Skills for Managing Spatial Diversity
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch Planning Architecture and Civil Eng
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
David Bell (Author)
(2008)
Skills for sustainable communities : demand and supply analysis for Northern Ireland
M Bassetto (Author)
(2008)
Case studies of skills development in Northern Ireland
Murtagh B
(2011)
Skills, Conflict and Spatial Planning in Northern Ireland
in Planning Theory & Practice
Murtagh B
(2010)
The skills agenda and the competencies for managing diversity and space
in Town Planning Review
Murtagh, B And Ellis, G
(2011)
Sustainable Communities: Skills and Learning for Place-making
T Willems (Author)
(2008)
In-depth interviews
| Description | The need to focus more on problem solving competencies and mediation techniques, rather than just knowledge acquisition in planning and urban regeneration. |
| Exploitation Route | Policy development in Northern Ireland about skills infrastructure for planning and urban regeneration. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Environment |
| URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/SkillsforManagingSpatialDiversity/#d.en.195712 |
| Description | The findings have been used to inform UK government policy on sustainable communities; the development of a Northern Ireland skills framework; and a new postgraduate degree pathway in urban regeneration |
| First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Development of a skills component to the Northern Ireland urban regeneration strategy |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Creation of a new competency framework for urban regeneration practitioners. |
| URL | http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/urcdg-urban_regeneration.htm |
| Title | Skills analysis |
| Description | Mixed methods approach to skills analysis |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | More effective understanding of the skills needs of practitioners |
| Title | Integrated skills data set |
| Description | Integrated quantitative, interview and case study data |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Development of new degree modules for urban regenration |
| URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPlanningArchitectureandCivilEngineering/PostgraduateCourses/Pla... |
| Description | Planning skills seminar presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of interim research findings. It generated new contacts for in-depth interviews |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |