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The Secret of Creating 21st Century Garden Cities
University of Leicester Bob Burgess Building, Freemens Common, Welford Road, Leicestershire LE1 7EA
Monday 13 Mar 2023
5.30 pmFree and open to all. The lecture is hosted by the University of Leicester at the Bob Burgess Building, Freemen's Common. Members of the Leicester Lit and Phil as well as visitors should register through EventBrite - see Tickets link below.
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Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society
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The Secret of Creating 21st Century Garden Cities
Compassion, Selflessness, and Creativity
The bi-annual Peach Lecture held jointly by the Leicester Lit and Phil and the University of Leicester will be given by internationally renowned town planner and urban designer, Dr Wei Young. She will look back at the 20th Century Garden City movement and its pioneers and introduce the concept of the 21st Garden City, which builds on the original Garden City ideas by promoting sustainability, tackling climate change and using smart technology.
She will also look at how to modernise the planning profession by encouraging a common sense of purpose in creating a system which will balance nature and society to co-exist harmoniously.
Dr Wei Yang was President of Royal Town Planning Institute in 2021 and is a leading figure in implementing the Garden City as a green and low carbon development worldwide. She is an Honorary Professor at the Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London and has been widely published.
The bi-annual Peach Lecture held jointly by the Leicester Lit and Phil and the University of Leicester will be given by internationally renowned town planner and urban designer, Dr Wei Young. She will look back at the 20th Century Garden City movement and its pioneers and introduce the concept of the 21st Garden City, which builds on the original Garden City ideas by promoting sustainability, tackling climate change and using smart technology.
She will also look at how to modernise the planning profession by encouraging a common sense of purpose in creating a system which will balance nature and society to co-exist harmoniously.
Dr Wei Yang was President of Royal Town Planning Institute in 2021 and is a leading figure in implementing the Garden City as a green and low carbon development worldwide. She is an Honorary Professor at the Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London and has been widely published.
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