@ucdplanning.bsky.social
Delivering planning education in Ireland for over 50 years.
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“Irish housing system is speculative, volatile & expensive.. urban land system is dysfunctional: land is not available in appropriate locations at a cost that will allow affordable housing to be provided..housing affordability must be built into supply of housing” (2018) www.nesc.ie/news-events/...
NESC publishes Council Report 145: Urban Development Land, Housing and Infrastructure: Fixing Ireland's Broken System - National Economic & Social Council
MEDIA RELEASE ‘Fixing Ireland’s Broken Land and Housing System’ The State must drive the provision of housing and urban development. The Irish housing system is speculative, volatile and expensive....
www.nesc.ie
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“Irish housing system is speculative, volatile & expensive.. urban land system is dysfunctional: land is not available in appropriate locations at a cost that will allow affordable housing to be provided..housing affordability must be built into supply of housing” (2018) www.nesc.ie/news-events/...
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Some people think the planning system exists to allocate land for housing. But it can and must do so much more.
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Some people think the planning system exists to allocate land for housing. But it can and must do so much more.
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
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⭐ GOOD NEWS: C40 Cities and @un-habitat.bsky.social have launched the Urban Planning Accelerator to help cities grow sustainably.
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
⭐ GOOD NEWS: C40 Cities and @un-habitat.bsky.social have launched the Urban Planning Accelerator to help cities grow sustainably.
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
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Tokyo steps up its climate action.
Governor Yuriko Koike is working to make Tokyo a more resilient city by committing to installing solar panels on new buildings and developing an offshore wind farm.
#WMS25
Governor Yuriko Koike is working to make Tokyo a more resilient city by committing to installing solar panels on new buildings and developing an offshore wind farm.
#WMS25
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Tokyo steps up its climate action.
Governor Yuriko Koike is working to make Tokyo a more resilient city by committing to installing solar panels on new buildings and developing an offshore wind farm.
#WMS25
Governor Yuriko Koike is working to make Tokyo a more resilient city by committing to installing solar panels on new buildings and developing an offshore wind farm.
#WMS25
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#Planning has become a scapegoat for the housing crisis - Irish Planning Institute president
“housing crisis would be solved if it was that simple but this is a diverse industry which involves a huge number of people."
(April 2025) www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
“housing crisis would be solved if it was that simple but this is a diverse industry which involves a huge number of people."
(April 2025) www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Planning body hits back at criticism over ongoing delays
The Irish Planning Institute has hit back at criticism over ongoing delays in building projects around the country with IPI President Gavin Lawlor saying planning had become the scapegoat for the hous...
www.rte.ie
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#Planning has become a scapegoat for the housing crisis - Irish Planning Institute president
“housing crisis would be solved if it was that simple but this is a diverse industry which involves a huge number of people."
(April 2025) www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
“housing crisis would be solved if it was that simple but this is a diverse industry which involves a huge number of people."
(April 2025) www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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New day. New un-evidenced & easily disproved claim about #Planning & #housing
This is every day
“We decry the housing crisis but invariably communities & politicians who represent them vote to oppose density or take judicial reviews against every new development” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
This is every day
“We decry the housing crisis but invariably communities & politicians who represent them vote to oppose density or take judicial reviews against every new development” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Sinéad O'Sullivan: John Collison is only half right. Ireland’s problem isn’t just process, it’s psychology
We have money, talent and trust, but to cross threshold into action demands something rarer: courage
www.irishtimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New day. New un-evidenced & easily disproved claim about #Planning & #housing
This is every day
“We decry the housing crisis but invariably communities & politicians who represent them vote to oppose density or take judicial reviews against every new development” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
This is every day
“We decry the housing crisis but invariably communities & politicians who represent them vote to oppose density or take judicial reviews against every new development” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Amid a push for more land for housing, Swords councillors reaffirmed their commitment to protecting the greenbelt. The greenbelt is there to check sprawl, protect the countryside, and preserve land for recreation, biodiversity and farming, a Fingal council official said.
Amid push for more land for housing, Swords councillors reaffirm commitment to protecting greenbelt
The greenbelt is there to check sprawl, protect the countryside, and preserve land for recreation, biodiversity and farming, a Fingal council official said.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Amid a push for more land for housing, Swords councillors reaffirmed their commitment to protecting the greenbelt. The greenbelt is there to check sprawl, protect the countryside, and preserve land for recreation, biodiversity and farming, a Fingal council official said.
