The “Regional and Urban Planning of Valencia” report is a product of the MSc in Regional and Urban Planning Studies students’ fieldtrip in Valencia, Spain held on 26-9 of March 2018. The following is a reflection on the trip by RUPS student Eric Solomon:

“From March 26th-March 29th 2018, my fellow LSE planning students and I were fortunate enough to receive a first-hand, comprehensive tutorial on planning in the real world. We put away our laptops and notebooks (not to mention our raincoats as well) and decamped for sunny Valencia, Spain. There was ample paella eaten and plenty of beach time enjoyed. More importantly, and thanks to the enthusiastic co-operation of our hosts at the Valencia Regional Government and the University of Valencia, we left Valencia with much more than just fun memories and a Mediterranean sunburn. This trip was a chance to put the theories we had learned about all year to the test, and to immerse ourselves in the urban issues of a city in some ways similar but in many more ways different than the London that had been our urban laboratory since September. I think I can speak for all of us when I express my deep gratitude to everyone that shared their planning expertise with us, especially Helena Buenza at the Generalitat Valenciana, Ramon Marrades of Marina Valencia, Alberto Traval and Joaquin Farrinos of the University of Valencia, and Eva Alvarez of Universitat Politec-nica de Valencia. We look forward to bringing the lessons we learned in Valencia with us as we continue our planning careers around the world.”