Article
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.
Planning systemsPublic spacePublic policy
Researcher in geography and urban planning
Victoria Pinoncely
Associate Researcher, Centre Jean Pepin UMR 8230 CNRS - ENS-PSL
I am a researcher, planner, and policy specialist working across urban planning, geography, public policy, and territorial inequality. This site brings together my profile, publications, writing, and project work in English and French.
Key links
Public profiles and institutional pages that anchor the academic and professional record.
LinkedIn Career profile bringing together current affiliation, earlier planning and policy roles in London, and public-facing expertise. CNRS / Centre Jean Pepin Current institutional page reflecting Victoria's research affiliation and academic positioning within CNRS - ENS-PSL. HAL CV Structured academic CV and publication record, useful for tracing thesis work, articles, and research outputs. Google Scholar Indexed scholarly record showing how Victoria's publications circulate and are cited in research contexts.
Writing
Selected published articles and public commentary.
Publications
Thesis work, journal articles, chapters, reports, and policy papers.
Thesis 2024
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.
Chapter 2022
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.
Article 2022
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.
Projects
Research programmes and project work linked to planning, policy, and urban change.
Research programme
RTPI Planning Horizons
A long-term RTPI research programme looking at how planning can respond to major 21st-century challenges through spatial thinking, health, economy, and governance.
Planning systemsPublic policyUrban governance
International research network
RE-CITY ITN
An EU Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie training network on shrinking cities, urban transformation, and planning responses to demographic and structural change.
Planning systemsUrban governancePublic policy
Experience
I work between scholarship, policy, and practice, with a focus on urban planning, geography, territorial inequality, and the built environment.
2024
PhD defended at ENS-PSL
PhD in geography and urban planning defended on December 6, 2024, following Marie Sklodowska-Curie funded research within the RE-CITY network.
Research
Research across cities and institutions
Work spanning LSE Cities, the RE-CITY network, and Centre Jean Pepin, with a focus on urban change, health, shrinkage, and planning institutions.
Practice
Policy, advisory, and planning practice
Roles across RTPI, Centre for London, AECOM, and Hackney, connecting evidence, policymaking, and planning delivery.
Contact
Contact
For speaking, consulting, writing commissions, teaching, and media inquiries.