Georgia Butina Watson
Professor of Urban Design
Oxford Brookes University
Born: 1947
Education:
Year of awarding diploma degree: BA 1972; MA 1974
Year of awarding PhD degree: 1982
Business address:
Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane,OX3 0BP Oxford
Phone number: +44 1865 557182
e-mail address: gbutina-watson@brookes.ac.uk;
Academy membership: International member
Year of admission to HATZ: 2025
Affiliation with the Academy Department: Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Professional activities
Leading of scientific and/or professional projects:
- Healthy Cities: NHS England and Cherwell District Council; 2019-2025;
- Adapt Transform: Modern Art Oxford; 2022;
- Healthy New Towns-Process Evaluation: NHS England and Cherwell District Council; 2015-2019;
- Healthy Urban Mobility: Economic and Social Research Council; 2014-2018;
- Retrofit 2050-Re-Engineering the City, SUE3, Engineering& Physical Sciences Research Council;2010-2014;
- Evaluation of Poundbury 1&2:Duchy of Cornwall; 2013-2015;
- Review of the Qatar National Planning Framework, Ministry of Planning Qatar; 2010
Area of scientific and professional interest:
- Urban Morphology;
- Place Identity;
- Urban Regeneration;
- Community Development;
- Healthy Cities.
Memberships in scientific or professional associations:
- Academy of Urbanism, UK;
- Urban Design Group, UK;
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Awards or recognitions:
- Partnership Award, Department for Education, England;
- Beacon Award, Department for Environment, England;
- Silver Medal Geographical Association, UK
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