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🏙️ USF Blog!
This week, Dr Georgiana Varna, Dr Michael Crilly & Dr Karina Landman share insights from their project “Co-producing alternative urban futures through experimental urbanism”, funded by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/3XRZ50Xi74C
#UrbanStudies #ExperimentalUrbanism
This week, Dr Georgiana Varna, Dr Michael Crilly & Dr Karina Landman share insights from their project “Co-producing alternative urban futures through experimental urbanism”, funded by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/3XRZ50Xi74C
#UrbanStudies #ExperimentalUrbanism
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🏙️ USF Blog!
This week, Dr Georgiana Varna, Dr Michael Crilly & Dr Karina Landman share insights from their project “Co-producing alternative urban futures through experimental urbanism”, funded by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/3XRZ50Xi74C
#UrbanStudies #ExperimentalUrbanism
This week, Dr Georgiana Varna, Dr Michael Crilly & Dr Karina Landman share insights from their project “Co-producing alternative urban futures through experimental urbanism”, funded by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/3XRZ50Xi74C
#UrbanStudies #ExperimentalUrbanism
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A huge pleasure to visit Belfast recently. Andrew McClean from @cyclinguk.bsky.social was good enough to interview me when I was there so if you've got some time to kill, here's all you could want to know about motonormativity and stuff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4M...
A series of planning errors Ian Walker
YouTube video by Andrew McClean
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A huge pleasure to visit Belfast recently. Andrew McClean from @cyclinguk.bsky.social was good enough to interview me when I was there so if you've got some time to kill, here's all you could want to know about motonormativity and stuff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4M...
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The Dublin District Heating scheme is to connect to the shiny North Docklands first, and Ringsend much later. It’ll use waste heat from the Poolbeg incinerator, instead of fossil fuels, to warm buildings.
Dublin District Heating scheme to connect to shiny North Docklands first, Ringsend much later
It’ll use waste heat from the Poolbeg incinerator, instead of fossil fuels, to warm buildings.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The Dublin District Heating scheme is to connect to the shiny North Docklands first, and Ringsend much later. It’ll use waste heat from the Poolbeg incinerator, instead of fossil fuels, to warm buildings.
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From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
Cities Rising to the Challenge: Building Food Security from the Ground Up
From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
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“Modular home builder in Co Cavan closes factory, claiming lack of work in Irish #housing market” www.thejournal.ie/modular-home...
Modular home builder in Co Cavan closes factory, claiming lack of work in Irish housing market
Up to 20 full-time jobs and approximately 50 part-time contractor roles have been lost.
www.thejournal.ie
October 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Modular home builder in Co Cavan closes factory, claiming lack of work in Irish #housing market” www.thejournal.ie/modular-home...
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Imagine an economy where everyone, including the planet, wins – that's the promise of sustainable prosperity. The latest issue of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy explores what this looks like in cities: https://utppublishing.com/toc/jccpe/4/2
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Imagine an economy where everyone, including the planet, wins – that's the promise of sustainable prosperity. The latest issue of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy explores what this looks like in cities: https://utppublishing.com/toc/jccpe/4/2
Why are we building homes that won't stand the test of time?
Orla Hegarty (Architect & UCD Professor) explains the long-term problems caused by bad planning and poor building standards.
www.msn.com/en-ie/news/o...
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UCDArchitecture #Ireland
Orla Hegarty (Architect & UCD Professor) explains the long-term problems caused by bad planning and poor building standards.
www.msn.com/en-ie/news/o...
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UCDArchitecture #Ireland
MSN
www.msn.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Why are we building homes that won't stand the test of time?
Orla Hegarty (Architect & UCD Professor) explains the long-term problems caused by bad planning and poor building standards.
www.msn.com/en-ie/news/o...
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UCDArchitecture #Ireland
Orla Hegarty (Architect & UCD Professor) explains the long-term problems caused by bad planning and poor building standards.
www.msn.com/en-ie/news/o...
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UCDArchitecture #Ireland
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Our MRUP students had an insightful field trip to Gorey, Co. Wexford!
