Publications
2025
Densification policy between state and market: strategies of land policy in four European countries
Dembski, S., Hartmann, T., Hengstermann, A., & Dunning, R. (2025). Densification policy between state and market: strategies of land policy in four European countries. Town Planning Review, 96(4), 469-493. doi:10.3828/tpr.2025.13
Housing and inclusivity
Moore, T., & Dunning, R. (2025). Housing and inclusivity. Housing and Society, 1-2. doi:10.1080/08882746.2025.2467212
On the need for caution in using ‘big data’ for built environment research: A response to Chng et al. (2024)
Clifford, B., Canelas, P., Dunning, R., Ferm, J., Livingstone, N., & Lord, A. (2025). On the need for caution in using ‘big data’ for built environment research: A response to Chng et al. (2024). Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. doi:10.1177/0308518x251331862
2024
Back to the future: the story of, and lessons from, the managed realignment of Hesketh Out Marsh
Meschini, M., Dunning, R., & Jay, S. (2024). Back to the future: the story of, and lessons from, the managed realignment of Hesketh Out Marsh.
Is ignorance bliss? Evaluating information awareness and life satisfaction through the lens of perceived air pollution: The case of Beijing, China.
Yu, X., Fan, Y., Kim, J. S., Chung, H., Lord, A., & Dunning, R. (2024). Is ignorance bliss? Evaluating information awareness and life satisfaction through the lens of perceived air pollution: The case of Beijing, China.. Journal of environmental management, 371, 123087. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123087
What role does provoking have in understanding housing and society?
Moore, T., & Dunning, R. (2024). What role does provoking have in understanding housing and society?. Housing and Society, 51(2), 99-101. doi:10.1080/08882746.2024.2358725
How do we build enough new homes in the right places?
Lord, A., Dunning, R., & Cheang, C. W. (2024). How do we build enough new homes in the right places?: "How do we build enough new homes in the right places?" in the A Manifesto for Liverpool City Region. Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
The Economics of Land Use Planning and Zoning
O'Brien, P., Watkins, C., & Dunning, R. (2024). The Economics of Land Use Planning and Zoning. In The Routledge Handbook of Housing Economics (pp. 242-252). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429327339-23
Exception and rule: how the ‘Standard Method’ fails to govern England’s housing requirement
Lord, A., Dunning, R., Cheang, C. W., & Yin, Z. (2024). Exception and rule: how the ‘Standard Method’ fails to govern England’s housing requirement. Town Planning Review, 95(1), 65-87. doi:10.3828/tpr.2023.22
COVID-19: temporary and structural factors in housing policy
Dunning, R. J., & Moore, T. (2024). COVID-19: temporary and structural factors in housing policy. Housing and Society, 51(1), 1-3. doi:10.1080/08882746.2024.2308363
Finding research when half the world’s away
Dunning, R., & Moore, T. (2024). Finding research when half the world’s away. Housing and Society, 51(3), 191-193. doi:10.1080/08882746.2024.2417341
2023
PD games: Death comes to planning
Dunning, R. J., Lord, A., & Smith, M. (2023). PD games: Death comes to planning. In Planning in A Failing State Reforming Spatial Governance in England (pp. 72-86).
The (housing) numbers game
Dunning, R. J., & Moore, T. (2023). The (housing) numbers game. In Planning in a Failing State (pp. 19-37). Policy Press. doi:10.51952/9781447365075.ch002
Editorial
Moore, T., & Dunning, R. (2023). Editorial. Housing and Society, 50(3), 279-281. doi:10.1080/08882746.2023.2261702
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
New tenure, new challenges
Dunning, R., & Moore, T. (2023). New tenure, new challenges. Housing and Society, 50(2), 157-161. doi:10.1080/08882746.2023.2218710
Investigating the impacts of green spaces planning on social sustainability improvement in Tehran, Iran: a SWOT-AHP analysis
Nasrabadi, M. T., Morassafar, S., Pourzakarya, M., & Dunning, R. (2023). Investigating the impacts of green spaces planning on social sustainability improvement in Tehran, Iran: a SWOT-AHP analysis. LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, 28(5), 681-697. doi:10.1080/13549839.2023.2169914
Exploring the potential effects of the proposed Infrastructure Levy
Lord, A., Dunning, R., Cheang, C. W., McAllister, P., Crook, T., & Whitehead, C. (2023). Exploring the potential effects of the proposed Infrastructure Levy. Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/
Exploring the potential geographic variation in affordable housing developer contributions under the proposed Infrastructure Levy
Lord, A., Dunning, R., & Cheang, C. W. (2023). Exploring the potential geographic variation in affordable housing developer contributions under the proposed Infrastructure Levy.
