Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Does social media influence local elected leaders? A study of online engagement methods through the lens of cycling policymaking in the United Kingdom (Journal article - 2025)
- The 20-minute city: An equity analysis of Liverpool City Region (Journal article - 2022)
- Is COVID-19 a turning point for active travel in cities? (Journal article - 2021)
- Rescaling Urban Governance: Planning, Localism and Institutional Change (Book - 2020)
2026
Beyond (And Between) the Global City?
Nurse, A. (2026). Beyond (And Between) the Global City?. In The Routledge Companion to Comparative International Planning (pp. 55-65). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003299004-7
BEYOND (AND BETWEEN) THE GLOBAL CITY?: Exploring a framework to strengthen policy mobility between differing urban scales
Nurse, A. (2026). BEYOND (AND BETWEEN) THE GLOBAL CITY?: Exploring a framework to strengthen policy mobility between differing urban scales. In Routledge Companion to Comparative International Planning (pp. 55-65). doi:10.4324/9781003299004-7
2025
Beyond the 15-minute city: Methodological lessons for proximity-based planning from two English case studies
Nurse, A., Koksal, C., & Sherriff, G. (2025). Beyond the 15-minute city: Methodological lessons for proximity-based planning from two English case studies. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES, 32. doi:10.1016/j.trip.2025.101520
A multi-criteria evaluation framework for assessing green space interventions through a healthy urban planning approach
Huerta, C. M., Zhang, W., Nurse, A., & Clemens, T. (2025). A multi-criteria evaluation framework for assessing green space interventions through a healthy urban planning approach. CITIES & HEALTH, 9(2), 332-355. doi:10.1080/23748834.2024.2442796
Does social media influence local elected leaders? A study of online engagement methods through the lens of cycling policymaking in the United Kingdom
Nurse, A. (2025). Does social media influence local elected leaders? A study of online engagement methods through the lens of cycling policymaking in the United Kingdom. LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES, 51(6), 1272-1294. doi:10.1080/03003930.2025.2500932
2024
Talking about Regeneration – some reflections on 50 years of policy in England
Sykes, O., Nurse, A., Dembski, S., & Couch, C. (2024). Talking about Regeneration – some reflections on 50 years of policy in England. In Jahrbuch Stadterneuerung (pp. 31-56). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-64773-4_2
A pendulum or a stopped clock? Rupture, continuity and political change in English sub-national government under Labour
Nurse, A., & Sykes, O. (2024). A pendulum or a stopped clock? Rupture, continuity and political change in English sub-national government under Labour. LOCAL ECONOMY, 39(3-4), 187-196. doi:10.1177/02690942241302062
City Centre Car Parking Provision in Liverpool
Nurse, A. (2024). City Centre Car Parking Provision in Liverpool. Findings. doi:10.32866/001c.124970
2023
Planning at the ‘larger than local’ scale: where next?
Nurse, A. (2023). Planning at the ‘larger than local’ scale: where next?. In Planning in a Failing State (pp. 56-71). Policy Press. doi:10.56687/9781447365075-007
What is known about what works in community-involved decision-making relating to urban green and blue spaces? A realist review protocol
Rahtz, E., Bell, S. L., Nurse, A., Wheeler, B. W., Guell, C., Elliott, L. R., . . . Lovell, R. (2023). What is known about what works in community-involved decision-making relating to urban green and blue spaces? A realist review protocol. SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, 12(1). doi:10.1186/s13643-023-02333-y
Levelling Up and The Privileging of sub-national governance in England in the inter-Brexit space
Nurse, A., & Sykes, O. (2023). Levelling Up and The Privileging of sub-national governance in England in the inter-Brexit space. ZFW-ADVANCES IN ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, 67(2), 161-171. doi:10.1515/zfw-2023-0048
Bikes! Camera! Action? Exploring the Everyday Behaviours of Urban Cycling to Inform Lessons for Infrastructure Planners
Nurse, A., & Dunning, R. (2023). Bikes! Camera! Action? Exploring the Everyday Behaviours of Urban Cycling to Inform Lessons for Infrastructure Planners. Active Travel Studies, 3(2). doi:10.16997/ats.1350
Age and the 20-min city: Accounting for variation in mobility
Dunning, R. J., Dolega, L., Nasuto, A., Nurse, A., & Calafiore, A. (2023). Age and the 20-min city: Accounting for variation in mobility. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY, 156. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.103005
Cycling in an 'ordinary city': A practice theory approach to supporting a modal shift
Buck, M., & Nurse, A. (2023). Cycling in an 'ordinary city': A practice theory approach to supporting a modal shift. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION, 17(1), 65-76. doi:10.1080/15568318.2021.1983674
2022
The scale of the century? – the new city regionalism in England and some experiences from Liverpool
Sykes, O., & Nurse, A. (2022). The scale of the century? – the new city regionalism in England and some experiences from Liverpool. In Regions and Regional Planning (pp. 122-144). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003294252-8
GroundsWell: Community-engaged and data-informed systems transformation of Urban Green and Blue Space for population health - a new initiative.