A huge thank you to Senior Planner Diarmuid Houston (Wexford County Council's Planning Department) for a fantastic presentation on the developments and forward planning shaping the future of Gorey. #Planning #UCD #Gorey #Wexford
A huge thank you to Senior Planner Diarmuid Houston (Wexford County Council's Planning Department) for a fantastic presentation on the developments and forward planning shaping the future of Gorey. #Planning #UCD #Gorey #Wexford
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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📣 Join us today, 6 October, for our #DaringCities 2025 Virtual Forum closing session to explore:
✅ How Daring Cities promotes solutions to the #ClimateEmergency
✅ The role Town Hall COPs play in strengthening national climate plans
🕓 16:00 CEST
👩💻 tinyurl.com/52r9fvr4
✅ How Daring Cities promotes solutions to the #ClimateEmergency
✅ The role Town Hall COPs play in strengthening national climate plans
🕓 16:00 CEST
👩💻 tinyurl.com/52r9fvr4
October 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
📣 Join us today, 6 October, for our #DaringCities 2025 Virtual Forum closing session to explore:
✅ How Daring Cities promotes solutions to the #ClimateEmergency
✅ The role Town Hall COPs play in strengthening national climate plans
🕓 16:00 CEST
👩💻 tinyurl.com/52r9fvr4
✅ How Daring Cities promotes solutions to the #ClimateEmergency
✅ The role Town Hall COPs play in strengthening national climate plans
🕓 16:00 CEST
👩💻 tinyurl.com/52r9fvr4
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Dublin’s Metrolink approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála, amazing! If built, it will be a public transport spine for generations to come.
Pleased they referenced ‘significant wider societal benefits and common good … from the provision of a high-quality underground rail system.’
Pleased they referenced ‘significant wider societal benefits and common good … from the provision of a high-quality underground rail system.’
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Dublin’s Metrolink approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála, amazing! If built, it will be a public transport spine for generations to come.
Pleased they referenced ‘significant wider societal benefits and common good … from the provision of a high-quality underground rail system.’
Pleased they referenced ‘significant wider societal benefits and common good … from the provision of a high-quality underground rail system.’
Our MRUP students had an insightful field trip to Gorey, Co. Wexford!
A huge thank you to Senior Planner Diarmuid Houston (Wexford County Council's Planning Department) for a fantastic presentation on the developments and forward planning shaping the future of Gorey. #Planning #UCD #Gorey #Wexford
A huge thank you to Senior Planner Diarmuid Houston (Wexford County Council's Planning Department) for a fantastic presentation on the developments and forward planning shaping the future of Gorey. #Planning #UCD #Gorey #Wexford
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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🏙️ How can we use AI responsibly in urban governance?
In this guest blog, Dr Nuno Pinto introduces a new #USFSeminarSeries on AI and urban governance.
📅 Launch webinar: 24 Oct, 14:00 BST
👉 Read more and register: ow.ly/mmpO50X2S8t
#UrbanAI #UrbanStudies #AI
In this guest blog, Dr Nuno Pinto introduces a new #USFSeminarSeries on AI and urban governance.
📅 Launch webinar: 24 Oct, 14:00 BST
👉 Read more and register: ow.ly/mmpO50X2S8t
#UrbanAI #UrbanStudies #AI
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🏙️ How can we use AI responsibly in urban governance?
In this guest blog, Dr Nuno Pinto introduces a new #USFSeminarSeries on AI and urban governance.
📅 Launch webinar: 24 Oct, 14:00 BST
👉 Read more and register: ow.ly/mmpO50X2S8t
#UrbanAI #UrbanStudies #AI
In this guest blog, Dr Nuno Pinto introduces a new #USFSeminarSeries on AI and urban governance.
📅 Launch webinar: 24 Oct, 14:00 BST
👉 Read more and register: ow.ly/mmpO50X2S8t
#UrbanAI #UrbanStudies #AI
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At this year's TCPA Annual Conference, we'll hear inspiring examples of community planning & nature recovery, learn what the Planning & Infrastructure Bill proposals mean in practice, & consider how local planning authorities should approach the next year.
Tickets: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
Tickets: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
At this year's TCPA Annual Conference, we'll hear inspiring examples of community planning & nature recovery, learn what the Planning & Infrastructure Bill proposals mean in practice, & consider how local planning authorities should approach the next year.
