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Opinion: A cooling climate for levelling up
An approaching public and private sector downturn in the UK is likely to mean levelling down, rather than levelling up, writes Tim Williams.
Opinion: Community hubs are a route to more sustainable neighbourhoods
Incubator spaces and hubs are fast becoming central to community planning as enlightened landowners and other players recognise their value, writes Ananya Banerjee.
Opinion: A plea to the next Tory leader
Whatever the long term programme to move towards levelling up, the government's short term priority should be to support the immediate spending needs of hardest hit communities, writes Tim Williams.
Opinion: Are we on the verge of localism 2.0?
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill puts greater emphasis on allowing local voices to be heard in the planning process, but concerns remain, writes Lucy Anderson.
Opinion: Is planning becoming more top-down or bottom up?
Mark Edgerley looks at plans to strengthen aspects of strategic planning, from neighbourhood planning to mayoral authorities.
Opinion: Successful communities are about more than bricks and mortar
New neighbourhoods can thrive on the wide-ranging benefits that effective stewardship can bring, writes Roger File.
Opinion: Get creative with ground floor activation to help new urban neighbourhoods thrive
The build to rent sector's focus on community and the long term is driving creative approaches to activating ground floor spaces in urban residential development, writes Pete Ladhams.
Advice: Using murals to aid regeneration
Murals can help create new spaces and regenerate neglected areas, but they are generally temporary and need to be maintained and kept under review, Ben Kochan finds.
Opinion: Where's the money for levelling up?
The levelling up and regeneration bill introduced to parliament is lacking in the resources, will and planning needed to deliver change, writes Tim Williams.
Opinion: The three megatrends that could redefine placemaking
Policy shifts and social and climate realities may have implications for businesses that have prospered in the environment of the last few years, writes Chris Brown.
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