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Urban Design Update - Shared Space Scheme Secures Sustained Success

07th Jul 2008

Subject: Urban Design Update - Shared Space Scheme Secures Sustained Success Urban Design Group The independent voice of urban design News – Events – Jobs Contents Report of UDG interchange event News: German shared space scheme becomes permanent - Choice of words can reduce environmental conflict New jobs : Medway Council; Torbay Council; Birmingham Institute of Art and Design Events: Architecture Centre Network Duncan Ecob is the new UDG Chair We are very pleased to announce that the new chair of the Urban Design Group is Duncan Ecob. He has been a member of the UDG Executive Committee since 2006. Duncan is the Urban Design Project Director at Devereux Architects based in Putney, London. His early training was in landscape architecture followed by an MA in Urban Design. He has worked in both public and private sectors and his work has included Housing Market Renewal studies, town centre regeneration and new large-scale sustainable communities. His current workload includes a number of strategic plans for health care campuses and mixed-use regeneration frameworks. A big thank you goes to retiring chair Ben van Bruggen. We’re delighted to say that Ben however is continuing as a member of the Executive and is providing impetus to the recognised practitioner initiative and the forthcoming UDG conference in Liverpool. The new executive committee is: Hugo Frieszo – Treasurer Ben van Bruggen – immediate past chairman Philip Cave Esther Kurland Sebastian Loew Amanda Reynolds Paul Reynolds Barry Sellers Alan Stones Louise Thomas Jack Warshaw There is also a growing network of UDG members who are active at local level. If you would like to become more actively involved. Please give Robert Huxford a ring – telephone 0791 34 34 366 – anytime. UDG Event Report: Interchange Paul Reynolds, of Atkins and the UDG Executive gave a world photo tour of latest developments in interchanges; providing convincing evidence of a renaissance over the past 10-15 years; following on from a period of disinvestment and neglect. It seems that towns and cities across the world are waking up to the notion that interchanges are their most important gateways. In the UK Paul illustrated the range of schemes, from station redevelopments that conserve the architecture of the buildings but adapt it to modern needs, through to new iconic developments such as the new stations built as part of the Jubilee line extension. John McNaulty reported on the TfLs programme of interchange renewal. Some were driven by land-use development such as Wembley, Victoria, Farringdon, and Elephant and Castle; and others were driven by transport needs such as Euston and Waterloo. He stressed that early collaboration between develop and planning authority was needed to get the right outcomes. Dr. Jake Desyllas, from pedestrian modelling specialists Intelligent Space showed how a number of stations have highly fractured pedestrian routes that take people far from a desire line and through barren or hostile environments. It was important that the individual could intuitively recognise where to go, rather than having to rely on signage. There were opportunities to improve the pedestrian connections at a number of stations. London Euston was cited as an example where pedestrian movement breaks down within metres of the station; London Victoria station was an example of highly concentrated pedestrian movement which swamped road crossings in the immediate vicinity. He demonstrated a computer simulation of a change to the pedestrian crossing at Oxford Circus (a cross-roads at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street) where currently barriers block much of the footway; the model demonstrated the value of allowing diagonal pedestrian movement across the junction. It seems likely that this approach with its all-green pedestrian phase could be followed elsewhere. In the discussion funding of the improvement of interchanges was raised repeatedly. Some of the audience questioned whether it was right to rely solely on development gain to obtain the funds. Why should not the improvement of public transport be a core charge on public funds? Surveys repeatedly show that the majority of women are uneasy about using public transport after dark, and also the streets with serve them. It amounts to the biggest of all mobility impairments, and is not even recognised as such. So what can be done to create truly inclusive environments? The consensus was that it is down to good design: natural surveillance was essential with ground level entrances facing on to the street, and avoiding changes in levels that invariably give rise to blank walls. Design for women might necessitate reducing permeability in order to concentrate walking onto a smaller number of core routes, in order to retain footfall in the later evening. David Orr made the suggestion that there should be some attempt at civic space at every interchange. A worthy objective, given that even outlying stations may see over 1 million people in the course of the year, who at the moment are welcomed on their arrival by a grim mix of advertising hoardings, takeaways, travel shops and estate agencies. By coincidence the Department of Transport has this week published estimated footfall data for interchanges in the Great Britain. Examples include: Waterloo 88 million passengers per annum London Victoria 70 million London Liverpool Street 57 million London Bridge 55 million Glasgow central 22 million Guildford 8 million York 7 million Bottom of the list is Tyndrum Lower with just 17 passengers per year (or just over 1 person per month) http://www.dft.gov.uk/transportforyou/access/rail/railstations/ssf/stationusage.xls To make a comparison with the road network, M25 J10-11 which is possibly the UK’s most heavily used motorway stretch has a traffic flow of 60 million vehicles per annum. We should indeed take interchanges very seriously. The next UDG event - Reinventing Seaside Towns is on 9th July http://www.udg.org.uk/?section_id=10 Britain Draft standard for tree inspection attacked The British standard for tree safety inspection would require tree-owners to conduct an annual "walk-by" inspection and get them checked by a "trained person" every three years. A more rigorous and expensive "expert inspection" would then need to be carried out by a qualified arboriculturist every five years. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2164036/New-safety-regulations-for-trees-could-lead-to-expensive-inspections.html NB: most standards are non-statutory, unless specifically invoked by legislation. Only courts and parliament can create legal duties. And in the past courts have made assessments as to whether the authors of “guidance” have taken both risk and the overall benefit to society into account in coming to their conclusions. Road accidents Great Britain 2007 published There were 644 pedestrian deaths, 5 per cent less than in 2006. Killed or serious injured casualties fell by 2 per cent to 6,924. The all pedestrian casualty figure fell to 30,191 in 2007, 3 per cent lower than 2006 http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=371993&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromSearch=True A caveat with these statistics is the combined effect of under-reporting, under-recording and misclassification. According to TRL Report 173 Comparison of hospital and police casualty data: a national study by H F Simpson there may be 2.76 times as many seriously injured casualties than are recorded in the national casualty figures and 1.70 times as many slight casualties. Renewable Energy Strategy published http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=371909&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=True Policies include · Extending and raising the level of the Renewables Obligation to encourage 30-35% of our electricity to come from renewable sources by 2020; · Introducing a new financial incentive mechanism to encourage a very large increase in renewable heat, including in homes and other buildings; · Extending more effective financial support for heat and electricity microgeneration technologies in homes and other buildings, potentially through a feed-in tariff; · Helping the planning system to deliver, by agreeing a clear deployment strategy at regional level similar to the approach established for housing; Summary of the main provisions: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/eabrown226.xml The range of press comment extended from a fairly positive Guardian to the Daily Mail’s “Thousands of wind turbines would be built in some of Britain’s best loved countryside under Government plans to be unveiled this week. “ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1028447/Ministers-want-new-wind-turbine-built-day-12-years-meet-EU-green-targets.html Network rail announce strategic review of GB rail strategy They will be seeking consultants to undertake a review of the potential for TGV style lines being built alongside existing tracks, particularly in to the North and west of London West of London which are expected to be needed by 2025. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/137ffea6-3f2c-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 Bristol appointed UK's first cycling city in £100m package for cycling in 12 towns and cities Proposals include improving cycling infrastructure such as dedicated cycle lanes, increasing bike parking provision and cycle training and promoting the benefits of cycling. The other towns and cities are Blackpool, Cambridge, Chester, Colchester, Leighton/Linslade, Shrewsbury, Southend on Sea, Southport with Ainsdale, Stoke, Woking and York. http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=371177&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False There are currently six Cycling Demonstration Towns. These are Aylesbury, Brighton, Darlington, Derby, Exeter and Lancaster. Further details of these schemes, and applicants for this year, can be seen at http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk Other and less fortunate examples are given on the Warrington cycle campaign facility of the month web pages, including cycle lanes that direct cyclists into trees, guardrails, fences, posts, involve impossibly sharp corners, require mounting and dismounting at 6 metre intervals, and so on. