Harry Radzuan

Harry completed his PhD in Planning and Environment Management at the School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester. 

He graduated in BEng (Hons) Electronics and MSc in Engineering Management with Distinction before pursuing his doctoral degree in Planning. 

He obtained various technical knowledge and soft skills at the higher education level and has worked within the electronics engineering field with Intel, renewable energy and SCADA designing in his early careers. He is now a Senior Tutor and Fellow for Advance HE (FHEA) within the School of Environment, Education and Development.

His research interests include sustainable development, sustainable cities, smart cities, urban mobility, renewable energy, brownfield re-utilisation, 4th generation district heating and heat pumps with district heating.

Research

Harry's PhD research explored the potential of developing brownfields for renewable energy harvesting sites. Brownfield is broadly known as previously developed land and can include derelict, abandoned and contaminated land.

With the increasing concern on climate change and global warming, brownfields can be one lucrative asset in reducing our carbon emissions by siting renewable energy technologies on them. There is currently no focus on merging the initiative for sustainable land development involving brownfield redevelopment with renewable energy harvesting.

Under the supervision of Prof Richard Kingston and Dr Sotirios Thanos, this research identified feasible brownfield sites that can be transformed into renewable energy sites and build a transferable process model to support the sustainable city initiative.

Harry has also worked with a team in Planning and Environmental Management with Dr Anna Gilchrist, Dr Gareth Clay and Joe Glentworth on a research project commissioned for Natural England to investigate the influence of recreational pursuits on upland ecosystems in the UK.

Modules Taught

Harry served as a graduate teaching assistant running various modules during my time at Manchester from 2017 until 2021. He is now a Senior Tutor in Planning and Environmental Management from December 2021.

Semester 2, 2021-2022

• PLAN60812/40812 Neighbourhood Planning (postgraduate) – with Prof. Richard Kingston and Dr. Caglar Koksal
• PLAN60090 PGT Dissertation (postgraduate)
• PLAN60962/44032 Decision Support Systems in Planning (postgraduate)
• PLAN20172 Environment and Development Fieldtrip (undergraduate)

Semester 1, 2021-2022

• GEOGXXX4 PGT Introduction to Software (postgraduate) – with Dr. Gail Millin-Chalabi
• GEOG10401 Environmental Processes and Change (undergraduate) – with Prof. Jamie Woodward
• GEOG20621 Spatial Data – with Dr. Angela Harris

Semester 2, 2020-2021

•  PLAN10352 Introduction to Urban and Environmental Economics (undergraduate) - with Dr. Sotirios Thanos

 Semester 1, 2020-2021

• PLAN60761 Applied Spatial Analysis (GIS for postgraduate taught) – with Dr. Nuno Pinto

 Semester 2, 2019-2020

• PLAN10092 Applied Project (GIS for undergraduate) – with Dr. Ransford Antwi Acheampong

Semester 1, 2019-2020

• PLAN30731 Environmental Planning and Protection (undergraduate) – with Dr. Jeremy Carter
• PLAN10201 Introduction to Real Estate (undergraduate) – with Dr. Sherry Xu Yishuang
• PLAN60511 Local Economic Development (postgraduate) – with David Carter
• PLAN60771 Planning for Environmental Change (postgraduate) – with Dr. Joanne Tippett
• GEOG20621 Skills for Geographers (undergraduate)
• PLAN60351 Strategic Asset Management (postgraduate)

 Semester 2, 2018-2019

• PLAN10092 Applied Project (GIS for undergraduate) – with Dr. Caglar Koksal

Semester 1, 2018-2019

• PLAN60761 Applied Spatial Analysis (GIS for postgraduate taught) – with Dr. Nuno Pinto
• PLAN30731 Environmental Planning and Protection (undergraduate) – with Dr. Jeremy Carter
• PLAN60021 Planning Powers and Procedures (postgraduate taught) – with Prof. Mark Baker and Dr. Nick Green

Semester 2, 2017-2018

• PLAN10092 Applied Project (GIS for undergraduate) – with Prof. Richard Kingston
• PLAN60452 Environmental Impact Assessment Project (postgraduate taught) – with Dr. Carys Jones
• PLAN20181 Plan Making and Development (postgraduate taught) – with Prof. Mark Baker
• PLAN60090 Postgraduate Taught Dissertation Support

Semester 1, 2017-2018

• PLAN 60411 Environmental Impact Assessment (postgraduate taught) – with Dr. Carys Jones
• PLAN30731 Environmental Planning and Protection (undergraduate) – with Dr. Carys Jones and Dr. Andrew Snow
• PLAN60021 Planning Powers and Procedures (postgraduate taught) – with Prof. Mark Baker

 Semester 2, 2016-2017

• PLAN30072 Planning Law (undergraduate) – with Prof. Mark Baker
• PLAN10501 Urban Ecology (undergraduate) – with Dr. Anna Gilchrist

Graduate Teaching Assistant Trainer

• Coached new graduate teaching assistants in the School of Environment, Education and Development at the University of Manchester on ‘How to Position Yourself as a TA’ 

Manchester Access Programme Tutor

• Delivered one-on-one tutorials and assessed post-16 learners from a disadvantaged background on university-style academic writing

Associate Planner – Royal Town Planning Institute

Fellow – Advance HE

Graduate Engineer – Board of Engineers, Malaysia

Harry's research interests include but not limited to sustainable development, sustainable cities, smart cities, renewable energy, brownfield re-utilisation, 4th generation district heating and heat pumps with district heating.

Harry currently supervises 15 postgraduate students for MSc Dissertation on the following topics:

• Assessing the potential impacts of the future mandatory legislation to achieve a 10% Biodiversity Net gain on developments in Greater Manchester (MSc Planning)
• Analysis of Dynamic Land Use Change Based on GIS - A Comparative Case Study of Suzhou, China and Manchester, UK (MSc Global Urban Development & Planning)
• Challenges and Opportunities of Biophilic cities – Effectiveness of Green infrastructure in nature-based planning for the future (MSc Environmental Impact Assessment & Management)
• Comparing the urban resilience in two cities (pending) from Global North and Global South respectively using the quantitative research method (MSc Global Urban Development & Planning)
• Enhancing EIA system of developing countries in Asia: Using AHP tools (MSc Environmental Impact Assessment & Management)
• Evaluation of current Air Quality Impact Prediction of megaprojects in New Delhi, India (MSc Environmental Impact Assessment & Management)
• Evaluation system and optimisation strategies for resilient communities in China in the context of geological hazards (MSc Urban Design and International Planning)
• Exploring the barriers of climate change adaptation planning for coastal urban settlements in the UK: Capacity, political and policy (MSc Environmental Impact Assessment & Management)
• Green infrastructure in Brownfield sites: Brownfield regeneration with the help of urban design and planning principles (MSc Urban Design and International Planning)
• Is building carbon-neutral infrastructure helping to enhance the climate adaptability in Manchester? (MSc Global Urban Development & Planning)
• Performance evaluation of green infrastructure in England, and taking a park as an example (MSc Urban Regeneration & Development)
• Retrofitting the existing housing stock in Greater Manchester to meet net-zero carbon emissions: the technical capacity of the construction workers (MSc Environmental Impact Assessment & Management)
• Soil quality assessment and spatial variability in urban and peri-urban areas - the case of Manchester (MSc Planning)
• The necessity of ecological restoration of national land space based on ecological security pattern-An example of mining areas in Shanxi, China (MSc Urban Design and International Planning)
• Understanding decision support methods in the context of slum clearance (MSc Global Urban Development & Planning)