Sir Peter Hall 
Biography
President of Town and Country Planning Association, Sustainability Consultant, Professor from United Kingdom
Sir Peter Hall is Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration at University College, London and President of the Town and Country Planning Association, Britain’s oldest environmental charity. Previous posts include Director of the Institute of Urban and Regional Development at the University of California, Berkeley. He has advised the British, American and Australian governments on urban development issues and has published over thirty books. Sir Peter Hall is widely acclaimed as the world’s most senior academic in the field of urban geography and city planning.
Videos
Sir Peter Hall
What does sustainable urban planning involve?
Sir Peter Hall reflects on the term ‘sustainability’ as applied to urban planning. He talks about the chief concerns facing urban planners today and discusses the different…
Recorded: 9 September 2005
Sir Peter Hall
How can China grow sustainabily (Part 1)
Sir Peter Hall talks about Chinese urban development in light of a massive increase in car ownership. He speculates about China’s future and reflects upon the cultural and…
Recorded: 9 September 2005
Sir Peter Hall
How can China grow sustainabily (Part 2)
Sir Peter Hall talks about capitalism in China and how a sustainable transport system might develop given the authoritarian nature of its government. Hall talks about Singapore’s…
Recorded: 9 September 2005
Sir Peter Hall
How can China grow sustainabily (Part 3)
Sir Peter Hall looks at the geographic, ideological and political factors involved in mapping effective sustainable development strategies from one country to another. He looks…
Recorded: 9 September 2005
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