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/index.htm The announcement raises again the issue of the merits of silo funding streams such as road safety, cycling and so on as opposed to providing adequate levels of funding overall for the improvement of the public realm for all users. England Walking maps – guidance note published by Department for Transport The main principles advocated are: · Communicate effectively with the user · Be consistent and ensure continuity · Encourage exploration · Characterise local identity · Plan for updateability · Use a hierarchy of information http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/walking/maps.pdf Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk - Practice Guide This practice guide is complementary to Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk (PPS25) and provides guidelines on how to implement development and flood risk policies by the land use planning system. The guide also includes working examples through case studies. http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/pps25practiceguide Eco-towns commentary issued via DCLG http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingsupply/ecotowns/ Citizenship survey published by DCLG · nearly three quarters (73%) of all adults have volunteered at least once in the last year · 48 per cent have volunteered at least once a month · 82 per cent of people think that people from different backgrounds get on well in their local area · The numbers of people that feel they belong strongly to their neighbourhood has risen from 70 per cent in 2003 to 75 per cent in 2008. · 38 per cent of respondents felt able to influence decisions in their local area whilst only 39 per cent of people were involved in some kind of civic participation such as attending a public meeting, signing a local petition or contacting a local councillor. http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/864083 Planning Act moves through Parliament http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jun/25/communities Published but not yet available on web: High Street Renaissance – Guidance on mixed use streets English Heritage – Streets for All – Practical Case Studies London Nash Ramblas – event report Constituting perhaps one of the finest sequence of streetscapes in the world, Sir Terry Farrell presented at an event Regent Street a series of ten modest and affordable ideas that would enhance the experience of this most elegant of areas. Affordable that is, were it not for the tradition of public realm parsimony. Sir Terry referred to the way we clad buildings with stone at £500/square metre and settle for street surfaces at little over one hundredth of the cost. Several of the schemes outlined involve displacing parking into adjoining streets and recovering the space for streetscape or pedestrian purposes; Sir Terry noted that some of the finest public spaces in London have until recent times been used as car parks. It was an evening of questioning: whether there was a need for quite as many buses as there were in Regent Street, whether there should be one-way gyratory systems, why one side of Piccadilly should be blocked by pedestrian railings (following a campaign by the Evening Standard). And more often and not the answer was that there was no robust reason. However, the discussion continued to fall back on to the question as to how improvements could be funded. Tony Travers of the LSE pointed to the lack of a mechanism. The depressing thing is that if funding cannot be found for this; the UK’s most noted streetscape, then where can it be found? Underlying the problem is that the established funding systems for the public realm are focused on function only – on maintaining a safe serviceable surface, not on wider issues such as attractiveness, economic regeneration, or quality of life. Scotland Consultation on climate change impact http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/06/24141853 Audit Scotland review of major capital projects Press release deals with findings of Audit Scotland review, and details of the Scottish Futures Trust The role of the SFT will include · To create a consistent Infrastructure Investment Plan based on ten-year investment strategies · To assist the public sector in creating national strategies for the delivery and funding of schools, housing, waste and flood prevention investment · To develop an approach under the 'Firm Foundations' policy to lever in more private sector investment into housing http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/06/23154728 General German town shared space principles becomes permanent Bohmte in Germany has scrapped signs, signals and embraced the principals of shared space advocated by Hans Mondermann. Accidents have apparently fallen from 50 to nil, and £5000 is being saved on maintenance and renewal of road signs. