Identifiable only by their spotlessness and security staff, it can be difficult to know when you’ve entered one of the growing number of privately owned public spaces across the UK. How do these areas fit into people’s everyday lives? And how might they evolve to become greener and more welcoming?
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Lois Stonock is the director of Metroland Cultures. Together with LSE Cities and Quintian, Metroland Cultures devised the Seen and Heard research and engagement project for a new public space focused on young people in the London Borough of Brent.
Simon Kingham is a professor of human geography at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His research primarily focuses on the impact of the urban environment on health and wellbeing, especially transport. He also directs the GeoHealth Laboratory, which carries out policy-led research in spatial science and public health. His research is generally applied and carried out with end users with a strong community engagement focus. He is often invited to deliver public talks and is a teaching award winner.
He is seconded two days a week to the New Zealand Ministry of Transport as the chief science advisor, where he advises them on the evidence base of government policy.
David Lloyd is the founder and editor of Liverpool-based website SevenStreets.
Dr. Jonathan Olsen and Professor Richard Mitchell are the authors of a Public Health Scotland report titled ‘Environment and Spaces Group Report: COVID-19 Green and Open Space Use in Spring 2021 (Wave 3)’.
Dr. Jonathan Olsen and Professor Richard Mitchell are the authors of a Public Health Scotland report titled ‘Environment and Spaces Group Report: COVID-19 Green and Open Space Use in Spring 2021 (Wave 3)’.
Neil McQuillian is a features writer for The Guardian, The Economist, The Telegraph, BBC, and others, and is an editor at Industry Dive and Magnum Photos.
