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Town & Country Planning

AEROENERGYTECH  
This is the list to facilitate communication and collaboration between the members of the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) Airport Energy Technologies Network (AETN).

BEL-NET  
International Research Network for Law & Dispute Resolution in Property, Construction, Housing, Planning & the Environment. Associated with the International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, the international CIB Working Commission (W113) on Law and Dispute Resolution, and the annual COBRA research conference (see below).

BESTS  
This list is intended as communication channel for students and scholars who share a research interest at the intersection of STS - Science and Technology Studies - and the Built Environment. It is meant to stimulate knowledge sharing between and among UK researchers and their peers abroad. #

BSA-URBAN-THEORY-AND-RESEARCH  
This list is used by the BSA's Urban Theory and Research Study Group UTR. More info here:

CITIESAFTERTRANSITION  
The 'Cities after Transition' CAT list brings together researchers working on any aspect of transitional cities, but is particularly focused on cities in the socialist Communist and post-socialist worlds. List members work on urbanisation and sub-urbanisation, urban processes and planning, urban cultures and so on within the context of post-socialist transition. The CAT network hosts international conferences.

COMPLEXITY-PLANNING  
This list supports communication between scholars exploring the complex nature of cities and the complex nature of urban planning. It is linked to the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) thematic group on complexity.

CYCLING-AND-SOCIETY  
This is the discussion and information list of the Cycling and Society Research Group - a cross-disciplinary and multi-institutional group of researchers concerned with cycling and bicycles from a broad range of intellectual perspectives.

DEPTHMAP  
This list is for discussions of issues to do with the UCL Depthmap software developed by UCL. This software is now in use by over 1500 researchers, students and academics in over 70 countries. Topics include the trivial (how to use certain features) to questions about the direction of future developments, and the active involvement of other institutions.

DESIGN-SPACES-WITH-CHILDREN  
This list provides an inter-disciplinary, international forum for academics and practitioners to explore the design of spaces used by children and young people. It also constitutes a space where technqiues for encouraging children's participation in design can be discussed.

DPU-PIP  
Partnership, Informatics and Participation for implementing the Habitat Agenda. See http://habitat.igc.org/projects/pip.htm for more detailed information.

ECOPLAN  
Ecoplan is an ESRC-supported seminar series which aims to promote an approach to land use planning based on landscape ecology. The main purpose of the web-based discussion group is to propose an agenda for future research and practice.

ENVPSY  
The EnvPsy mailing list is for all those interested in environment-behaviour relations. It is the listserv of IAPS. The list will be of interests to psychologists, geographers, planners, architects, sociologists and all other disciplines which have an interest in people-environment transactions.

ESTATE-MANAGEMENT  
The estate management list covers urban land and buildings their development, use, management and valuation/appraisal; it is of primary interest to academics and researchers in Land Economy, Estate Management and related fields.

FWS_WP2  
Workpackage 2 activities of the Futureworkspaces project. Sublist of futureworkspaces

FWS_WP4  
Workpackage 4 activities of the Futureworkspaces project.

GATEDCOMMUNITESPRIVATEGOVERNANCE  
This list connects a multi disciplinary and international community of researchers investigating the growth of private urban governance. The list-owner co-founded this community in 1999, which meets F2F every two years.

GBER  
To discuss the emerging issues of urban built-environment involving architecture, town planning, urban design and sustainable environment.

ICGG  
This list is for communication and discussion between members of the International Critical Geography Group (ICGG) and for the disemmination of information about the International Conferences of Critical Geography and related activities. Membership of the ICGG is obtained by subscribing to this list. By subscribing to this list you are confirming that you wish to join the ICGG and that you support its Statement of Purpose, which can be found here: http://internationalcriticalgeography.org/statement-of-purpose/.

INCLUSIVE-DESIGN  
This list is for those interested in the process of inclusive design and its application across all design disciplines

JAPANESE-KNOTWEED  
The Japanese Knotweed Forum aims to facilitate discussion and communication between all scientists interested in the invasive weed Japanese Knotweed and related species.

LRAP  
Forum for discussion of restoration of London rivers.

META-  
Discussion forum - Issues in Marine Ecotourism. Open to academic researchers and marine ecotourism practitioners worldwide. (Created for the EU Interrag IIc Project - Marine Ecotourism for the Atlantic Area (META-) Hosted by UWE Bristol / Bristol Group for Tourism Research, United Kingdom)

NEW-TOWNS  
Britain's new town programme demonstrated successes in planning, social, economic, and financial spheres. Does growth of unemployment and need for sustainable urban development make new town ideas irrelevant? Can other countries learn from British experience? The list will discuss such questions.

OAC-USERS  
This list is for users of the Output Area Classification, produced by the Office for National Statistics as part of the outputs from the 2001 UK Census

OASIS-USERS  
This list is used to make announcements to, and foster discussion between, users of the OASIS form. The OASIS project provides an online index to the mass of archaeological grey literature that has been produced as a result of the advent of large-scale developer funded fieldwork.

PARTYWALLS  
For the discussion of all matters relating to the law and practice of boundaries and party walls. This includes the application of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, the resolution of boundary disputes, the determination of rights to light issues and all other negotiations between neighbouring owners in construction and other situations.

PNUK  
Planners Network UK (pnuk) is a collective of practitioners, students, academics and activists developing and supporting critical thinking about the current state of planning in the UK. We want to connect those concerned about the current climate of debate, develop resources to support critical thinking and stimulate debate about alternatives to market-driven planning.

PROPERTYRIGHTS-PLANNING  
This list brings together researchers interested in property rights, planning and the evolution of cities at the boundary of planned and market order.

PUBLICREALM  
A forum for the promotion and exchange of knowledge and advice on the design, maintenance, management and improvement of the public realm. This programme to encourage skills and deliver education in public realm design, maintenance and management is being developed by the University of Westminster and the PRIAN, the Public Realm Information and Advice Network.

RGS-PERG  
This list is the principal hub for the dissemination of e-information to the RGS Planning & Environment Research Group membership

STADTKOLLOQUIUM  
This list is used by postgraduate students and early career researchers in the field of interdisciplinary urban research to make announcements and disseminate information on upcoming conferences, seminars, CFPs, and other events, publications, and projects specifically relevant to postgraduate students. The list also provides a forum for discussions related to the study of cities. It is linked to Stadtkolloquium, an annual interdisciplinary postgraduate workshop based at the UCL Urban Laboratory, but open to anyone interested in urban related questions.

URB-GEOG-FORUM  
This list provides for dialogue on various debates and concerns related to the study of cities and urban geography, and a channel for the dissemination of related information on upcoming conferences, seminars, CFPs, and other events. Maintenance of the list is coordinated by the Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), and participation is open to members of the UGRG and anyone else interested in research on cities.

URBAN-REGIONAL-PLANNING  
This list is for disscusing Urban and Regional Planning issues and information exchange between all interested people in field. The list acts as a means of disseminating information and announcing events relating to Urban and Regional Planning.

URBANDESIGN  
A forum for the exchange of knowledge and advice and discussion of all issues relating to Urban Design

URBANISATION  
Related to DFID Urbanisation newsletter, this list aims to inform members about current developments in the sector and to focus on and discuss work supported by DFID country programmes and research activities.

VIVACITY2020  
This list is used to disseminate information to VivaCity2020's researchers and principal investigators.

WGSG  
This list is used by members of the Women and Geography Study Group to circulate announcements and to facilitate discussion of issues of relevance to feminist geography and to supporting women in Geography.