Dr Robert Richardson

  • Research Associate for International Public Policy Observatory (Centre for Public Policy)

Biography

I am a Research Associate at the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow, with particular interests in spatial planning and urban design. I am part of the ESRC-funded International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) project, where I lead Scotland's 'net zero' and 'place and spatial inequality' work. I have previously been a Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR), and a Research Assistant on 'Real Estate, Place Adaptation and Innovation within an Integrated Retailing System' (REPAIR) at the University of Glasgow.

I completed a collaborative PhD with West Dunbartonshire Council at the University of Glasgow, on the local implementation of national urban design policy - titled ‘Creating well-designed places in Scotland: What does it take?’ I have an MRes in Urban Research and an MSc in City Planning and Real Estate Development from the University of Glasgow, and an MA in Geography from University of Cambridge. My teaching experience at the University of Glasgow includes undergraduate level social and public policy, and postgraduate level city planning and urban design.

Publications

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Number of items: 24.

2024

Richardson, R. (2024) The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Research Methods, Hesam Kamalipour, Patricia Aelbrecht, and Nastaran Peimani (eds.), Routledge, 2023, £205.00, 578pp, ISBN: 9780367768058 and Research Handbook on Urban Design, Marion Roberts and Suzy Nelson (eds.), Edward Elgar, 2024, £210.00, 432pp, ISBN: 9781800373464. Urban Design International, (doi: 10.1057/s41289-024-00244-5)[Book Review] (Early Online Publication)

2023

Richardson, R. (2023) The Future of Town and City centres: A New Urban Renaissance? [Website]

Richardson, R. , Weakley, S. and Tsang, K. K. K. (2023) Policy Responses to Economic Inactivity: Addressing a Cross-Cutting Problem. [Website]

Richardson, R. (2023) Conceptualising 'street-level' urban design governance in Scotland. Urban Studies, (doi: 10.1177/00420980231204219) (Early Online Publication)

Richardson, R. (2023) Conceptualising 'street-level' urban design governance in Scotland. [Website]

Richardson, R. (2023) Why converting office space into flats won't solve the housing crisis. Conversation, 31 Oct.

Richardson, R. (2023) Creating Well-Designed Places in Scotland: What Does It Take? National Urban Design Conference 2023: Rethinking Place, Sheffield, UK, 12-13 Oct 2023.

Richardson, R. (2023) The Importance of Retrofitting Historic Homes: Learning From a Tenement Experiment in Glasgow. [Website]

Richardson, R. and Roy, G. (2023) Most of Scotland is rural, and plans for net zero must make that work. [Website]

Richardson, R. (2023) Economic Inactivity and Poor Health: Towards Place-based Policy Responses. Documentation. International Public Policy Observatory.

Richardson, R. , White, J. and James, G. (2023) Progressive Placemaking in Scotland: The Long Road from Aspiration to Implementation. UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference 2023, Glasgow, UK, 4-6 Sept 2023.

White, J. T. , Orr, A. , Jackson, C., Gardner, A., Hickie, J., Richardson, R. and Stewart, J. (2023) Averting dead mall syndrome: de-malling and the future of the purpose-built shopping center in large UK cities. Journal of Urban Affairs, (doi: 10.1080/07352166.2023.2239957) (Early Online Publication)

White, J. T. , Hickie, J., Orr, A. , Jackson, C. and Richardson, R. (2023) The experience economy in UK city centres: a multidimensional and interconnected response to the 'death of the high street'? Urban Studies, 60(10), pp. 1833-1852. (doi: 10.1177/00420980221143043)

Richardson, R. (2023) "Everybody Should Have Seen Themselves as a Place Maker": Developing Place Leadership in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 14-17 June 2023.

Richardson, R. , Holmes, H. and Burgess, G. (2023) Digital exclusion and the cost of living crisis. Documentation. Places for People.

2022

Richardson, R. (2022) 'Design Governance' at 'Street Level’: Delivering Well-Designed Places in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference 2022, Manchester, UK, 5-7 Sep2022.

Richardson, R. (2022) Delivering Urban Design and Economic Growth in Peripheral Places: Design-led Regeneration in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference 2022, Newcastle, UK, 30 Aug - 2 Sep 2022.

Orr, A. M. , Jackson, C., White, J. T. , Lawson, V., Gardner, A., Hickie, J., Richardson, R. and Stewart, J. L. (2022) Retail Change and Transition in UK City Centres. Real Estate, Place Adaptation and Innovation within an integrated Retailing system (REPAIR) End of Project Report. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

White, J. , Hickie, J. and Richardson, R. (2022) Leisure and entertainment experiences: Reshaping city centres. Documentation. University of Glasgow.

Richardson, R. (2022) [X]ceptional, the COP26 Challenge: Delivering more sustainable places through the planning system. [Website]

Richardson, R. (2022) Transcending public-private boundaries: The duality of discretionary design review. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference 2022, Toronto, Canada, 3-5 November 2022.

2021

Richardson, R. and Clifford, P. (2021) The long term public interest: delivering high quality placemaking in West Dunbartonshire. Scottish Planner, 186, pp. 8-9.

Richardson, R. and White, J. T. (2021) Design governance, austerity and the public interest: Planning and the delivery of 'well-designed places' in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Planning Theory and Practice, 22(4), pp. 572-594. (doi: 10.1080/14649357.2021.1958911)

Richardson, R. (2021) The urban design process. Journal of Urban Design, 26(5), pp. 653-655. (doi: 10.1080/13574809.2021.1920208)[Book Review]

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Number of items: 24.

Articles

Richardson, R. (2023) Conceptualising 'street-level' urban design governance in Scotland. Urban Studies, (doi: 10.1177/00420980231204219) (Early Online Publication)

Richardson, R. (2023) Why converting office space into flats won't solve the housing crisis. Conversation, 31 Oct.

White, J. T. , Orr, A. , Jackson, C., Gardner, A., Hickie, J., Richardson, R. and Stewart, J. (2023) Averting dead mall syndrome: de-malling and the future of the purpose-built shopping center in large UK cities. Journal of Urban Affairs, (doi: 10.1080/07352166.2023.2239957) (Early Online Publication)

White, J. T. , Hickie, J., Orr, A. , Jackson, C. and Richardson, R. (2023) The experience economy in UK city centres: a multidimensional and interconnected response to the 'death of the high street'? Urban Studies, 60(10), pp. 1833-1852. (doi: 10.1177/00420980221143043)

Richardson, R. and Clifford, P. (2021) The long term public interest: delivering high quality placemaking in West Dunbartonshire. Scottish Planner, 186, pp. 8-9.

Richardson, R. and White, J. T. (2021) Design governance, austerity and the public interest: Planning and the delivery of 'well-designed places' in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Planning Theory and Practice, 22(4), pp. 572-594. (doi: 10.1080/14649357.2021.1958911)

Book Reviews

Richardson, R. (2024) The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Research Methods, Hesam Kamalipour, Patricia Aelbrecht, and Nastaran Peimani (eds.), Routledge, 2023, £205.00, 578pp, ISBN: 9780367768058 and Research Handbook on Urban Design, Marion Roberts and Suzy Nelson (eds.), Edward Elgar, 2024, £210.00, 432pp, ISBN: 9781800373464. Urban Design International, (doi: 10.1057/s41289-024-00244-5)[Book Review] (Early Online Publication)

Richardson, R. (2021) The urban design process. Journal of Urban Design, 26(5), pp. 653-655. (doi: 10.1080/13574809.2021.1920208)[Book Review]

Research Reports or Papers

Richardson, R. (2023) Economic Inactivity and Poor Health: Towards Place-based Policy Responses. Documentation. International Public Policy Observatory.

Richardson, R. , Holmes, H. and Burgess, G. (2023) Digital exclusion and the cost of living crisis. Documentation. Places for People.

Orr, A. M. , Jackson, C., White, J. T. , Lawson, V., Gardner, A., Hickie, J., Richardson, R. and Stewart, J. L. (2022) Retail Change and Transition in UK City Centres. Real Estate, Place Adaptation and Innovation within an integrated Retailing system (REPAIR) End of Project Report. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

White, J. , Hickie, J. and Richardson, R. (2022) Leisure and entertainment experiences: Reshaping city centres. Documentation. University of Glasgow.

Conference or Workshop Item

Richardson, R. (2023) Creating Well-Designed Places in Scotland: What Does It Take? National Urban Design Conference 2023: Rethinking Place, Sheffield, UK, 12-13 Oct 2023.

Richardson, R. , White, J. and James, G. (2023) Progressive Placemaking in Scotland: The Long Road from Aspiration to Implementation. UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference 2023, Glasgow, UK, 4-6 Sept 2023.

Richardson, R. (2023) "Everybody Should Have Seen Themselves as a Place Maker": Developing Place Leadership in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 14-17 June 2023.

Richardson, R. (2022) 'Design Governance' at 'Street Level’: Delivering Well-Designed Places in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference 2022, Manchester, UK, 5-7 Sep2022.

Richardson, R. (2022) Delivering Urban Design and Economic Growth in Peripheral Places: Design-led Regeneration in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference 2022, Newcastle, UK, 30 Aug - 2 Sep 2022.

Richardson, R. (2022) Transcending public-private boundaries: The duality of discretionary design review. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference 2022, Toronto, Canada, 3-5 November 2022.

Website

Richardson, R. (2023) The Future of Town and City centres: A New Urban Renaissance? [Website]

Richardson, R. , Weakley, S. and Tsang, K. K. K. (2023) Policy Responses to Economic Inactivity: Addressing a Cross-Cutting Problem. [Website]

Richardson, R. (2023) Conceptualising 'street-level' urban design governance in Scotland. [Website]

Richardson, R. (2023) The Importance of Retrofitting Historic Homes: Learning From a Tenement Experiment in Glasgow. [Website]

Richardson, R. and Roy, G. (2023) Most of Scotland is rural, and plans for net zero must make that work. [Website]

Richardson, R. (2022) [X]ceptional, the COP26 Challenge: Delivering more sustainable places through the planning system. [Website]

This list was generated on Tue Apr 16 18:48:59 2024 BST.

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