Planning
The discipline has an impressive track record in winning major UK and international funding from bodies including INNOVATE UK, RCUK, EU, GRCF in areas from core ‘science’ research to public engagements, training, capacity building and digital modelling.
Our vision is to enhance research productivity, increase funded research, grow the number of research students and PDRAs, facilitate integrated scholarly activity and promote the discipline as a leading hub for global research. In this context, our research priorities are guided by global challenges and a need to achieve sustainable development in our built and natural environment.
KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
Research Expertise of Planning Staff:
- Environmentally sustainable and resilient development that tackles the challenges presented for cities, climate, environment, communities and blue growth.
- The planning of future sustainable cities which are agile and future ready, for example for near zero energy autonomous vehicles.
- Healthy cities, and age-friendly places.
- Affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable renewable energy.
- Technological innovation for the digital transformation of Planning
- Economic development
- Illegal drugs
- Migration
- Rural design
- Public Health
- City branding
- Neoliberal Urbanism