In April 2010, the annual Planning Research Conference will be hosted by the Department of the Built Environment at Anglia Ruskin University. An interdisciplinary mix of researchers, policymakers and practitioners will present and debate current issues in research concerned with the challenging and changing context of planning.

The conference will take place over three days, from lunchtime on Wednesday 7 April to the afternoon of Friday 9 April. It will include eight thematic paper tracks, together with plenary sessions featuring keynote speakers, poster sessions, Conference Dinner, and local study tours. The themed tracks are:

• Cities and International Development
• Governance, Policy and Planning
• Equality, Inclusion and Environmental Justice
• Urban and Rural Regeneration
• Urban Design, Heritage and Conservation
• Climate change, Sustainability and Ecology
• Mobility, Transport and Accessibility
• Planning Education, Professional Development and Practice
• Additional Sessions

Conference Timetable

Plenary sessions

There will be a number of keynote addresses by well-known academics and practitioners. We are delighted that Prof. Ian Bentley (Oxford Brookes University), Prof. Mark Tewdwr-Jones (UCL), Prof. Jim Harris (Cranfield University), Prof. Andy Blowers (Open University) and RTPI President Ann Skippers have accepted invitations to speak.

How to Book

• Registration fees and booking details