Hunter, R. F., Rodgers, S. E., Hilton, J., Clarke, M., Garcia, L., Ward Thompson, C., . . . GroundsWell Consortium. (2022). GroundsWell: Community-engaged and data-informed systems transformation of Urban Green and Blue Space for population health - a new initiative.. Wellcome open research, 7, 237. doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18175.1
The 20-minute city: An equity analysis of Liverpool City Region
Calafiore, A., Dunning, R., Nurse, A., & Singleton, A. (2022). The 20-minute city: An equity analysis of Liverpool City Region. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT, 102. doi:10.1016/j.trd.2021.103111
2021
Facilitating the Smooth Transition of Second-Year XJTLU Students into Planning Programmes at the University Of Liverpool
Dockerill, B., Mell, İ., & Nurse, A. (2021). Facilitating the Smooth Transition of Second-Year XJTLU Students into Planning Programmes at the University Of Liverpool. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 5(2), 113-130. doi:10.24306/traesop.2021.02.003
20-minute neighbourhood or 15-minute city?
Dunning, R., Calafiore, A., & Nurse, A. (2021). 20-minute neighbourhood or 15-minute city?. Town and Country Planning.
The surprising availability of cycling and walking infrastructure through COVID-19
Dunning, R., & Nurse, A. (2021). The surprising availability of cycling and walking infrastructure through COVID-19. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 92(2), 149-155. doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.35
Is COVID-19 a turning point for active travel in cities?
Nurse, A., & Dunning, R. (2021). Is COVID-19 a turning point for active travel in cities?. Cities & Health, 5(sup1), S174-S176. doi:10.1080/23748834.2020.1788769
The scale of the century? - the new city regionalism in England and some experiences from Liverpool
Sykes, O., & Nurse, A. (2021). The scale of the century? - the new city regionalism in England and some experiences from Liverpool. EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES, 29(11), 2056-2078. doi:10.1080/09654313.2021.1931044
2020
Levelling up without the EU Structural Funds
Sykes, O., & Nurse, A. (2020). Levelling up without the EU Structural Funds. In What will it really take to level-up? (pp. 128-142). London: Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS ).
'Green cities' as urban models: contributing to new urban agendas, but how? Introduction
Sykes, O., Demaziere, C., & Nurse, A. (2020). 'Green cities' as urban models: contributing to new urban agendas, but how? Introduction. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 91(4), 349-355. doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.20
European Green Capital: environmental urbanism, or an addition entrepreneurial toolbox?
Nurse, A., & North, P. (2020). European Green Capital: environmental urbanism, or an addition entrepreneurial toolbox?. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 91(4), 357-372. doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.21
Place-based vs. place blind? - Where do England's new local industrial strategies fit in the 'levelling up' agenda?
