ICLRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE

by Anne HamiltonBlack | Oct 11, 2024 | Conferences & Events

PLANNING AND GOVERNING METROPOLITAN REGIONS AND CITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY – 24th & 25th October 2024 About this event There is a growing recognition within metropolitan cities and regions that these spaces are characterised by fragmented planning and...

Ministers launch MU-ICLRD research on the role of councillors

by Anne HamiltonBlack | Apr 3, 2024 | Activities

A major new research report on the evolving role of councillors in Ireland by the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) at Maynooth University was launched by Minister for Housing and Local Government, Darragh O’ Brien.  Also...

Commuting, People and Place: Critical Reflections from Practice and Implications for Policy

by Anne HamiltonBlack | Nov 17, 2022 | Conference materials, Conferences & Events, Uncategorized

This webinar considers the implications of changing work practices and the potential for growing home and remote working to alter commuting patterns, bring about a mobility shift, and revitalise small towns. More broadly it has implications for climate change, quality...

Commuting, People and Place: Emerging Perspectives from the InPLACE Project

by Anne HamiltonBlack | Oct 19, 2022 | Conference materials, Conferences & Events, InPlace, Uncategorized

This webinar offers initial reflections from the first phase of this research programme – focusing on three small towns across the island of Ireland and two in Maryland. One of the most significant transformations in the socio-economic geography of Ireland in recent...

Societal resilience as a strategic local capability – how do we build it?

by Anne HamiltonBlack | Sep 21, 2022 | Conference materials, Conferences & Events, InPlace, Uncategorized

Strengthening societal resilience to crises is central to numerous policy frameworks shaping global to local action. As experienced through COVID-19, recent flooding, and the ongoing cost-of-living shocks, all people and places can benefit from becoming more...

Thriving Places Post-Pandemic: The Relationship between Spatial Planning, Health and Wellbeing

by Anne HamiltonBlack | Aug 4, 2022 | Conference materials, Conferences & Events

This webinar seeks to explore some of the key movements we see emerging in a post-pandemic planning context. Where and how does health and well-being ‘fit’ into spatial planning policy and practice? The focus of spatial planning has come full circle – from its origins...