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All aboard for Sustainability - UrbanBuzz on the HMS President

Wednesday 18 April 2007

The sustainable development of London and the Thames Gateway is a major challenge for policy-makers and developers alike. This is why both government and industry are keen to call on the expertise of academic researchers and professionals in fields including design, urban planning and regeneration.

Peter Bishop, newly-appointed Director of Design for London, and Dr Tim Williams of The Housing Corporation will be keynote speakers at a major networking event held aboard the historic HMS President, off Victoria Embankment, on Wednesday 18 April.

Peter Bishop, who became London’s first Director of Design in December, will speak on Design for London: Plans for Public Spaces in the Thames Gateway. Dr Tim Williams, an influential adviser on planning policy to the government, will talk on the theme of Quality First, or how to build a Thames Gateway we would all like to live in.

  Researchers and professionals in the fields of design, urban planning and regeneration will discuss proposals for a sustainable future and explore new research in a wide variety of topics, including transport planning, the impact of global warming, sustainability monitoring and benchmarking, and community-based environmental and regeneration projects.

UrbanBuzz: Building Sustainable Communities is a two-year knowledge exchange programme led by University College London (UCL) in partnership with the University of East London (UEL). The programme is designed to stimulate new thinking and contribute to the development of sustainable communities initially in London and the South East.  

Projects currently in the pipeline include transport planning in London over the next 50 years in the context of global warming, real-time learning for community-based environmental projects, getting students involved in sustainability projects and using spatial planning to work out the shape of a sustainable London and South-East England.

  For further information, visit www.urbanbuzz.org

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For details and pictures contact Patrick Wilson: 020 8223 2061 or 07951 797 975

Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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