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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.