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Wales Millenium Centre and the Pierhead Building on the waterfront at Cardiff Bay.

Report reveals public attitudes to climate change

30 January 2015

New report reveals public attitudes to climate change.

Sustainable Local Economies Seminar Series 2014

1 January 2015

During October, November and December 2014 PLACE teamed up with the Centre for Local Economic Strategies to present a series of three seminars focusing of sustainable local economies.

Road Jam

More roads, more misery – how commuting is killing us

12 December 2014

Commuting is always a hot topic. This week, Dr Daniel Newman was invited onto a BBC regional radio station to talk about why we find commuting so stressful

Juvenile Cod_seagrass

For the love of cod, let's save our disappearing seagrass

27 November 2014

Seagrass is one of the most important coastal habitats where young ocean-going fish such as Atlantic cod can grow and develop. But these critically important habitats, revealed in new research, are being damaged the world over and its not just threatening biodiversity but our food security

Leuven

Postgraduate Certificate Programme in Spatial Development Planning

3 November 2014

A three months interactive programme for Postgraduate Students in Leuven, Belgium (March – May 2015)

Field

Not just a pretty place

15 October 2014

How our sense of place may help us to connect with a more sustainable way of life.

Uplands

Minister announces review of protected sites in Wales

2 October 2014

Professor Terry Marsden, Director of the Sustainable Places Research Institute, will chair the independent panel which will carry out the review of the governance arrangements for Wales’ designated landscapes.

Seagrass

New research highlights importance of Indonesian seagrass conservation

1 October 2014

New research demonstrates that protecting seagrass meadows in Indonesia could be critical for national food security and important fisheries exports.

Senedd event

Experts hold Senedd event to break the “invisible barrier” of energy use

26 September 2014

‘Sense of Energy’ exhibition to engage public in how to live more sustainable lives.