Cliff Hague
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Cliff Hague is a town planning practitioner, academic (pracademic
) and theorist. He was Professor of Planning and Spatial Development at Heriot-Watt University
, Edinburgh
, until 2006, and now is Emeritus Professor and works as a freelance consultant and researcher. He is chairing the Commonwealth expert group on urbanisation. He was president of the Royal Town Planning Institute
in 1996. He served as president of the Commonwealth Association of Planners
from 2000–2006, and as Secretary-General from 2006-2010. Hague has written a number of books and articles, including "The Development of Planning Thought: A Critical Perspect" which was published by Hutchinson in 1984; Place Identity, Participation and Planning(co-edited with Paul Jenkins) and Making Planning Work(co-authored with Pat Wakely, Chris Jasko and Julie Crespin). He co-authored "Urban Challenges: Scoping the State of the Commonwealth's Cities" with Will French in 2009. Since 2008 he has led the team at the Royal Town Planning Institute that acts as the UK Contact Point for the ESPON programme (ESPON is the European Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion). He writes a blog on www.innovationcircle.net and a "World View" blog on www.planningresource.co.uk, and is also on Twitter. He is a member of the UK's Academy for the Social Sciences. His next book, "Regional and Local Economic Development" co-authored with Euan Hague and Carrie Breitbach, will be published by Palgrave in 2011. Through the 1970s he provided voluntary assistance on planning and housing to the Craigmillar Festival Society, a community group in Edinburgh's largest public housing estate. From the mid-1970s until the late 1980s he was part of the Radical Institute Group that sought reform within the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Pracademic
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) and theorist. He was Professor of Planning and Spatial Development at Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, until 2006, and now is Emeritus Professor and works as a freelance consultant and researcher. He is chairing the Commonwealth expert group on urbanisation. He was president of the Royal Town Planning Institute
Royal Town Planning Institute
The Royal Town Planning Institute is a body representing planning professionals in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1914.-Members:...
in 1996. He served as president of the Commonwealth Association of Planners
Commonwealth Association of Planners
The Commonwealth Association of Planners, abbreviated to CAP, was formed provisionally on 23 September 1970, and its constitution ratified in March, 1973, to, among other things;...
from 2000–2006, and as Secretary-General from 2006-2010. Hague has written a number of books and articles, including "The Development of Planning Thought: A Critical Perspect" which was published by Hutchinson in 1984; Place Identity, Participation and Planning(co-edited with Paul Jenkins) and Making Planning Work(co-authored with Pat Wakely, Chris Jasko and Julie Crespin). He co-authored "Urban Challenges: Scoping the State of the Commonwealth's Cities" with Will French in 2009. Since 2008 he has led the team at the Royal Town Planning Institute that acts as the UK Contact Point for the ESPON programme (ESPON is the European Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion). He writes a blog on www.innovationcircle.net and a "World View" blog on www.planningresource.co.uk, and is also on Twitter. He is a member of the UK's Academy for the Social Sciences. His next book, "Regional and Local Economic Development" co-authored with Euan Hague and Carrie Breitbach, will be published by Palgrave in 2011. Through the 1970s he provided voluntary assistance on planning and housing to the Craigmillar Festival Society, a community group in Edinburgh's largest public housing estate. From the mid-1970s until the late 1980s he was part of the Radical Institute Group that sought reform within the Royal Town Planning Institute.