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How Does Buddhist Contemplative Space Facilitate the Practice of Mindfulness? (2022)
Journal Article
Chen, A., Porter, N., & Tang, Y. (2022). How Does Buddhist Contemplative Space Facilitate the Practice of Mindfulness?. Religions, 13(5), Article 437. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13050437

This paper examines the spaces where Buddhist spiritual activity—specifically mindfulness practice—takes place, exploring how contemporary urban Buddhist contemplative places may benefit people’s mindful experience. Historical Buddhist contemplative... Read More about How Does Buddhist Contemplative Space Facilitate the Practice of Mindfulness?.

Educating the mindful design practitioner (2021)
Journal Article
Altay, B., & Porter, N. (2021). Educating the mindful design practitioner. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 41, Article 100842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100842

Mindfulness applications are increasing exponentially across many disciplines. However, mindfulness theory and practice within design pedagogy is relatively scarce. What are the operational concepts and applications of mindfulness for acquiring desig... Read More about Educating the mindful design practitioner.

Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront (2020)
Journal Article
Fageir, M., Porter, N., & Borsi, K. (2021). Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront. Planning Perspectives, 36(3), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2020.1804989

This paper explores the process by which the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront took place over the past few decades. It adopts a case study method to identify different trends and patterns and to examine their impact on the emerging urban landscap... Read More about Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront.

Strategic planning and place branding in a World Heritage cultural landscape: a case study of the English Lake District, UK (2020)
Journal Article
Porter, N. (2020). Strategic planning and place branding in a World Heritage cultural landscape: a case study of the English Lake District, UK. European Planning Studies, 28(7), 1291-1314. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1701297

What roles do strategic planning and place branding play in the context of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS)? Here it is theorized that the processes associated with the nomination and management of WHS cultural landscapes involve an integration of p... Read More about Strategic planning and place branding in a World Heritage cultural landscape: a case study of the English Lake District, UK.

Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks. Reviewed: Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks (Second Edition) By Deidre Slattery. Clayton South, Australia: CSIRO Publishing, 2015. xvii + 302 pp. AU$ 45.00, US$ 35.95. ISBN 978-1-486-30171-3. (2017)
Journal Article
Porter, N. (in press). Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks. Reviewed: Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks (Second Edition) By Deidre Slattery. Clayton South, Australia: CSIRO Publishing, 2015. xvii + 302 pp. AU$ 45.00, US$ 35.95. ISBN 978-1-486-30171-3. Mountain Research and Development, 37(1), https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.mm201