Planning and Housing

Andy Yuille, author of 'Beyond Neighbourhood Planning', discusses participatory democracy and asks how can it better engage with the things that matter to people in the ways that they matter.…Read more

John Bissett, community activist and author of 'It’s Not Where You Live, It's How You Live' reveals how his book has been received by the working-class people it was written for and about. …Read more

In this policy briefing, Richard Machin sets out recommendations for how UK housing and social security policy can be improved for displaced Ukrainians.…Read more

Rory Coulter, author of 'Housing and Life Course Dynamics', argues for a new way of considering the UK housing crisis: it is not a discrete technical problem to be solved but must be part of a much broader social policy agenda.…Read more

Aiming to change perspectives on public housing, John Bissett talks about what life is like for the people who live on the estate and how it is shaped by gender and class, not simply deprivation.…Read more

Katharina Burger and Martin Parker look at how Bristol has localised the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how they can be leveraged to facilitate strategic change towards sustainability in a city environment. …Read more

On Transforming Society, Fiona Corby and Rob Creasy, discuss the dangers of poor housing conditions, specifically the growing problem of dampness. They draw on the recent case of Awaab Ishak, aged two, who died as a consequence of exposure to mould in his family’s one-bedroom flat. …Read more

This policy briefing covers key messages and policy recommendations, including the need to consider public health aspects in planning decisions and the power of combining legislative and policy directives with the voluntary commitment of developers to create sustainable and healthy places.…Read more

As the UK prime ministerial race continues, Conservative leadership contenders Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are both pushing for homeownership policies. James Gregory tells us why homeownership, much to everyone’s surprise, might not bring the expected wellbeing rewards.…Read more

Tony Manzanetti reviews 'End of the Road: Remaking the Street as the Heart of the City' by William Riggs, a book that illuminates the importance of streets as an economic, social and natural space.…Read more