Gavan Rafferty

• BA (Hons.), MSc, PhD, Pg Cert HEP, FHEA, MRTPI
• Lecturer at University of Ulster

Belfast THRI[VES] is a pilot collaboration between Ulster University’s Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, the School of Psychology, and Bamford Centre for Mental Health & Wellbeing, working with Operational Partners from Belfast City Council’s City Regeneration & Development Division and The Department for Infrastructure. The...

but Introduction which starts with...Brexit is undoubtedly a geographical question and one with profound implications for the UK, Ireland, Europe and, perhaps most critically, North-South relations on the island of Ireland. The prospect of a hard border places at risk the goodwill and ease of access that have provided the basis for cross-border coo...

The notion of ‘functional geographies’ has gained momentum across academic and policy communities in recent decades. In an EU context, the elevation of territoriality and functionality in policy-making has drawn attention to ‘spatial context and distribution’ (Faludi and Peyrony, 2011) and ‘place-based’ approaches (Nosek, 2017) for nurturing a more...

This special issue brings together five papers, exploring the current and future geographies of cross-border cooperation and interaction on the island of Ireland. They critically assess the extent to which non-territorial, functional geographies have become embedded within the policy landscape North and South and highlight both their institutional...

The notion of 'functional geographies' has gained momentum across academic and policy communities in recent decades. In an EU context, the elevation of territoriality and functionality in policy-making has drawn attention to 'spatial context and distribution' (Faludi and Peyrony, 2011) and 'place-based' approaches (Nosek, 2017) for nurturing a more...

Community Participation in Planning (CPiP) was a two year collaborative project involving Ulster University (UK), Community Places (UK), the University of Aveiro (Portugal) and the Politecnico di Milano (Italy). CPiP was funded through the European Union's (EU) Erasmus+ programme, supporting education and training activities in order to foster qual...

2 Community Participation in Planning (CPiP) was a two year collaborative project involving Ulster University (UK), Community Places (UK), the University of Aveiro (Portugal) and the Politecnico di Milano (Italy). CPiP was funded through the European Union's (EU) Erasmus+ programme, supporting education and training activities in order to foster qu...

This report seeks to explore the interfaces between land-use planning (reforms) and community planning (innovation) in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – with a specific focus on the Irish border region. Recognising that there are vertical, horizontal and lateral dimensions to this potential interface between land-use and community plan...

The Local Government Bill offers an innovative way for community planning to consider how public services are planned and delivered at local levels. In appreciating how this new function aligns with the main aspirations of the Programme for Government, community planning has to be considered in relation to the wider programme of local government...

The past couple of decades have brought with them substantial changes to the devolved nations of the UK. Devolution has created the opportunity for a range of stakeholders to shape their surroundings in a way that is sensitive to the history and character of a place. As part of the Review of Public Administration (RPA) underway in Northern Ireland,...

This paper discusses whether planning practice seems to intensify the divisions that exist within the cities of Belfast and Jerusalem. Firstly, it identifies some of the main scholars classification and description of co-existing multicultural activities, before moving on to examine the various planning actions within the two aforementioned cities....