Professor of Human Geography, University of Birmingham, UK. Degrees/post-nominals: BA (Hons), PhD, FRGS, FAcSS, FRSA. I specialise in research about children and their environments - knowledge/practices/experiences of environmental change, pollution and resources. I also research children's experiences of and participation in the planning of cities. My final area of specialism is in researching education spaces (particularly their design and use) - in formal, informal and alternative education sectors.