I work on research, advice, and analysis to inform policymaking and support planning projects.

Gender equality and planning: Implementing the New Urban Agenda

A Planner article on how the New Urban Agenda can support gender-inclusive cities through planning, access, and public-space design.

Sink estates are not sunk - they're starved of funding

A Guardian comment piece arguing that estate policy should focus on public investment, amenities, and structural inequality rather than blaming residents.

The Path Not Taken

Doctoral thesis on path dependence, urban shrinkage, and planning institutions in Sheffield and Saint-Etienne, defended in December 2024.

The Path Not Taken: applying a path dependence framework to historical urban shrinkage processes and planning institutions in Sheffield and Saint-Etienne.

Path dependence in shrinking cities: learning from the past

A chapter drawing on urban shrinkage research to show why long historical trajectories matter for policy and planning.

Chapter published in the Handbook on Shrinking Cities, exploring how path dependence can inform the study of shrinking cities and their long-term development.

Uneven Trajectories and Decentralisation: Lessons From Historical Planning Processes in Saint-Etienne

An article developing the conceptual and historical framing later expanded in the doctoral work.

Peer-reviewed article examining historical planning processes and decentralisation in Saint-Etienne through a path dependence lens.