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Erosion in Yorkshire: “You can't defend everywhere”

Flood and coastal risk management investment is not seen as economically viable or desirable along the East Yorkshire coast, reports Angus Young who uncovers the tough decisions being taken

No leaf unturned: Plymouth tree-felling will face scrutiny with fresh investigation

An independent review will look into Plymouth City Council’s decision to chop down over 100 trees at night. Can it get to the heart of what went wrong? Ella Jessel reports

Erosion in Yorkshire: “You can't defend everywhere”

Flood and coastal risk management investment is not seen as economically viable or desirable along the East Yorkshire coast, reports Angus Young who uncovers the tough decisions being taken

New issue of The Developer and the theme is Seaside

The Developer has published the latest edition of its uncommonly beautiful magazine featuring a Placetest of Folkestone in Kent

Football stadiums must be made climate resilient and where possible, climate-positive

By 2050, 42% of stadiums in English football will face a high risk from climate hazards, but some clubs are leading the way in sustainable design, writes Jack Sallabank

NPPF makes bold commitment to net zero by 2050 and boosts mandatory SUDS

Final amendments include statement that planning system should support transition to net zero by 2050 and takes full account of all climate impacts including overheating, water scarcity and storms

Caregivers and young children rarely consulted in community engagement despite representing a third of the population Sponsored by Van Leer Foundation

The creation of the Family Voices Toolkit seeks to redress a lack of engagement with caregivers and young children. Harriet Saddington reports on the free-to-download engagement tool that contains everything you need to host a session

Is the new anti-gentrification legislation in Louisville a model for global cities?

Peter Apps looks to the city of Bourbon, Muhammad Ali and the Kentucky Derby to learn about a groundbreaking piece of city policy to fight gentrification and displacement

New categories announced for The Pineapples 2025

Child-friendly places, Building among new categories for The Pineapples 2025, the leading awards for projects that make a positive place-based impact. The awards are open for entries with an early bird deadline of 10 October and final deadline of 28 November

podcasts

How do you develop a new town hall and civic hub in a context of mistrust?

“All you can do is listen,” says James Stockdale, Development Director at Muse, developer of Your N...

From the margins to lead consultant: Is this the year of the landscape architect?

As regulations on biodiversity net gain and sustainable drainage become mandatory, Carolin Göhler, ...

Net Zero: “Progress is being hindered by central government”

Local councils are leading on net zero in spite of a lack of power and clarity from central ...

We need to talk about SLOAPs: Sites Leftover After Planning

SLOAPs are everywhere. The climate emergency gives us the imperative to put this land to use. Soham ...

Turds in the plaza: How do we fix public art?

Art for public spaces has long been an area of hot debate. Is community engagement the answer to ...

Painting the town: What street art brings to public spaces

Dr Lee Bofkin, co-founder of Global Street Art and the London Mural Festival on the role of public ...

100th episode: Food and the architecture of a good life

The Developer Podcast celebrates its 100th episode with a special conversation hosted by leading ...

Could the adventure playground hold the solution to the construction skills shortage?

Adventure playgrounds are not a new concept, but their longstanding tradition of giving children ...

More sheds please: Why London councils are heeding the call for industrial intensification

Industrial uses aren’t underused brownfield or greyfield sites, they’re essential to local ...

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films

"There's a real outdoor community. Everyone joins up and plays"

"The cough develops again and its grown" – The impact of air pollution

"I feel stressed in this house" – The impact of damp

placetests

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Anthropologist Caroline Bennett speaks to locals with photography by John Sturrock

Placetest: New Poundbury

Its Royal patron makes Poundbury the focus of much attention, and the development is not even ...

Placetest: Nine Elms

What is the experience of this nascent place and its people? Anthropologist Caroline Bennett visits ...

Placetest: Liverpool One

In this exclusive placetest, anthropologist Rebecca Toop explores the user experience of L...

Placetest: King's Crescent Estate

Placetest King’s Crescent Estate: A part-demolished estate in Stoke Newington is enjoying an ...

Placetest: MediaCityUK

Placetest MediaCityUK: What is it like to live and work in Peel’s MediaCityUK and has it brought ...

Placetest: King’s Cross

Placetest King’s Cross: How does it work, who is there – and who isn’t? How does the masterplan ...

talks & events

Rain gardens: “It's not just an engineering solution. It's also landscape. It’s biodiversity”

If the street is going to be dug up, then you should get as many positives out of the disruption as ...

Passivhaus social housing: “They don't have to choose between heating and eating”

The health and economic benefits of Passivhaus make it worth the increase in quality control and ...

“It’s about feeling really good.” How social impact is being measured at Brent Cross Town

Brent Cross Town is using the Flourishing Index to demonstrate the cause and effect of placemaking ...

The Festival of Place 2023 launches with 2-for-1 offer

Fast forward to summer - Tickets are now on sale for Festival of Place 2023. Bringing you brilliant ...

Leading with Nature

When it comes to masterplans and housing, some of the most successful projects are taking landscape ...

Watch the talk on net zero and inclusivity with Alexandra Notay

Watch the recording of this free taster Festival of Place event with Alexandra Notay, Placemaking & ...

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most popular

The C word: Did no-one tell Labour that a “radical plan” to build loads of new homes is bad for the climate?

Industry fears that in the push for growth in housing numbers, the government is turning a blind eye to carbon – and quality. James Wilmore reports

Mothers suffer from long commute but not fathers

Study finds that marginal commuting cost is about the same for men and women before the birth of a child, but after the birth, it is substantially higher for women with a 12km increase in distance equivalent to 20 per cent in wages. Christine Murray reports

Caregivers and young children rarely consulted in community engagement despite representing a third of the population Sponsored by Van Leer Foundation

Gender and climate change: How addressing gender equality could help tackle the climate emergency Sponsored by WSP

Building bridges to biodiversity Sponsored by Muse

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