belfast, 22^nd -23^rd February.

2005: "Managing Space - Making Place: Strategic Planning for Cohesion and Diversity", Strategic Planning Action Network, Croke Park, Dublin, 27^th 28^th October.

2005: "Natural Resource Tourism and Local Development", The 2^nd Annual Rural Planning Conference, Strategic Planning Action Network, Ballyronan, 9^th November.

2006: "Village Futures", The 3^rd Annual Rural Planning Conference,Strategic Planning Action Network, Queen's University Belfast, 16^th November.

2007: "Participatory Planning", The 4^th Annual Rural Planning Conference, Strategic Planning Action Network, Queen's University Belfast, 4^th December.

2008: "Research Perspectives on Rural Change", The 5^th Annual Rural Planning Conference, Strategic Planning Action Network, Queen's University Belfast, 23^rd May.

2009: "Comparative Perspectives on a Rural White Paper" The Irish Scottish Forum for Spatial Planning. Queen's University Belfast, 18th September.

2011: "Titanic Heritage and Memory - Centenary Conference" The Irish Scittish Forum for Spatial Planning. Queen's University Belfast, 31st May.

2012: "Social Exclusion and Ageing in Diverse Rural Communities" A research colloquium convened by the Healthy Ageing in Rural Communities (HARC) Network. Queen's University Belfast, 23rd February.

2012: "Titanic remembered: exploring the ethics of memory construction in the toursit city". A symposium convened by University of Aberdeen, Queen's University Belfast, University College Dublin and European Academy of the Urban Environment, 14-15 April, Berlin.

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