Outputs (20)

Atmospheres of stillness in Bristol’s Bearpit (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This paper studies atmospheres of stillness in a contested urban public space known as the ‘Bearpit’. The purpose is to provide a nuanced account of stillness and its relationship to atmosphere. Drawing on an ethnographi... Read More about Atmospheres of stillness in Bristol’s Bearpit.

Becoming ecological citizens: Connecting people through performance art, food matter and practices (2016)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2016. Engaging the interest of Western citizens in the complex food connections that shape theirs’ and others’ personal wellbeing around issues such as food security and access is challenging. This article is critical of the food mark... Read More about Becoming ecological citizens: Connecting people through performance art, food matter and practices.

Thinking through non-representational and affective atmospheres in planning theory and practice (2014)
Journal Article

This article engages with recent debates surrounding non-representational theory and the affective turn in the social sciences, arguing that such thinking offers a particularly useful set of concepts for the discipline of planning. This includes a wi... Read More about Thinking through non-representational and affective atmospheres in planning theory and practice.

Democratic Accountability and Metropolitan Governance: The Case of South Hampshire, UK (2014)
Journal Article

© 2013 Urban Studies Journal Limited. This paper examines the notion of democratic accountability through an investigation of metropolitan governance in South Hampshire, UK. The author employs an interpretive approach to trace varying readings of dem... Read More about Democratic Accountability and Metropolitan Governance: The Case of South Hampshire, UK.

Cultural activism and the politics of place-making (2013)
Journal Article

In this paper, we explore the relationship between creative practice, activism and urban place-making by considering the role they play in the construction of meaning in urban spaces. Through an analysis of two activist groups based in Stokes Croft,... Read More about Cultural activism and the politics of place-making.

Tracing the Democratic Narrative: Big Society, Localism and Civic Engagement (2013)
Journal Article

This paper engages with recent policy changes in the UK surrounding the government's Big Society and localism agenda. Examining the framework and condition through which these programmes are developing in England, the article traces the conceptual de... Read More about Tracing the Democratic Narrative: Big Society, Localism and Civic Engagement.

The production of space in metropolitan regions: A Lefebvrian analysis of governance and spatial change (2012)
Journal Article

The language of relational geography now permeates the field and literature of planning, with phrases such as 'fuzzy boundaries' and 'flows and networks' being commonly used to express the complexity of socio-economic and governance relations. Howeve... Read More about The production of space in metropolitan regions: A Lefebvrian analysis of governance and spatial change.

Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England (2011)
Journal Article

This article examines the concept of integrated spatial planning through a case study of subregional working in South Hampshire, England. It argues that while the government's notion of integration was ill-defined and inconsistent, there were critica... Read More about Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England.

International insights on civic leadership and public service innovation (2009)
Report

Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: The role of neighbourhood in the health and happiness of older people
Report

This case study examined factors affecting the health and happiness of older residents in Staple Hill, Bristol, UK. The research, which was qualitative in nature, was primarily achieved through a workshop, and 13 walking interviews, with older resid... Read More about Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: The role of neighbourhood in the health and happiness of older people.