Sir Peter Hall | |
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| Chairman of the Fabian Society | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Bray |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Lester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Geoffrey Hall 19 March 1932 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 30 July 2014 (aged 82) London, England |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | urban geographer, town planner |
| Known for | World Cities ranking, urban planning history, city regions, enterprise zones |
Sir Peter Geoffrey Hall FBA (19 March 1932 – 30 July 2014) was an English town planner, urbanist and geographer. He was the Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration at The Bartlett, University College London[1] and president of both the Town and Country Planning Association and the Regional Studies Association.[2] Hall was one of the most prolific and influential urbanists of the twentieth century.[3]
He was known internationally for his studies and writings on the economic, demographic, cultural and management issues that face cities around the globe. Hall was for many years a planning and regeneration adviser to successive UK governments. He was Special Adviser on Strategic Planning to the British government (1991–94) and a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Urban Task Force (1998–1999).[1] Hall is considered by many to be the father of the industrial enterprise zone concept, adopted by countries worldwide to develop industry in disadvantaged areas.
- ^ a b Prof. Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett School of Planning
- ^ "Regional Studies Association". www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk. Regional Studies Association. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 329.