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Press Bio
Paul Chatterton is Professor of Urban Futures at the University of Leeds and one of the UK's leading voices on post-carbon cities, community-led housing, and grassroots climate action. He is the author of How to Save the City (Agenda, 2023) and Unlocking Sustainable Cities (Pluto Press, 2019). Over more than three decades he has worked at the boundary between academic research and real-world change, producing knowledge through action and returning it to the communities who need it most. Paul co-founded LILAC, the UK's first affordable ecological co-housing community, and has led major initiatives including Climate Action Leeds, which engaged over 8,700 people around a shared zero-carbon goal. His work has been featured in the BBC, The Guardian, The Conversation, and numerous international outlets.
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Topics & Expertise
- ▸ Post-carbon cities and urban sustainability
- ▸ Community-led housing and co-housing
- ▸ Grassroots climate action and mobilisation
- ▸ Doughnut economics and degrowth
- ▸ Social movements and activist research
- ▸ Urban commons and post-capitalist futures
- ▸ Just transition and social justice
- ▸ Higher education and net-zero aviation
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Media Contact
Professor Paul Chatterton
School of Geography, University of Leeds
Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
p.chatterton@leeds.ac.ukPaul typically responds to media enquiries within 2 working days.
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