Ian is a Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning at the University of Manchester.
Ian has worked in academic, government, practitioner and consultancy roles in the UK, Europe and internationally examining Green Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) . This has enabled him to bring together Local Government and practical policy-making/delivery experiences into the teaching and research environment through a practical understanding of how policy is formed, how decision-making occurs, and how implementation is delivered.
Expert
Ian's work focusses on a number of areas of urban greening including financing green space delivery, the role of perceptions in sustainable cities, and the influence of various actors on the decision-making process for environmental management. Part of this process is developing a better understanding of how rhetoric and delivery differ in the planning and management of cities. This examines the relationship between policy and practice in the discussion, development and evaluation of urban greening.
Fields of expertise: Environmental policy / climate change, Strategic planning, Urban development