Research background
I completed my PhD on territorial stigma in the regeneration of Middlehaven Middlesbrough within the Department of Geography at Durham University. My research interests include urban marginality, territorial stigma, gentrification, and governance.
CDBB projects involved with
Stakeholder Engagement in Smart Cities and Digital Infrastructure Projects
Currently planning work on the need to understand the geographies of construction innovation in the UK (including the geographies of skills, and of developments using MMC)
Research ambitions for CDBB
Through my work with CDBB, I hope to draw attention to the need to understand the geographies of construction innovation. If the construction industry is to undergo a digital shift, it is important to consider what the consequences of such a shift are for the places and people both at the centre and on the margins of construction innovation. My research seeks to highlight the need to understand whether and where inequalities in the use of modern methods of construction exist, and what the consequences might be.