Professor Georgia Butina Watson

Georgia Butina Watson

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Head of Department

Department of Planning / Department of Planning - Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment

Research activities

Details of my research

Urban design; urban regeneration; public consultation; eco-tourism; community developments; historic towns; place-identity; aesthetic control; urban design and public art; sustainable urban design.

Recent projects include: identity by design; community development; pedagogic research; new towns; and the rehabilitation of historic centres.

Her teaching package for A-level geography students, Making Better Places, won the Geographical Association's silver medal.

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Recent publications

  • Durning, B , Carpenter, J , Glasson, J and Butina Watson, G . ( 2010 ). The spiral of knowledge development: professional knowledge development in planning . Planning practice and research. (4) View more details »

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