Outputs (56)

Leadership, urban structure and place: Evidence from Bristol and Dorset (2023)
Journal Article

Local leadership has become of increasing interest in the context of a renewed focus on local government and local development. In parallel, new interpretations of thinking about leadership drawing on Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Foucault suggest that... Read More about Leadership, urban structure and place: Evidence from Bristol and Dorset.

Bristol’s inclusive growth strategy: Excavating the discourse of the One City Plan (2023)
Journal Article

Over the last twenty years, particularly since the publication of the Barca report (2009) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2014) report, a new 'conventional wisdom'/ paradigm has emerged for local development - the p... Read More about Bristol’s inclusive growth strategy: Excavating the discourse of the One City Plan.

Brownfield regeneration and the shifting of financial risk: Between plans and reality in public-private partnerships (2022)
Journal Article

Internationally, brownfield regeneration projects are delivered through public-private partnerships that form complex legal and structural delivery mechanisms. Utilizing private-sector finance and skills is an accepted practice to reduce financial ri... Read More about Brownfield regeneration and the shifting of financial risk: Between plans and reality in public-private partnerships.

'Places left behind': National urban policy in the UK - from boom to slump and recovery? (2021)
Book Chapter

Urban Regeneration in the UK (2020)
Book

Third edition covering the context for regeneration, national urban policy from 1945-2020, city-level responses to urban change and key contemporary issues.

Governing urban regeneration in the UK: a case of ‘variegated neoliberalism’ in action? (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The article focuses on the redevelopment of previously developed land by public-private sector partnerships in three cities/towns in South-West England, two of which can be descr... Read More about Governing urban regeneration in the UK: a case of ‘variegated neoliberalism’ in action?.

Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Drawing on our initial work as part of the PARCOUR (Public Accountability to Residents in COntractual Urban Redevelopment) research project this paper will investigate the forms of governance arrangements developed in three UK case studies (Bristol,... Read More about Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK.

Who is responsible for incorporating the notion of 'public interest' into sustainable urban developments? A case study of three sites in the south-west of England (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Public-private partnership agreements between local authorities and government agencies and developers have become the modus operandi in the UK since the 1990s for the regeneration of brownfield sites in UK towns and cities. This paper explores these... Read More about Who is responsible for incorporating the notion of 'public interest' into sustainable urban developments? A case study of three sites in the south-west of England.

A comparison of public-private partnership development of previously used land in the UK (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the UK public-private partnerships are currently the only method of developing previously used land. How these partnerships are formed and how they work can differ considerably however, depending on the approach taken by the partners. Through inte... Read More about A comparison of public-private partnership development of previously used land in the UK.

Urban regeneration in the UK: second edition (2013)
Book

Capitalism (2013)
Book Chapter

Structuralism (2013)
Book Chapter

Structuration (2013)
Book Chapter

Teleology (2013)
Book Chapter

Rationalism (2013)
Book Chapter

Democracy (2013)
Book Chapter

Epistemology (2013)
Book Chapter

Humanism (2013)
Book Chapter

Metaphysics (2013)
Book Chapter

Modernism (2013)
Book Chapter

Ontology (2013)
Book Chapter

Phenomenology (2013)
Book Chapter

Post-structuralism (2013)
Book Chapter

Traffic congestion in Beijing: issues and policies (2013)
Journal Article

Geographies of gentrification and tourism (2011)
Book Chapter

Urban Regeneration in the UK (2010)
Book

Urban regeneration and renewal (2010)
Book

Introduction (2010)
Book Chapter

Urban renaissance in the UK: city responses and critical issues (2010)
Book Chapter

Bristol: Not a design-led urban renaissance (2009)
Book Chapter

Carnivals and regeneration (2007)
Journal Article

Urban transformations: Regeneration and renewal through leisure, sport and tourism (2007)
Book

New populations in the British city centre: Evidence of social change from the census and household surveys (2007)
Journal Article

Encouraged by government policies to promote city centre living and to increase residential land use on brownfield sites, there has been considerable repopulation of the city centre. Through detailed small-area census analysis of Birmingham, Bristol,... Read More about New populations in the British city centre: Evidence of social change from the census and household surveys.

Introduction: Making space - making a difference: The role of the cultural sector in urban development (2007)
Book Chapter

Bristol (2007)
Journal Article

Bristol is the sixth largest city in England and is one of eight 'core' cities. Bristol provides a particularly interesting example of a city which is currently relatively economically successful in the British context. However, there are pressures o... Read More about Bristol.

Developing leisure and cultural attractions in the regional city centre: A policy perspective (2006)
Journal Article

Smaller regional cities and former industrial cities throughout North America and Europe have experienced fundamental transformations of their economies over recent decades, and authorities have continually sought new functions for the postindustrial... Read More about Developing leisure and cultural attractions in the regional city centre: A policy perspective.

Regenerating Bristol's harbourside (2006)
Journal Article

New ‘High Streets’ in the suburbs? The growing competitive impact of evolving retail parks (2006)
Journal Article

Following the emergence of retail parks in the late 1970s in Britain, they have grown in number, scale and degree of retail specialisation. Some continue to form concentrations offering primarily ‘bulky goods’ shopping, while others have diversified... Read More about New ‘High Streets’ in the suburbs? The growing competitive impact of evolving retail parks.

City centre regeneration through residential development: Contributing to sustainability (2005)
Journal Article

Following a discussion of recent policies for the city centre in Britain, the paper explores the contribution of residential development to aspects of sustainability, drawing on a range of survey evidence in Bristol and Swansea. The residents are fre... Read More about City centre regeneration through residential development: Contributing to sustainability.

City profile: Swansea (2005)
Journal Article

Retail change and town centre revitalisation (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Promoting the ''urban idyll'': Policies for city centre living (2004)
Book Chapter

Retail parks revisited: A growing competitive threat to traditional shopping centres? (2004)
Journal Article

Since the late 1970s retail parks have developed in the United Kingdom to become a substantial element of the process of retail decentralisation. From an early focus on 'bulky-goods' retailing, they have grown and evolved into a variety of unplanned... Read More about Retail parks revisited: A growing competitive threat to traditional shopping centres?.

Disaggregating the space-time layers of city-centre activities and their users (2003)
Journal Article

Adopting a focus on both time and space, the authors aim to unpack the complexity of uses and users in the city centre. Evidence from Swansea reveals a stark twofold temporal division between a frequently visited daytime city and a much less frequent... Read More about Disaggregating the space-time layers of city-centre activities and their users.

New city centre populations: Exploring the link with gentrification (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Fforestfach Retail Park: A survey of shoppers 2003 (2003)
Report

Report produced for City and County of Swansea

Residential transformation and the promotion of city centre living (2003)
Journal Article

Promoting the 'urban idyll': Policies for city centre living (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Lakeside Retail Park: Swansea Enterprise zone: A survey of shoppers 2002 (2002)
Report

Report produced for City and County of Swansea

Living in the 24-hour city (2002)
Journal Article

Selling the city centre as a place to live: Public policy and the "urban idyll" (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Selling life in the British city centre: Public policy and the "urban renaissance" (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Swansea household survey: Living in the city centre (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Living in the city centre - 2001: A household survey in Bristol (2001)
Report

Report produced for Bristol City Council

Epistemology; Humanism; Metaphysics; Modernism; Ontology; Phenomenology; Post-Structuralism; Rationalism; Structuralism; Structuration; Teleology (2001)
Book Chapter

Towards the "twenty-four hour city": Housing and city centre revitalisation (2001)
Journal Article