Viewpoint Land for densification: how land policy and property matter
Hartmann, T., Dembski, S., Hengstermann, A., & Dunning, R. (2023). Viewpoint Land for densification: how land policy and property matter. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 94(5), 465-473. doi:10.3828/tpr.2022.22
2022
The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission
Dunning, R., Moore, T., Lord, A., & Gu, Y. (2022). The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/
Understanding the geography of affordable housing provided through land value capture: Evidence from England
Lord, A., Cheang, C. -W., & Dunning, R. (2022). Understanding the geography of affordable housing provided through land value capture: Evidence from England. URBAN STUDIES, 59(6), 1219-1237. doi:10.1177/0042098021998893
Reconsidering Wirral’s housing need assessment
Lord, A., Cheang, C. W., & Dunning, R. (2022). Reconsidering Wirral’s housing need assessment.
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
The 20-minute city: an equity analysis of Liverpool City Region
Defining and measuring empty and under- utilised dwellings in London
Dunning, R., & Moore, T. (2021). Defining and measuring empty and under- utilised dwellings in London: Defining and measuring empty and under-utilised dwellings in London.
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
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 use of public land for house building in England: Understanding the challenges and policy implications
Dunning, R. J., Moore, T., & Watkins, C. (2021). The use of public land for house building in England: Understanding the challenges and policy implications. LAND USE POLICY, 105. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105434
Ageism, overlapping vulnerabilities and equity in the COVID-19 pandemic
Darlington-Pollock, F., Dolega, L., & Dunning, R. (2021). Ageism, overlapping vulnerabilities and equity in the COVID-19 pandemic. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 92(2), 203-207. doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.40
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
2020
Preparing for the climate crisis: What role should land value capture play?
Dunning, R., & Lord, A. (2020). Preparing for the climate crisis: What role should land value capture play?. Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104867
Housing land allocation, assembly and delivery: Lessons from Europe
Satsangi, M., Hoolachan, A., O'Brien, P., Dembski, S., Dunning, R., & Lord, A. (2020). Housing land allocation, assembly and delivery: Lessons from Europe. Inverness: Scottish Land Commission. Retrieved from https://www.landcommission.gov.scot/
Land value capture: Attitudes from the house-building industry on alternative mechanisms
Dunning, R., Buck, M., Payne, S., & O'Brien, P. (2020). Land value capture: Attitudes from the house-building industry on alternative mechanisms.
Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Post 2021
Dunning, R., Moore, T., Ferrari, E., Hoolachan, J., Keskin, B., Powell, R., & Obrien, P. (2020). Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Post 2021.
‘The object is to change the heart and soul’: Financial incentives, planning and opposition to new housebuilding in England
Inch, A., Dunning, R., While, A., Hickman, H., & Payne, S. (2020). ‘The object is to change the heart and soul’: Financial incentives, planning and opposition to new housebuilding in England. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 38(4), 713-732. doi:10.1177/2399654420902149
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
Enhancing understanding of strategies of land policy for urban densification
Dembski, S., Hartmann, T., Hengstermann, A., & Dunning, R. (2020). Enhancing understanding of strategies of land policy for urban densification. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 91(3), 209-216. doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.12
Planning control and the politics of soft densification
Dunning, R., Hickman, H., & While, A. (2020). Planning control and the politics of soft densification. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 91(3), 305-324. doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.17
A View from the North: Understanding Local Authority Housing and Planning Capacity in an Era of Austerity: Main Report
Dunning, R., Moore, T., Hincks, S., Young, G., & Watkins, C. (2020). A View from the North: Understanding Local Authority Housing and Planning Capacity in an Era of Austerity: Main Report: A View from the North: Understanding Local Authority Housing and Planning Capacity in an Era of Austerity: Main Report.
‘The object is to change the heart and soul’: Financial incentives, planning and opposition to new housebuilding in England
Dunning, R., Inch, A., While, A., Payne, S., & Hickman, H. (2020). ‘The object is to change the heart and soul’: Financial incentives, planning and opposition to new housebuilding in England. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. doi:10.1177/2399654420902149.
Uplifting attitudes: Developers accept the need for land value capture, but how can it be implemented?
Dunning, R. (2020). Uplifting attitudes: Developers accept the need for land value capture, but how can it be implemented?. [Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Land Journal]. Retrieved from https://www.rics.org/globalassets/land_journal_january-february_2020.pdf
Exploring the computation of housing need in Wirral
Lord, A., Williamson, P., Dunning, R., Cheang, C. W., & Carol, Y. (2020). Exploring the computation of housing need in Wirral. Wirral Council. Retrieved from https://www.wirral.gov.uk/
2019
Virtuous or vicious circles? Exploring the behavioural connections between developer contributions and path dependence: evidence from England
Lord, A. D., Burgess, G., Gu, Y., & Dunning, R. (2019). Virtuous or vicious circles? Exploring the behavioural connections between developer contributions and path dependence: evidence from England. Geoforum, 106(11), 244-252. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.07.024
Determining Housing Need on Wirral: a review of the commissioned evidence
Dunning, R. J., Lord, A., & Williamson, P. (2019). Determining Housing Need on Wirral: a review of the commissioned evidence.