Nurse, A., & Sykes, O. (2020). Place-based vs. place blind? - Where do England's new local industrial strategies fit in the 'levelling up' agenda?. LOCAL ECONOMY, 35(4), 277-296. doi:10.1177/0269094220955113
Cycling and Walking: A Faster Route to a Safer and Stronger Liverpool City Region
Nurse, A., Dunning, R., & Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, P. A. P. (n.d.). Cycling and Walking: A Faster Route to a Safer and Stronger Liverpool City Region. doi:10.17638/03089175
A place for climate in a time of capitalist crisis? A case study of low carbon urban policy making in Liverpool, England
Nurse, A., & North, P. (2020). A place for climate in a time of capitalist crisis? A case study of low carbon urban policy making in Liverpool, England. Town Planning Review, 91(2). doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.9
City regions and the cities within them: Connecting two overlapping scales
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). City regions and the cities within them: Connecting two overlapping scales. In RESCALING URBAN GOVERNANCE: PLANNING, LOCALISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE (pp. 73-97). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Community-led governance: Opportunities and constraints
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Community-led governance: Opportunities and constraints. In RESCALING URBAN GOVERNANCE: PLANNING, LOCALISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE (pp. 123-146). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Conclusion: Rescaling urban governance
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Conclusion: Rescaling urban governance. In RESCALING URBAN GOVERNANCE: PLANNING, LOCALISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE (pp. 147-161). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Devolution: A patchwork quilt of planning reform
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Devolution: A patchwork quilt of planning reform. In RESCALING URBAN GOVERNANCE: PLANNING, LOCALISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE (pp. 19-41). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Devolution: A patchwork quilt of planning reform
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Devolution: A patchwork quilt of planning reform. In Rescaling Urban Governance (pp. 19-42). Policy Press. doi:10.1332/policypress/9781447350774.003.0002
Introduction: Planning reform and state spatial rescaling
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Introduction: Planning reform and state spatial rescaling. In RESCALING URBAN GOVERNANCE: PLANNING, LOCALISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE (pp. 1-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Introduction: Planning reform and state spatial rescaling
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Introduction: Planning reform and state spatial rescaling. In Rescaling Urban Governance (pp. 1-18). Policy Press. doi:10.1332/policypress/9781447350774.003.0001
List of tables, figures and boxes
List of tables, figures and boxes (2020). In Rescaling Urban Governance (pp. x). Policy Press. doi:10.56687/9781447350781-001
Local authorities: Powerhouses or scapegoats?
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Local authorities: Powerhouses or scapegoats?. In RESCALING URBAN GOVERNANCE: PLANNING, LOCALISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE (pp. 99-121). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Local authorities: Powerhouses or scapegoats?
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Local authorities: Powerhouses or scapegoats?. In Rescaling Urban Governance (pp. 99-122). Policy Press. doi:10.1332/policypress/9781447350774.003.0005
Notes on authors
Notes on authors (2020). In Rescaling Urban Governance (pp. xi). Policy Press. doi:10.56687/9781447350781-002
Replacing the regions: The evolution of English subnational reform
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Replacing the regions: The evolution of English subnational reform. In RESCALING URBAN GOVERNANCE: PLANNING, LOCALISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE (pp. 43-71). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Rescaling Urban Governance: Planning, Localism and Institutional Change
Sturzaker, J., & Nurse, A. (2020). Rescaling Urban Governance: Planning, Localism and Institutional Change. doi:10.2307/j.ctvx1hvtx
2019
A Simplified Environmental Assessment Methodology for Research Projects as an Alternative to Life Cycle Assessment
Fulton, M., Nurse, A., & Plater, A. (2019). A Simplified Environmental Assessment Methodology for Research Projects as an Alternative to Life Cycle Assessment. Journal of Environment and Development.
Conference report the 2019 conference of the French and British Planning Study Group, the Governance of Metropolises and City Regions: Territorial Reforms, Spatial Imaginaries and New Forms of Cooperation, Tours Polytechnic, Tours, 11-12 April 2019
Demazière, C., Sykes, O., Desjardins, X., & Nurse, A. (2019). Conference report the 2019 conference of the French and British Planning Study Group, the Governance of Metropolises and City Regions: Territorial Reforms, Spatial Imaginaries and New Forms of Cooperation, Tours Polytechnic, Tours, 11-12 April 2019. In Town Planning Review Vol. 90 (pp. 571-578). doi:10.3828/tpr.2019.36
It's more complicated than that!: Unpacking 'Left Behind Britain' and some other spatial tropes following the UK's 2016 EU referendum
Nurse, A., & Sykes, O. (2019). It's more complicated than that!: Unpacking 'Left Behind Britain' and some other spatial tropes following the UK's 2016 EU referendum. LOCAL ECONOMY, 34(6), 589-606. doi:10.1177/0269094219881356
Evidence superhighways and fact culs-de-sac – the limits of ‘evidence’ on cycling infrastructure
Nurse, A., & Dunning, R. (2019). Evidence superhighways and fact culs-de-sac – the limits of ‘evidence’ on cycling infrastructure. Journal of the Town and Country Planning Association.
2018
Global Cities and Urban Theory
Nurse, A. (2018). Global Cities and Urban Theory. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 89(1), 95-96. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2017
City Centre Regeneration to Drive Economic Competitiveness? The Case Study of Liverpool One
Nurse, A. (2017). City Centre Regeneration to Drive Economic Competitiveness? The Case Study of Liverpool One. LHI Journal of Land, Housing and Urban Affairs.
