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Opinion: We have to take the likelihood of climate change seriously
Research and record temperatures are repeatedly reminding us of how our climate is changing, and we need to take this seriously when designing new places, writes Chris Brown.
Opinion: End of Help to Buy raises housing delivery questions
By any assessment the government's doomed Help to Buy policy has had an extraordinary effect on the housing market.
Opinion: South Wales needs a long term plan for transport infrastructure
The Welsh government's decision to drop plans for a relief road around Newport is sound, but South Wales still needs transport infrastructure and ways to fund it, says Tim Williams.
Opinion: Getting political about land
A new report commissioned for the Labour Party has made a clear case for placemaking, but leaves Chris Brown wondering about its political impact.
Opinion: Make measurement meaningful for places
There are many ways of evaluating placemaking, but Chris Brown asks whether we can measure outcomes in a way that reliably differentiates successful locations from unloved ones.
Opinion: Developers should have a mission to design for health
Discussion around physical and mental health focuses on concerns like foods, drinks and social media, but we should also be looking to urban design, writes Ken Dytor.
Opinion: TfL's deal demonstrates how to do better with public land
Transport for London's partnership with private landlord Grainger is a model that could be followed outside the capital, writes Dean Clifford.
Opinion: Passing on the learning from east London
Western Sydney's councils, government departments and private sector are heading to east London to learn from the places, processes and people that have reshaped it, writes Tim Williams.
Opinion: More power to the people
The power imbalance between public sector landowners and communities works against achieving the best possible placemaking outcomes, writes Chris Brown.
Opinion: Stop talking down the high street
We need to recognise the specific challenges of individual high streets, and not assume that the national narrative is true for every place, writes Holly Lewis.
Opinion: Finding inspiration for transformation
For change agents and those involved in social transformation, lessons are to be found in history and guidance from China, writes Tim Williams.
Opinion: Taking property investment from greed to good
Impact investment - investing for a social or environmental purpose - has seen rapid growth and might start to have a positive influence on placemaking, writes Chris Brown.
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