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News and Events
This section provides information on the key events. To access more information please click the appropriate links below. If there are documents related to the event available for downloading, then it will be possible to download them by clicking the 'Download Documents' button.
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SOLUTIONS Final Event
23 June 2009, London
This event will present the findings of the SOLUTIONS (Sustainability Of Land Use and Transport In Outer NeighbourhoodS) research project. This five-year £1.75m research project funded by EPSRC investigates how towns and cities can be planned so that they are socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and economically efficient. The focus is on spatial policy, in terms of land use planning, transport systems and built form. It involves in-depth case studies of London, Tyne and Wear and Cambridge, carried out in partnership with local authorities and other stakeholders. These case studies involve land use and transport models to forecast the effect of alternative spatial policies to year 2031 within the strategic context of the city and surrounding region. The options tested include a continuation of current spatial planning policy, a ‘compact city’ policy, market-led dispersal, and planned new settlement and urban extensions. The results are then assessed across a range of environmental, social, resources and economic indicators. There are also case studies within these areas at the neighbourhood scale. The research has been carried out by an interdisciplinary team from the universities of Cambridge, Leeds, Newcastle, University College London, and the West of England. The research aims to provide guidance for policy makers and practitioners on spatial planning and transport policy.
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London Conference
11 July 2007, London
The SOLUTIONS consortium organised its third annual conference on 11 July 2007 at University College London. The aim of this third annual SOLUTIONS conference was to present draft final findings and work in progress on various aspects of the London and the Greater South-East case study. International experts were invited to comment on SOLUTIONS work and share their experiences on topics related to SOLUTIONS research, from an international perspective. Policy-makers, practitioners, academics and researchers in the area of land use and transport planning, neighbourhood design, and assessment attended the conference.
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London Conference
5-6 Dec 2005, London
The SOLUTIONS consortium organised its second annual conference on l5th and 6th Dec 2005 at University College London. The aim of the conference was to present the work in progress on the research project, covering the following topics: Strategic modelling and testing of land use–transport options for the London (and the Wider South-East) case study; Local Design and related aspects for the London and Cambridge case study areas; Assessment criteria and framework; Urban pattern specification; and Micro-scale modelling of land use and transport.
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SOLUTIONS-SIG1 joint workshop on modelling
28 June 2005, London
This workshop explored the possible linkages between a micro scale land use-transport model that operates at a neighbourhood scale and strategic land use-transport model that operates at a city-wide scale.
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Cambridge Conference
15 Dec 2004, Cambridge
This conference was the first of the four annual research conferences. It focussed on the research methodology for strategic design, local design, and assessment of options. International speakers shared their experiences on similar projects.
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