The neoliberalisation of climate? Progressing climate policy under austerity urbanism
North, P. J., Nurse, A., & Barker, T. (2017). The neoliberalisation of climate? Progressing climate policy under austerity urbanism. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 49(08), 1797-1815. doi:10.1177/0308518X16686353
Cities and regional development in England
Sykes, O., & Nurse, A. (2017). Cities and regional development in England. Pôle Sud, n° 46(1), 79-96. doi:10.3917/psud.046.0079
The Northern Powerhouse: a comparative perspective
Nurse, A., Chen, C. -L., & Desjardins, X. (2017). Policy and Practice The Northern Powerhouse: a comparative perspective. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 88(4), 383-400. doi:10.3828/tpr.2017.25
Cities and Regional Development in England – a festival of scales and regions?
Sykes, O. J., & Nurse, A. (2017). Cities and Regional Development in England – a festival of scales and regions?. Pôle Sud, 2017(1).
Delivering Strategic Economic Development in a time of Urban Austerity: European Union Structural Funds and the English City Regions
Nurse, A., & Fulton, M. (2017). Delivering Strategic Economic Development in a time of Urban Austerity: European Union Structural Funds and the English City Regions. Local Economy, 32(03), 164-182. doi:10.1177/0269094217704646
2016
After Urban Regeneration
Nurse, A. (2016). After Urban Regeneration. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 87(3), 368-369. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2015
Creating the north from the sum of its parts? Research questions to assess the Northern Powerhouse
Nurse, A. (2015). Creating the north from the sum of its parts? Research questions to assess the Northern Powerhouse. Local Economy, 30(6), 689-701. doi:10.1177/0269094215600654
Bridging the Gap? The Role of Regional Governance in Delivering Effective Local Public Services: Evidence from England
Nurse, A. (2015). Bridging the Gap? The Role of Regional Governance in Delivering Effective Local Public Services: Evidence from England. Planning Practice and Research, 30(1), 69-82. doi:10.1080/02697459.2015.1008802
Cities and Social Change: Encounters with Contemporary Urbanism
Nurse, A. (2015). Cities and Social Change: Encounters with Contemporary Urbanism. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 86(2), 243-244. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Urban Theory: A critical introduction to power, cities and urbanism in the 21st century
Nurse, A. (2015). Urban Theory: A critical introduction to power, cities and urbanism in the 21st century. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 86(2), 243-244. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2014
Beyond entrepreneurial cities. Towards a post-capitalist grassroots urban politics of climate change and resource constraint
North, P. J., & Nurse, A. (2014). Beyond entrepreneurial cities. Towards a post-capitalist grassroots urban politics of climate change and resource constraint. Métropoles, 15. doi:10.4000/metropoles.5005
War Stories': morality, curiosity, enthusiasm and commitment as facilitators of SME owners' engagement in low carbon transitions
North, P., & Nurse, A. (2014). War Stories': morality, curiosity, enthusiasm and commitment as facilitators of SME owners' engagement in low carbon transitions. Geoforum, 52, 32-41. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.12.007
2012
Community Livability
Wagner, F., & Caves, R. (Eds.) (2012). Community Livability. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203148204
Delivering Effective Local Public Services: The Case of Local Area Agreements
Nurse, A. (2012). Delivering Effective Local Public Services: The Case of Local Area Agreements. (PhD Thesis, University of Liverpool).
Innovation and KnowledCreating Sustainable Communities: A Transatlantic Perspective
Shaw, D., Pemberton, S., & Nurse, A. (2012). Innovation and KnowledCreating Sustainable Communities: A Transatlantic Perspective. In F. Wagner, & R. Caves (Eds.), Community Livability (pp. 62-78). Oxford: Routledge.
2011
Who Governs Merseyside?
Ellis, D., Wilks-Heeg, S., & Nurse, A. (2011). Who Governs Merseyside?: A Democratic Audit Briefing Paper.
2010
Innovation and Knowledge Exchange: Local Area Agreements as a Tool for Addressing Deprivation within UK cities?
Nurse, A., & Pemberton, S. (2010). Innovation and Knowledge Exchange: Local Area Agreements as a Tool for Addressing Deprivation within UK cities?. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 4(2).