Abstracts Deadline Extended: Diversity & Convergence- Planning in a World of Change, The UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference 2010,Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex, UK, 7-9 April 2010. Deadline extended to the 29th Jan 2010.
On-line booking and further information about the Conference is now available
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Diversity & Convergence: Planning in a World of Change. The UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference 2010, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex. 7-9 April 2010
In April 2010, the annual UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference will be hosted by the Department of the Built Environment at Anglia Ruskin University. An interdisciplinary mix of researchers, policymakers and practitioners will present and debate current issues in research concerned with the challenging and changing context of planning.
The conference will take place over three days, from lunchtime on Wednesday 7th April to the afternoon of Friday 9th. It will include eight thematic paper tracks, together with plenary sessions featuring keynote speakers, poster sessions, Conference Dinner, and local study tours. The themed sessions are:
* Cities & International Development
* Governance, Policy & Planning
* Equality, Inclusion & Environmental Justice
* Urban & Rural Regeneration
* Urban Design, Heritage & Conservation
* Climate change, Sustainability & Ecology
* Mobility, Transport & Accessibility
* Planning Education, Professional Development & Practice
We welcome abstracts addressing the main Conference theme through the track sessions. Please submit an abstract of 300 words maximum, suggesting which track you think your paper would fit into, to the Conference Administrator,
Sarah Lord,
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We look forward to welcoming you to Anglia Ruskin University
Dr. Dellé Odeleye
Senior Lecturer, Sustainable Urban Design Department of the Built Environment Faculty of Science & Technology Anglia Ruskin University
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