Members of staff who work within this research theme address issues of spatial planning and urban design, as well as linked issues of urban governance. They provide teaching, training, research and
There has been a growth in interest in comparative housing and urban research over the past 20 years. In part this reflects the growing influence of supranational forms of governance, such as through
The programme provides specialist postgraduate training in urban design for those who already hold a first degree in architecture. Design work operates between body, building, city and metropolitan