‘It needed a fallen angel to become a devil…. We need to seek to be, in that sense, angelic. We need to think all the time about what we are doing. And if we think about what we are doing in urban design, then we will realise just what a responsibility it is’
© Lord Deben
Lord Deben draws on his decades of experience championing climate action and environmental protection at the highest levels of government to offer his observations and suggestions for today’s leaders and policymakers.
John Selwyn Gummer, Baron Deben, was Secretary of State for the Environment from 1993 to 1997 – a period when there were many positive changes including Planning Policy guidance on Transport, Town Centres and Retail Developments, as well as the Environmental Protection Act, and Quality in Town and Country – one of the first government documents to promote better urban design. He was Chair of the UK’s Independent Committee on Climate Change until 2023.
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The National Urban Design Conference 2025. Urban Design Quality for Everyone. Keynote by Lord Deben
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