{"id":750,"name":"Gillian Dick","url":"","description":"Gillian is the Manager of Spatial Planning \u2013 Research & Development team within the Development Plan Group at Glasgow City Council.  She has a BSc (Hons) in Town Planning from Heriot-Watt University and BSc (Hons) in Human Geography from the Open University.  She is a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and is the past   Chair on their Partnership and Accreditation Panel. She has  completed six years as the RTPI nominated practioner rep on Queen University Belfast Planning school partnership Board, which she also chaired for the final two years. She has spent the last four years in a similar role with the Technical University Dublin Partnership Board, where she currently the chair. \r\n\r\nGillian had the lead role for the Council within the Horizon 2020 Connecting Nature project, where Glasgow was one of the front runner cities.  http:\/\/www.connectingnature.eu\/glasgow Glasgow used its Open space Strategy and Delivery Plan (opportunity mapping) as it\u2019s exemplar within this project. \r\n \r\nGlasgow is now one of the Role model cities in the UNEP programme UN Generation restoration \r\n\r\nGillian started her career in Banff & Buchan \/ Aberdeenshire before moving to Glasgow 19 years ago. She therefore has a broad breadth of experience working both very rural and highly urbanised areas.  Gillian\u2019s team takes a place- based approach with a nature-based solutions focus to all that they do. The team has the following Objectives: \r\n\r\nCreate liveable, productive, adaptable, multifunctional spaces\/places; \r\n\r\nSupport climate change adaption and mitigation; \r\n\r\nIncrease resilience, both of communities and their environment; \r\n\r\nFoster community engagement with, and ownership of, space\/place; \r\n\r\nDevelop places that support healthy, active lifestyles and engender well-being; \r\n\r\nPromote connectivity and permeability, both spatial and social; \r\n\r\nEstablish integrated environmental infrastructure as a fundamental requirement for successful urban development; \r\n\r\nFacilitate innovative uses for vacant and derelict land and under-utilised greenspace; \r\n\r\nNurture biodiversity and expand thriving habitats; \r\n\r\nHighlight and strengthen the link between community planning and the physical environment, particularly with a view to reducing health inequalities; \r\n\r\nPositively influence infrastructure\/asset investment decisions to maximise environmental quality.","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/author\/gilliandick\/","slug":"gilliandick","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-48x48.jpg","96":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-96x96.jpg"},"meta":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"full":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816.jpg","96":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-96x96.jpg","25":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-25x25.jpg","64":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-64x64.jpg","26":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-26x26.jpg","160":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-160x160.jpg","74":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-74x74.jpg","60":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-60x60.jpg","32":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-32x32.jpg","125":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-125x125.jpg","24":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-48x48.jpg","250":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-250x250.jpg","192":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gillian-Dick_avatar_1551223816-192x192.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}