Resources

A repository for Matthew’s research and writing, including his blog: Urban Design Matters.

The Place Alliance advocates for place quality. It is focussed on the idea that through evidence and collaboration we can establish a culture whereby the quality of place becomes an everyday national and local priority. Place Alliance is open to all and through its work brings together organisation and individuals who share the belief that the quality of our built environment has a profound influence on people’s lives.

The BSP Graphic Skills Portal is a set of step-by-step guides and tutorials aimed at supporting students' development and learning of graphic skills at the Bartlett School of Planning.

Place Value Wiki is a collaborative platform for anyone interested in the empirical links between aspects of place quality and aspects of place value.

All researchers are welcome and encouraged to use and contribute to this collective resource, either through editing an existing entry or adding a new entry relating to their own or any other research under the appropriate category.

In each monthly podcast Professor Yvonne Rydin presents a current research project being undertaken at the Bartlett School of Planning and interviews the researcher.

This miniseries is a collection of episodes recorded by members of the Urban Design Research Group.

Place value is generated by places that enable users to sustain healthy, socially rich, economically productive lifestyles with minimal environmental impact.

This report is immediately useful for built environment decision-makers as research on the benefits of place quality is gathered together under four ‘big ticket’ policy arenas that directly impact on the daily lives of citizens: health, society, economy and environment.

Advances theory, research and practice in urban design, a core factor in planning and architectural education, to improve urban environment quality.