RSA-Irish Section Workshop
Compact Growth
Friday 20 February 2026, 11.00-15.30
ALG26
Department of Economics
Cork University Business School
University College Cork
Provisional Program
11:00-11:25 Registration Coffee
11:25-11:30 Welcome: Justin Doran, Chair Regional Studies Association, Irish Section
11:30-12:00 Noel Cahill, NESC - What is compact growth and how can it be achieved in Ireland?
12:00-12:30 Colin Fulcher, DHLG - Compact Growth and the National Planning Framework.
12:30-13:00 Owen Douglas, EMRA - The 15-minute City Implementation Pathway.
13:00-14.00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Calvin Jones. Cardiff University - Integrated Spatial Planning: the State of the Art
14:30-15:00 Frank Crowley, UCC – Behavioural urban insights and lessons deployed for climate action
11:00-11:25 Registration Coffee
11:25-11:30 Welcome: Justin Doran, Chair Regional Studies Association, Irish Section
11:30-12:00 Noel Cahill, NESC - What is compact growth and how can it be achieved in Ireland?
12:00-12:30 Colin Fulcher, DHLG - Compact Growth and the National Planning Framework.
12:30-13:00 Owen Douglas, EMRA - The 15-minute City Implementation Pathway.
13:00-14.00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Calvin Jones. Cardiff University - Integrated Spatial Planning: the State of the Art
14:30-15:00 Frank Crowley, UCC – Behavioural urban insights and lessons deployed for climate action
