Geoff Vigar
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Geoff Vigar is Professor at the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape, Newcastle University.[1] He is a former Director of the Global Urban Research Unit at the university.
His research focuses on strategy development and implementation in land-use and transport planning, and the role and incorporation of social and environmental issues into governance practices in particular. His research centres on how governance institutions influence different policy pathways both in relation to planning and transport policy but also in wider City strategy-making.
Research projects
- Development of Regional Transport Strategies in England including participant observation of the preparation process in North East England.
- SINGOCOM: Social innovation in territorial development funded through the European Commission’s Fifth Framework Programme.
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