Five days left to submit an abstract to European Urban Research Association 2025. Extended deadline is 15th November ⬇️

In our latest blog Hannah Hickman, writes about ‘Learning on the job’ as an academic, staying up to date with the latest debates in ‘growth orthodoxy in planning’: blogs.uwe.ac.uk/sustainable-pl… @delaurentisc Research from UWE Bristol

New blog from one of our amazing PhD students Yarden Woolf who reflects on her experience of using walking interviews as a research method blogs.uwe.ac.uk/sustainable-pl… Research from UWE Bristol

Come and work with us! We’re looking for a Research Fellow in Green Infrastructure to work on a funded research project and support the work our Centre. Apply here: ce0164li.webitrent.com/ce0164li_webre… Closing date: 5th January 2025 #greeninfrastructure #GIS

New blog! This time one of our BSc Urban Planning students, Lydia Mahan, reflect on her summer internship exploring the intersection of urban planning and sustainability: blogs.uwe.ac.uk/sustainable-pl…

We are pleased to unveil the project logo, highlighting the green-blue infrastructure and interactions with people in urban street environments! #GP4Streets #DIYGreening #ClimateAdaptation #StreetGreening

We are also thrilled to be collaborating on GP4Streets with UWE Public Health ⬇️

You can read about our GP4Streets project with UWE Public Health, led by Professor Prashant Kumar at Surrey, with Bath, Sheffield and Imperial here ⬇️.

New blog from us and Issy Bray in UWE Public Health on research funded by the RECLAIM Network Plus which examines quality of life and access to green-blue-grey infrastructure in Bristol. blogs.uwe.ac.uk/sustainable-pl…

📣 New paper alert! In which Yarden Woolf and Michael Short (UCL) examine how people experience the Regent’s Canal in London, and how this relates to the canal’s spatial attributes, revealing that the canal is a successful and flexible public place: frontiersin.org/journals/susta…

📜 NEW POST #EURAConversations Conversation #72 «Creating healthy and sustainable cities» by Robin Hambleton and Danielle Sinnett (UWE Bristol and UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments, UK) Read it here: eura.org/conversation-7…

Re-upping new paper with അജു | Aju on the recent gig and platform workers' organization in India and what it means in terms of welfare politics. Open access: doi.org/10.1177/102452… Check out the thread of key interventions below 👇 Let us know what you think!

#EURA2025 kicks off today! Let’s shape healthy and sustainable cities together! Wishing all participants a fantastic conference. UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments Bristol City Council UWE Bristol #europeanurbanresearchassociation #conference #bristol

#EURA2025 first plenary session just started at the Bristol City Council Conference Hall This morning speakers are Elena Marco, Julia Thrift and Katy Roelich.

Professor Elena Marco's talk: "Unwell Homes: Where Profit is Prioritised and People are Forgotten" Full conference programme: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/e/eura2025/pro…

Julia Thrift's talk: "Raising the healthiest generation in history? Why it matters where children and young people live"

Professor Katy Roelich's talk: "The role of knowledge and citizen engagement in co-creating healthy and sustainable places"

Bristol City Council UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments UWE Bristol Victoria Hills is now speaking at #EURA2025. As Chief Executive of Royal Town Planning Institute, she’s presenting “The RTPI’s International Strategy: capacity, capabilities and beyond”, focusing on global planning, collaboration, and research in practice.

Bristol City Council UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments UWE Bristol Royal Town Planning Institute Now speaking at #EURA2025: Councillor Tony Dyer and Chief Planning Officer Simone Wilding from Bristol City Council. Their talk, “Building for well-being and community”, shares how Bristol’s 2025–2030 Strategy plans to deliver on housing, green mobility, and climate action.

Bristol City Council UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments UWE Bristol Royal Town Planning Institute Simone Wilding (Bristol City Council) expanded on key strategic projects shaping the city’s future — including Western Harbour and Frome Gateway — as part of Bristol’s vision for well-being, liveability, and climate action.