Research
Mark is currently working part time as a Grant Manager on the LEAF (Liverpool Economic Activity Framework) project which is a UKRI funded interdisciplinary partnership involving JMU and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to investigate comprehensive, community focussed approaches for addressing underlying placed-based and systemic factors behind economic inactivity within the Liverpool City Region. Mark is responsible for managing the operation and delivery of this project, including ensuring alignment of outputs with stakeholder needs. This includes delivering knowledge exchange events with stakeholders from across the Liverpool City Region.
Mark is additionally an honorary Research Associate within the Department of Geography & Planning, where he has previously worked on the SUBDENSE (Suburban Densification) research project in an interdisciplinary partnership between Liverpool University, TU Dortmund University, National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN)/University Gustave Eiffel and IOER Dresden. This project seeks to understand how suburban areas can become denser given the polyrationalities of spaces, actors and policies.SUBDENSE website
Mark has previously worked on the Financing Clean Air project here at Liverpool, which was funded via JPI Urban Europe in a partnership which included Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Paris Est/Ecole d’Urbanisme de Paris, Radboud University, Tongji University, and XJTLU. This project focused on understanding how land value capture can contribute to cleaner and more sustainable urban living.