John
heritagejohn.bsky.social
John
@heritagejohn.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in planning and the historic environment and course leader of planning apprentices. Interested in all things historic environment and planning, currently writing a PhD on the use of a heritage significance toolkit. Motivated by 🫖 and 🍰
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Published a paper exploring talk about wokeness and heritage in UK newspapers with @heritagejohn.bsky.social, Mirko Demasi and Shani Burke.

Heritage is presented as apolitical and a refuge from the world raising questions about inclusivity

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How is “wokeness” constructed in newspaper articles about British heritage institutions move to be more diverse?
Increasing use of the term “wokeness” in the UK has arisen from the Black Lives Matter movement that challenges anti-Black racism from police. BLM has led to the challenging of decision-making arou...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
My first solo peer reviewed article has been published! The research identifies some challenges within planning for our historic environment when it comes to understanding and managing heritage significance. It's open access so free to read! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Understanding heritage significance in planning decisions in England: the current state of play
This research focusses on the challenges contained within the urban planning system of England which is meant to aid historic environment decision-making for Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) acros...
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May 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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If you think Amsterdam managed to avoid being overrun by cars, you’re wrong.

They too surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.

But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.

There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.

They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
February 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is my goal to be this relaxed!
Not a care in the world..🐈🐾😅

Weekend relaxation..🐾😸
February 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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CFP: Carleton University's School of Canadian Studies & Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism present the 17th Annual Carleton University Heritage Conservation Symposium, On the Edge of Collapse: Changing Heritage for a Climate in Crisis. Deadline 17 Mar.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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SAVE THE DATE & CALL FOR PAPERS "Caring for the City -
Entangled Challenges for Sustainable Urban and Tourism Development".
🌇🌱 vom 24. – 26.09.2025 im Rahmen meiner Stiftungsprofessur für nachhaltige Stadt- und Tourismusentwickkung an der FHWien Wien
www caringforthecity.org
January 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If you are looking for something to do next Thursday night (6th February 17:30-20:30), the University of Westminster are hosting an RTPI Lecture on Prefigurative Planning: Enacting utopias in the here and now. In person and online! See here for more information. www.rtpi.org.uk/events/2025/...
Nathaniel Lichfield Lecture on Prefigurative Planning: Enacting utopias in the here and now
Annual Nathaniel Litchfield Lecture
www.rtpi.org.uk
February 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It was interesting to attend a talk on Preservation, Planning & Progress: The Circular Economy at 1 Victoria St, London. Some interesting discussion, selling all the doors and windows for one, reusing the concrete frame and foundations need to be thinking about embodied carbon! #circulareconomy
February 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM