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Dear Jennyol
A new planning course in UCC will indeed begin in October 2006. The course will be first of its kind outside Dublin in Ireland, and they are currently seeking accrediation from the Irish Planning Institute and the Royal Town Planning Association. A symposium on planning and development in UCC is on the cards for next March – when the course will start recruiting students.
Good to have you back, Lex. 😉
For what they are worth, here are some maps, illustrating distribution privately rented and public housing accomodation in the City according to the 2002 census.
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These plans for Fota are another depressing example of the futher shrinkage of public space in Cork and environs. Fota presents classic opportunities to develop public parkland, particularly in the context of the expanding city. With outstanding public transport links, the potential to develop access there for people rather than for golfers is so high. I mean come on, golfers can drive anywhere.There are precious few recreational sites of this quality within the Metropolitian area.
I see this all pattern all around. The public domain, and important elements of urban life are disappearing – e.g The closure of The Gingerbread House on Paul Street,- whats next there ? Starbucks?? The Lobby nearly gone – nevermind the loss of Sir Henrys, the systematic take-out of pirate radiostations….oi! 🙁
Lexington
I enjoyed your vision of Cork, but it is remarkably exlusionary. In it you say nothing about how you might imagine how new developments and urban policy over the next 10-20 years might deal with the persistent levels of urban inequality which are part of the current economic and social fabric of the city. By envisioning the city-island as a pleasuredome for wealthy middle class families in upmarket appartments, and populating the river bank with cafes and marinas to entertain corportate clients, its a little difficult see a future for Cork which ensures equality and inclusion for all its inhabitants….
Hey Corkdude- regarding water quality: recent tests suggest the water coming out of the new treatment plant in Little Island is cleaner than the water upstream before it comes into the city: the color of the water is related to agricultural pollution and not to sewage. So blame the farmers I say!
Its obvious now that plans do need to be put into place to build public better access to the river: for a start, the city could extend the possiblities of cafe-culture from the recently renovated pavements by renting out river barges to local pubs and restaurents – such as at the North Mall – a strategy used very successfully in many European cities.
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