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  • The politics of the Green Belt and potential reform:29/08/2024
    What is the green belt: First proposed as a vision in the 1930s, the first form of planning policy regarding the prevention of urban sprawl was the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Following from this, local authorities were encouraged to strategically designate an orbital… Read more: The politics of the Green Belt and potential reform:
  • A confluence of style: the architecture and urbanism of Ljubljana19/08/2024
    Slovenia has a fascinating geographical location that has historically placed the country at a crossroads between the cultures and empires of years gone by. Through its borders with Italy and Austria, Slovenia holds political and cultural connections to Western Europe. But through Hungary, Croatia and… Read more: A confluence of style: the architecture and urbanism of Ljubljana
  • End of the Line: An exploration out West:20/12/2023
    The idea for this post, and title, was inspired by the ‘End of the Line’ video series by transport expert and Youtuber Geoff Marshall. This journey out West sought to discover the local hidden gems of an area not often visited by tourists or Londoners.… Read more: End of the Line: An exploration out West:
  • Can speculative housebuilders solve the UK’s housing crisis?17/08/2022
    This article was originally used in submission for a module in the MPlan degree at the University of Sheffield. All uses of this work should be appropriately cited in line with the professional citation method used. Author Name : Kiran Henry Publication Date : 17/08/22… Read more: Can speculative housebuilders solve the UK’s housing crisis?
  • A critical exploration into the socio-economic impact of Olympic megaprojects17/08/2022
    A comparative analysis of the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games designed to determine whether the Olympic Megaproject model is conducive to long term sustainable development in cities. This article was originally used in submission for a module in the MPlan… Read more: A critical exploration into the socio-economic impact of Olympic megaprojects

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