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1028740/Accident-free-zone-The-German-town-scrapped-traffic-lights-road-signs.html NB please refer to Paul Hewson’s paper on Evidence Based Design http://www.udg.org.uk/?document_id=655&year= It is important that we use before and after studies with care. Also see http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,505246,00.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIvtJ3D_whc&feature=related – for a motorbike ride through the town http://www.bohmte.de/openpic.php?lang=de&filename=/pics/medien/image_1213620198942.jpeg&title=&width=600&height=398 The 50th Civic Trust Awards now open for entry www.civictrustawards.org.uk Hybrid trucks may be on the way It seems that commercial vehicles may be the most cost effective application for hybrid vehicles – those that combine an internal combustion engine (or fuel cell) with electric propulsion, energy storage and regenerative braking. http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14195-hybrid-haulage-could-save-fuel-and-the-environment.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14195 Blaring car alarms could become a thing of the past with the introduction of silent radio linked alarm systems in streets and car parks. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/ps-csc062408.php New study finds “interventions are effective in increasing walking behaviors” We were intrigued as to what was meant by walking behaviours – is there an extensive range? Are we talking about inciting individuals into a re-enactment of the ministry of funny walks? Alas no, we are talking about what works when it comes to encouraging people to walk more: the recipe is: frequent walking, frequent reminders by telephone, and a moderate pace. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/l-wyw061808.php Focus on actions not reasons if you want to change people’s behaviour Research suggests that people are more likely to exercise if they think about actions, rather than the reasons why they should. http://blackwellpublishing.com/press/pressitem.asp?ref=1791 Does this apply to other areas of behaviour such as recycling or litter? Binge drinking is a fashion phenomenon – according to research at Durham “Vomiting, collapsing in the street, shouting and chanting loudly, intimidating passers-by and fighting are now regular night-time features of many British towns and cities” according to the researchers; and apparently its due to small groups of friends that set behavioural norms. http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0806/0806.3176.pdf Last Ice age ended with rapid thaw Temperatures in Greenland have been assessed as rising by 10 °C in just 50 years http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14178-greenland-ice-offers-clues-to-last-big-melt.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news10_head_dn14178 Britons remain unconvinced over climate change According to an IPSOS Mori survey persons most likely to be concerned were those who held a degree and were in socio economic groups A and B. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/22/climatechange.carbonemissions The question that follows is how people are forming their opinions on climate change. Coverage in the tabloids of climate change and environmental issues ranges from the Sun with its Green Week http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/special_events/green_week/ which has a slightly tongue in cheek feel to it, to Richard Littlejohn in the Daily Mail: “Eco-loonies reject an inconvenient truth” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-537512/Heres-foxhunt-thought-youd--Basil-Brush-wanted-hate-crimes.html The risk of the press inventing controversy to sell newspapers and by doing so distorting balanced policy making is significant. This week the Independent has reported that according to the Health Protection Agency, measles is once again endemic in the UK. According to a BMJ article, the media stoked scare attached to the MMR vaccine is the cause. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/official-warning-measles-endemic-in-britain-851584.html Study of the language of conflict between stakeholder groups A study of people’s reactions to a programme to remove introduced hedgehogs on an island in the Hebrides found that the language used by the pro hedgehog groups was informal and emotionally based, using words such as “killing”, whereas the pro-bird lobby used a more neutral, scientific based language. The media tended to use emotion based language and can exacerbate environmental conflicts through the issues they emphasize and the vocabulary they use. The researches used “content analysis” which they claim “has great potential to reduce the likelihood of disagreements over natural resource management decisions degenerating into costly and damaging conflicts”. Thomas J Webb and Dave Raffaelli (2008). Conversations in conservation: revealing and dealing with language differences in environmental conflicts, Journal of Applied Ecology, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01495.x http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01495.x http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?