Welcome to my website! This site offers insights into my work and the project's that I have supported - across 25 years as an academic, activist, and author working at the University of Leeds. It is updated regularly and offers links to my publications, projects, and media work. I want to hear from academics, policy makers, campaigners and social entrepreneurs who want to collaborate to make big changes happen right now. Get in touch, and demand the impossible!
Projects
Co-founder
LILAC Co-Housing
LILAC (Low Impact Living Affordable Community) is the UK's first affordable ecological co-housing development, consisting of 20 households in Leeds built using straw-bale construction and a Mutual Home Ownership Society model.
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Lead
Climate Action Leeds
City-wide climate mobilisation through a 'hub and spoke' model, connecting grassroots communities and organisations to reach zero carbon by the 2030s.
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Co-founder
Kirkstall Valley Development Trust
A community development trust working to protect and enhance the Kirkstall Valley area of Leeds, including managing Kirkstall Valley Park as a community green space.
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Creator
Leeds Plan B Manifesto
A creative and activist resource offering an alternative vision for Leeds: a plan B for the city that centres ecological sustainability, social justice, and community power.
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Co-founder
Remaking Places Card Deck
A creative activist resource: a card deck designed to help communities and practitioners reimagine and transform urban spaces, used in workshops and community engagement sessions.
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Lead
Leeds Co-Production Lab
A research and practice lab exploring new models of co-production between universities, communities, and public services in Leeds, generating knowledge through collaborative action.
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