Professor Ian Strange
Director of Research | Leeds Beckett University
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM
Ian Strange became Professor of Spatial Policy and Head of CUDEM in January 2007.
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Ian became Professor of Spatial Policy and Head of CUDEM in January 2007. CUDEM provides a focus for the research of academics in the Planning, Housing and Human Geography group. Since 2007, projects undertaken for the European Commission, UK government, and regional authorities have delivered agenda-setting research with significant contribution to the academy, policy and practice, while enriching our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching portfolio.
Ian is an experienced and effective communicator and teacher. He has considerable experience of presenting complex ideas and information in both written and spoken form to diverse audiences. Ian has published widely in a variety of formats, often disseminating academic research to a policy-oriented and focused audience. He also has extensive experience of presenting research papers at numerous national and international conferences and seminars, as well as presenting research findings to senior policy makers.
Ian teaches at all levels of the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum. He has a track record of delivering high quality teaching and learning in the following areas: heritage and conservation policy, urban regeneration, spatial planning, cultural geography, planning history and research methodology. Ian is an experienced supervisor of research at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Ian's research experience and expertise lies within the areas of urban governance and art, cultural and heritage policy. Research has focused on the nature of urban governance and its relationship to regeneration, and the contribution of the arts, culture and heritage sectors to local regeneration. Ian has undertaken research contracts for the ESRC, European Commission, UK Government departments, cultural and arts organizations and various local and regional authorities. His research networks are wide ranging and have been established through regular participation in research projects at local, regional, national and international scales. These involve working with regional planners through participation in the RTPI Yorkshire Conference Series, involvement with Roberts Knight Leeds Met (RKL) consultancy on public art projects, participation in EPSRC/ESRC research cluster on values in the historic environment, and extensive work on European spatial development policy through the European Spatial Planning and Observation Network (ESPON) projects.
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Areas of Expertise (5)
Urban Governance and Art
Urban
Housing
Human Geography
Cultural Policy
Education (3)
The University of Sheffield: PhD, Urban Studies/Affairs 1992
University of Sussex: MA, History 1986
University of Sussex: BA, Economic History 1985
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- English
Articles (5)
Centenary paper: Urban conservation and the shaping of the English city
Town Planning Review2011 The role of urban conservation as an aim of planning evolved through the twentieth century, shifting from the margins to the mainstream and in the process becoming an inescapable element of the way English cities remake themselves. This paper charts the development of conservation planning and in particular the historical trajectory of a variety of urban contexts including 'jewel cities', long acknowledged as historic, and the core English cities more recently accepted as having significant historic environments.
Evaluating public art in the North of England: Logic models, frameworks and emerging impact
Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit2011 Public art has increasingly become associated with wider processes of regeneration and place shaping. It is increasingly part of the landscape of regions and cities across the UK which are competing for bigger, better and more iconic trophies to enhance identity on the international stage. In an evidence based policy environment, evaluation has a key role to play though there are pitfalls for the unwary.
Cultural Policy in Leeds
The Yorkshire and Humber Regional Review2010 Bradford raised a few eyebrows with its bid to be City of Culture in 2008, but then demonstrated that its claim could not be so easily dismissed. In recent years, several of the region’s towns and cities have put cultural policies at the heart of their corporate visions and strategies in an effort to unite, develop and promote.
The ageing of Europe: Demographic scenarios of Europe's futures
Futures2010 This paper explores the demographic futures of Europe by presenting two scenarios. The ‘silver century’ scenario is based on the continuation of current demographic trends and policies. In this scenario, Europe's population will continue to age and immigration will be limited. As a result younger people will increasingly tend to concentrate in urban areas while the retirees, who are able, will settle in suburban and rural spaces.
Cold War Heritage and the Conservation of Military Remains in Yorkshire
International Journal of Heritage Studies2007 Over the last few years there has been a growing interest in the future of military remains created in the UK since 1945. This interest has been sparked by debates that have taken place in archaeology, heritage management and conservation. Our purpose in this article is to intersect with these discussions and practice in a number of ways. First the article sets the discussion of Cold War military sites into the wider context of the rise of military archaeology and heritage conservation more generally.
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