Tickets: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
Tickets: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
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Join our #DaringCities session to explore:
✅ Urban Nature Plans in a climate crisis
✅ Multilevel action linking national & local plans
✅ Mainstreaming biodiversity across policy
✅ Real cases from Paris, Quito, Utrecht, and the Berlin Urban Nature Pact
📅 24 Sep | 16:00 CEST
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc82cfdn
✅ Urban Nature Plans in a climate crisis
✅ Multilevel action linking national & local plans
✅ Mainstreaming biodiversity across policy
✅ Real cases from Paris, Quito, Utrecht, and the Berlin Urban Nature Pact
📅 24 Sep | 16:00 CEST
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc82cfdn
September 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Join our #DaringCities session to explore:
✅ Urban Nature Plans in a climate crisis
✅ Multilevel action linking national & local plans
✅ Mainstreaming biodiversity across policy
✅ Real cases from Paris, Quito, Utrecht, and the Berlin Urban Nature Pact
📅 24 Sep | 16:00 CEST
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc82cfdn
✅ Urban Nature Plans in a climate crisis
✅ Multilevel action linking national & local plans
✅ Mainstreaming biodiversity across policy
✅ Real cases from Paris, Quito, Utrecht, and the Berlin Urban Nature Pact
📅 24 Sep | 16:00 CEST
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc82cfdn
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At the #ICLEIWorldCongress 2024 in São Paulo, Brazil, the 7th Global Research and Innovation Symposium united researchers, innovators, and practitioners to drive next practices in #UrbanInnovation and shape the #IPCC Special report on cities.🚀
Read now👉 tinyurl.com/4akhpxvs
Read now👉 tinyurl.com/4akhpxvs
September 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
At the #ICLEIWorldCongress 2024 in São Paulo, Brazil, the 7th Global Research and Innovation Symposium united researchers, innovators, and practitioners to drive next practices in #UrbanInnovation and shape the #IPCC Special report on cities.🚀
Read now👉 tinyurl.com/4akhpxvs
Read now👉 tinyurl.com/4akhpxvs
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Looking forward to leading an #OpenHouseDublin walk around the environs of the Irish Life Centre on Sunday 19th October for @irisharchitecturef.bsky.social #FutureHeritage? Absolutely! openhousedublin.com/locations/ir...
Irish Life in a Changing World - Open House Dublin 2025
Festival of Architecture. 11–19 October 2025. Perhaps today, more than ever, people need time and space to gather, debate and discuss what Dublin is now and what it might next become. For the Irish Ar...
openhousedublin.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Looking forward to leading an #OpenHouseDublin walk around the environs of the Irish Life Centre on Sunday 19th October for @irisharchitecturef.bsky.social #FutureHeritage? Absolutely! openhousedublin.com/locations/ir...
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The RTPI has launched Empower 2030, its strategic plan for 2025–2030, setting a route to strengthen the planning profession, enhance member value, and grow its membership.
Read more:
https://www.rtpi.org.uk/about-the-rtpi/who-we-are/our-strategic-priorities/empower-2030-the-rtpi-strategic-plan/
Read more:
https://www.rtpi.org.uk/about-the-rtpi/who-we-are/our-strategic-priorities/empower-2030-the-rtpi-strategic-plan/
September 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The RTPI has launched Empower 2030, its strategic plan for 2025–2030, setting a route to strengthen the planning profession, enhance member value, and grow its membership.
Read more:
https://www.rtpi.org.uk/about-the-rtpi/who-we-are/our-strategic-priorities/empower-2030-the-rtpi-strategic-plan/
Read more:
https://www.rtpi.org.uk/about-the-rtpi/who-we-are/our-strategic-priorities/empower-2030-the-rtpi-strategic-plan/
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UCD SDG Week 2025 takes place September 22 - 26 with 40 events across campus highlighting the Sustainable Development Goals. Eco-artmaking, a 2050 role-playing game, workshops on everything from greenwashing to upcycling your jeans - and more!
Read and register: www.ucd.ie/sustainabili...
#SDGsIRL
Read and register: www.ucd.ie/sustainabili...
#SDGsIRL
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
UCD SDG Week 2025 takes place September 22 - 26 with 40 events across campus highlighting the Sustainable Development Goals. Eco-artmaking, a 2050 role-playing game, workshops on everything from greenwashing to upcycling your jeans - and more!
Read and register: www.ucd.ie/sustainabili...
#SDGsIRL
Read and register: www.ucd.ie/sustainabili...
#SDGsIRL