_rss=1&fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=530073 Mother’s contact with a child in its first year is a decisive influence on its long term development http://www.springer-sbm.com/index.php?id=291&backPID=121&L=0&tx_tnc_news=4539&cHash=8eee953c65 This research would suggest that we need to look at how developments provide for mothers with very young children. Software makes choices for tourists on where to go, what to see and where to eat. Running on a pda, the software. allows the user to input preferences for activities, food etc, and then works out a recommended itinerary. Somewhat ironically the intelligent pedestrian, packing the latest generation phone with bundled GPS and PDA, may decide to subordinate their own intelligence and decision making to their PDA. http://prensa.ugr.es/prensa/research/verNota/prensa.php?nota=530 20m Meccanoesque stainless steel skyscraper built in New York http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7447636.stm Bury an old bucket in your garden full of soil and woodchips to provide a habitat for stag beetles. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/22/endangeredhabitats.wildlife An example of how some species are critically vulnerable to the break-up of habitats is given in the extraordinary case of the rocky mountain locust; which went from a Guinness Book of Records swarm of 27.5 million tonnes in 1874 to being extinct just 30 years later. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Locust Happiness and the Happiness Tsar An essay and an interview with Richard Layard on the serious business of happiness and how to engender it. http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/wellbeing/story/0,,2287146,00.html Proposal to disinter London’s buried rivers http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4138268.ece Bacteria genetically engineered to create oil from waste http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4133668.ece JOBS To advertise a job on the Urban Design Group website, please contact Louise Ingledow at Urban Design Services Ltd. on 020 7250 0892. Email: udsl@udg.org.uk London South Bank University - Urban Design Studio Tutor/s (2 x 1 afternoon per week, one semester, starting October) LSBU are looking for one or two tutors to assist with urban design projects for our planning students (second year undergraduate / first year post graduate). The projects will be based in London. Tutors will work with a group of students on a common brief and assess the work. For details contact: Dr Bob Jarvis (Urban Design Coordinator, Department of Urban Environment and Leisure Studies) jarvisb@lsbu.ac.uk NEW Senior Urban Design Officer - Medway Council – Chatham, Kent Full time (37 per week) - Salary: £30,598- £39,258 (pay award pending) http://www.udg.org.uk/?section_id=11 NEW Senior Urban Landscape Officer - Torbay Council - Torquay Full time – Salary: £23,749-£30,598 http://www.udg.org.uk/?document_id=672 NEW Birmingham Institute of Art and Design - Urban Designer (KTP Associate) Full time (37.5 per week) - £19,500 + http://www.udg.org.uk/?document_id=671 Project managers & Landscape Architects - Burns + Nice, London http://www.udg.org.uk/?section_id=11 Robert Adam Architects – Urban Designers/Masterplanners – Winchester http://www.udg.org.uk/?document_id=657 Barton Wilmore – Urban Designers – Edinburgh http://www.udg.org.uk/?document_id=654 City Design Co-Operative - Landscape Architects/Urban Designers – Glasgow http://www.udg.org.uk/?document_id=651 Urban Designers – Entec – Various locations http://www.udg.org.uk/?document_id=649 Events Ø Urban Design London Training Season – Third season UDL have just launched their third training season. You will find a link to the new brochure below. It starts next month and runs until March 09. There are over 40 different events, from foundation level seminars to master-classes and guided site visits. During the last season there were over 800 individual learning sessions with people coming from 84 organisations including 32 of London's 33 Boroughs. If you would like to get involved, please book at www.urbanevents.org.uk or go to www.urbandesignlondon.com Ø Public realm masterclass Wednesday 2nd July - London Speakers include David Orr of Mouchel Parkman, and David Taylor David Taylor of Alan Baxter Associates. Subjects Risk and DfT guidance; implementation of Poundbury and Upton, Northamptonshire, Manual for Streets, DfT guidance on Traffic Management and Streetscape http://www.publicrealm.info/ Tickets £10 on the door http://www.publicrealm.info/public_realm_masterclass_2july.pdf Ø Architecture Centre Network - Lunch box talks · Throughout the London festival of Architecture an exhibition and series of events will take you on an architecture centre adventure uncovering the hidden gems