Publications
Thesis work, journal articles, chapters, reports, and policy papers.
View 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.
Ecole normale superieure / HAL theses repository
The Path Not Taken: applying a path dependence framework to historical urban shrinkage processes and planning institutions in Sheffield and Saint-Etienne.
View 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.
Edward Elgar
Chapter published in the Handbook on Shrinking Cities, exploring how path dependence can inform the study of shrinking cities and their long-term development.
View 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.
Urban Planning
Peer-reviewed article examining historical planning processes and decentralisation in Saint-Etienne through a path dependence lens.
View Report 2018
Borough Builders: Delivering more housing across London
A Centre for London report examining the return of council housebuilding and the barriers to scaling delivery.
Centre for London
Report co-authored with Mario Washington-Ihieme on council-led housebuilding and the potential for borough delivery models in London.
View Report 2018
Made for London: Realising the potential of modern methods of construction
A report on how off-site and modern construction methods could improve the speed, scale, and quality of housing delivery in London.
Centre for London
Report co-authored with Erica Belcher on modern methods of construction and housing delivery in London.
View Policy paper 2016
Poverty, Place and Inequality
An RTPI policy paper linking poverty and inequality to planning, place, and spatial policy.
RTPI
Policy paper arguing that place-based approaches are central to tackling poverty and inequality.