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RGF bidding war exposes a flawed approach

There are few surprises in first round of Regional Growth Fund bids, says Adrian Nolan. ...

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Place-making has been hijacked by the creative and media industries

Thirty years ago Place-making was understood to be the domain of architects and planners and ...

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It’s time to focus on creating jobs where they’re needed most

My view is we need to develop and pursue an intentional economic development strategy at ...

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Decision-makers need to give a damn about design

I have a colleague who says his job is to work with local authorities to ...

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Smart spending can keep regeneration on track

Amid the doom and gloom there are positive signs for regeneration in Wales, argues Dave ...

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No time for silos

In the era of localism we could perhaps develop a partnership, that could be local ...

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A year of hard choices – and intelligent debate

Already 2011 is turning into a strange and uncomfortable year. The discomfort has been widely ...

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What if we built a Big Society around places?

We think Placemaking is the best process to create the shared responsibility and citizen empowerment ...

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The great and the good

What can we learn from the winners of the annual Urbanism Awards?

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A reminder of the past – or sign of the future?

Seeing my old house made me ask some questions. What happened to the place? What’s ...