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Research Interests

My research interests include the following: 

Spatial planning; urban planning; digital planning; digital transformation; community participation; neoliberalism; Planning 3.0; local and regional economic development; digital technology and public participation; planning support systems; PlanTech; ComTech; sustainable development; daylight, sunlight and overshadowing planning; renewable technologies; solar PV; wind energy; microclimate; 3D modelling; GIS; big data; local area energy planning; economic competitiveness; health and wellbeing; local plan development; development management; forward planning; town and country planning; policy and legislative reform.

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Snapshot of Profile:

  • Planner 
  • Former RTPI NI Executive Committee Member
  • Former Chair of RTPI NI Young Planners Committee
  • PhD Researcher on Spatial Planning & Digital Technology
  • RTPI PlaNIt Article Contributor
  • KTP Supervisor in Collaborative Project with UCL and GIA.

National and Regional Awards

  • KTN Innovate UK Future Leader Award Winner

Academic Awards

  • EPLANI Prize for Planning Skills and Ethics
  • RTPI Prize for best MSc Planning and Development Student
  • The John Greer Prize for best MSc Thesis / Independent Design Project
  • Simon Kirk Award- Best Overall Planning Student on Accredited Undergraduate Course
  • Turley Prize for best Thesis in Planning and Development
  • Best Second Year Planning Student

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  6. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  7. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  8. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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