Name: Who owns the Clyde and why does it matter?
Start: 2026-08-01T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-08-01T17:00:00+01:00
Location: The Briggait

Who owns the Clyde and why does it matter?

What role does murky and fragmented ownership play in the River Clyde's failure to achieve its potential?
About this Event

Public Spaces, Planning and Fragmented Ownership affect our relationship with the River Clyde. Join Dr Georgiana Varna author of the groundbreaking book, ‘Measuring Public Space: The Star Model’ and planner, Caitlin Arbuckle MacLeod of Collective Architecture in conversation, chaired by Dr Andrew Hoolachan of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow.

Dr Georgiana Varna is Senior Lecturer in Planning and Urbanism at Newcastle University. She writes, 'I am a multi-disciplinary scholar, fascinated by cities, and working in between the realms of geography, urban planning, urban design, architecture, sociology, and urban policy. I am driven by my passion to find ways in which cities can be helped to restructure/regenerate and sometimes reinvent themselves, and by harnessing their creative energies, become more liveable, equal and better 21st century environments. Through my work I hope to help in our common effort of living better lives in our contemporary cities, and I support innovative and experimental solutions that challenge the status quo and promote more sustainable and just urban futures.'

Caitlin Arbuckle MacLeod (Collective Architecture) is an RTPI Chartered Planner having studied City Planning (MSc) part-time at the University of Glasgow, graduating with Distinction in 2024 and achieving chartership in 2026. Caitlin has a strong interest in community-driven projects and socially-responsible urban planning and has extensive experience of community consultation and workshops. She has written articles and blogs and given talks for SEDA, Crumble, RIAS Quarterly, GIA, Voices of Experience and Urban Realm, which explore issues relating to socially-responsible design, mental health, and the climate emergency.

Dr Andrew Hoolachan is a lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning. Andrew has worked between academia and policy, conducting research at Future Cities Catapult, LSE Cities and the New Local Government Network as well as at the University of Manchester and St Andrews. His main research interests are in urban governance, scale, sustainability, urban heritage and epistemological questions around how we produce knowledge to solve complex urban problems.