Evaluating the validity of the population and household projections underpinning the Wirral Local Plan: A response to public submissions
Williamson, P., Lord, A., & Dunning, R. J. (2019). Evaluating the validity of the population and household projections underpinning the Wirral Local Plan: A response to public submissions.
Is there a relationship between planning culture and the value of planning gain? Evidence from England
Dunning, R. J., Keskin, B., Lord, A., & Buck, M. (2019). Is there a relationship between planning culture and the value of planning gain? Evidence from England. Town Planning Review. doi:10.3828/tpr.2019.29
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.
Contesting public valuations of land and development Introduction
Dunning, R., & Keskin, B. (2019). Contesting public valuations of land and development Introduction. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 90(4), 329-337. doi:10.3828/tpr.2019.23
2018
Le paradigme de la ville compacte: Les lecons de L'Angleterre
Dunning, R. J., Bibby, P., Halleux, J. -M., Henneberry, J., & Taylor Buck, N. (2018). Le paradigme de la ville compacte: Les lecons de L'Angleterre. In J. -M. Leger, & B. Mariolle (Eds.), Densifier / Dedensifier: Penser les campagnes urbaines (pp. 55-69). France: Parentheses.
Technological change and estate agents' practices in the changing nature of housing transactions
Dunning, R., Levy, D., Watkins, C., & Young, G. (2018). Technological change and estate agents' practices in the changing nature of housing transactions. Housing Studies, 34(5), 849-867. doi:10.1080/02673037.2018.1487041
The exercise of permitted development rights in England since 2010
Dunning, R. J., Henneberry, J., Bibby, P., Brindley, P., McLean, A., & Tubridy, D. (2018). The exercise of permitted development rights in England since 2010: The exercise of permitted development rights in England since 2010.
The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17
Dunning, R. J., Lord, A., Dockerill, B., Gemma, B., Adrian, C., Tony, C., . . . Craig, W. (2018). The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17: The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17. Government repository: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/
Rapid Evidence Assessment of Changes to Mortgage Interest Relief in Ireland 1998 to 2016
Dunning, R. J., O'Brien, P., & Moore, T. (2018). Rapid Evidence Assessment of Changes to Mortgage Interest Relief in Ireland 1998 to 2016: Rapid Evidence Assessment of Changes to Mortgage Interest Relief in Ireland 1998 to 2016.
2017
Editorial - The integration of infrastructures as a response to climate change: a critical opportunity?
Dunning, R., & Taylor Buck, N. (2017). Editorial - The integration of infrastructures as a response to climate change: a critical opportunity?. People, Place and Policy Online, 11(1), 1-6. doi:10.3351/ppp.2017.5725769654
Modelling the impact of earthquake activity on real estate values: a multi-level approach
Keskin, B., Dunning, R. J., & Watkins, C. A. (2017). Modelling the impact of earthquake activity on real estate values: a multi-level approach. Journal of European Real Estate Research, 10(1), 73-90. doi:10.1108/JERER-03-2016-0014
Regulation of the private rented sector in England using lessons from Ireland
Moore, T. E., & Dunning, R. (2017). Regulation of the private rented sector in England using lessons from Ireland. Retrieved from https://www.jrf.org.uk/
Competing Notions of Search for Home: Behavioural Economics and Housing Markets
Dunning, R. J. (2017). Competing Notions of Search for Home: Behavioural Economics and Housing Markets. HOUSING THEORY & SOCIETY, 34(1), 21-37. doi:10.1080/14036096.2016.1190784
Using Multi Level Modeling Techniques as an AVM Tool: Isolating the Effects of Earthquake Risk from Other Price Determinants
Dunning, R., Keskin, B., & Watkins, C. (2017). Using Multi Level Modeling Techniques as an AVM Tool: Isolating the Effects of Earthquake Risk from Other Price Determinants. In ADVANCES IN AUTOMATED VALUATION MODELING: AVM AFTER THE NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE CRISIS (Vol. 86, pp. 209-223). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49746-4_13
2016
Nicola Dempsey, Harry Smith and Mel Burton (eds): Place-keeping: open space management in practice
Dunning, R. (2016). Nicola Dempsey, Harry Smith and Mel Burton (eds): Place-keeping: open space management in practice. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 31(2), 391-392. doi:10.1007/s10901-015-9462-5
Spatial Variation in the Incidence and Value of Planning Obligations
Ferrari, E. T., Watkins, C. A., & Dunning, R. J. (2016). Spatial Variation in the Incidence and Value of Planning Obligations. In Planning Gain Providing Infrastructure and Affordable Housing (pp. 175-200). John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved from https://www.wiley.com/
2014
Homebuyers and the representation of spatial markets by information providers
J. Dunning, R., & Grayson, A. (2014). Homebuyers and the representation of spatial markets by information providers. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 7(3), 292-306. doi:10.1108/ijhma-07-2013-0045
Meaning and Measurement in Comparative Housing Research
Dunning, R. (2014). Meaning and Measurement in Comparative Housing Research. Urban Policy and Research, 32(2), 242-244. doi:10.1080/08111146.2014.898229