and untold stories of the 20 centres across the UK. · Various dates, 1.00 – 1.45pm Alan Baxter Associates, 70-75 Cowcross Street, EC1N 6EJ · Tickets £8.00, including talk and Clerkenwell Kitchen lunch box. · To book, visit www.lfa2008.org or call 0870 264 3333 Tuesday 1 July Wayne Hemingway and Paul Grover, Solent Centre for Architecture + Design The British Coastal town is dead, long live the British Coastal Town. Thursday 3 July Will Alsop SMC Alsop and Robert Powell, Beam, Wakefield Hear Will's planned architecture centre for Beam contributes to shaping cities of the future. In collarboration with DLA Architects Tuesday 8 July Sarah Wigglesworth and Rowan Moore, Architecture Foundation Better architecture if you involve the public? But what's the best way? Thursday 10 July Glenn Howells and Julia Ellis, MADE, Birmingham Can we use culture as a way to connect people with architecture? Tuesday 15 July Nick Edwards, Fundamental Architectural Inclusion, Newham and Atelier One Engineers On the move, with plans for the first mobile architecture centre. Is the future mobile? Exhibition: Enter the Centre (Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-6pm throughout LFA in the Alan Baxter Gallery) All abut what architecture centres are and what they do. Website: www.architecturecentre.net Email: mail@architecturecentre.net Ø Understanding the New Planning Reforms: A roadmap to the latest changes within the planning system Thursday 3rd July 2008 - CBI Conference Centre, London From 6th April 2008, radical new reforms to the planning system will come into force. With so many changes taking place you need to know exactly what you must do in order to ensure projects receive planning permission. This timely conference from The Architects’ Journal will provide you with all the information you need. This event will: · Update you on current legislation and the latest timetable for the Planning Applications Review by David Pretty, former chief executive of Barratt Developments · Explain exactly what the changes are and how they will impact your work · Clarify what content needs to be included in Design and Access Statements · Take you through how to fill the new 1App forms out and navigate the process as efficiently as possible · Provide you with an opportunity to question policymakers and planning officers · Ensure you understand how the appeals system works. For more information, and to register, visit: www.planningreforms.co.uk or call 0845 056 8069 Ø The Oxford Conference: 50 Years On - Resetting the Agenda for Architectural Education 22-23 July 2008 Examination Schools, University of Oxford, UK In 1958 the first Oxford Conference set an agenda for architectural education that has been followed for 50 years. 50 years on, The Oxford Conference 2008 aims to reset that agenda and develop a routemap for architectural education for a new and radically different century. The conference will include forums and workshops addressing the following key issues: Buildings and the Environment | Sustaining Studio Education in a Climate of Change | Human Habitat and Social Responsibility | Refurbishment and Evidence Based Education | Research into Teaching Courses | Urban Design and Sustainable Cities | Schools and Professional Views | Materials and Renewable Energy | Virtual Building and Generative Design | Design Research | Courses and Curricula. For further info, see: http://www.oxfordconference2008.co.uk/ Ø UDG 2008 Conference – Urban Connectivity Liverpool – 10th/11th October – Empire Theatre Programme to be released in next couple of weeks! Ø AJ Conference - Masterplanning and Urban Design: Current and future theory and practice: a route-map to successful masterplans Thursday 20th November – London – www.ajmasterplanning.co.uk Attend the 4th masterplanning conference from Architects’ Journal for an in-depth look at the key issues affecting masterplanning in the current economic climate. A mixture of theory and practice, you will come away with up-to-date information that will help with your masterplanning projects. Top reasons to attend… § Be up to date with the latest changes to legislation affecting masterplanning, including planning policy and the Housing Regeneration Bill § Hear an international perspective on masterplanning – see how projects abroad are approached § Participate in Question Time – an interactive session covering key topics of sustainable design where panelists will discuss and debate questions posed by the audience § Improve working relations with clients – network with local authorities and developers and find out what they want from a masterplan to better meet their needs § Hear a mixture of theory and practice to share with colleagues back in the office For the full programme and further information visit www.ajmasterplanning.co.uk, call 0845 056 8069 or email constructconferences@emap.com. This e-mail newsletter is sent to members of the Urban Design Group and to people who share a common interest in improving life in cities, towns and villages. 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