Research outputs
2026
Park life: the difference between having financial information and understanding it on park home owners' quality of life
Gu, Y., Lord, A., Dunning, R., Wilson, I., & Moore, T. (2026). Park life: the difference between having financial information and understanding it on park home owners' quality of life. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW, 97(3), 247-274. doi:10.3828/tpr.2025.40
Response of saltmarsh recreation by managed realignment to climate and coastal community drivers
Amoudry, L., Payo Payo, M., Meschini, M., Apine, E., Becker, A., Garbutt, A., . . . Welivita, I. (2026). Response of saltmarsh recreation by managed realignment to climate and coastal community drivers. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu26-13027
DIGITALISATION, URBAN DATA, AND THE 15-MINUTE CITY
Calafiore, A., & Dunning, R. (2026). DIGITALISATION, URBAN DATA, AND THE 15-MINUTE CITY. In Routledge Companion to Comparative International Planning (pp. 333-344). doi:10.4324/9781003299004-29
Social vulnerability and housing policy
Dunning, R. J., & Moore, T. (2026). Social vulnerability and housing policy. Housing and Society, 53(2), 101-103. doi:10.1080/08882746.2026.2688709
The ambivalence effect of nature-based solutions on flood risk in coastal house prices
2025
UN SDG 11 and the Global Planning Agenda
Sykes, O., Dunning, R., Moreira de Souza, T., Petrov, A., Shaw, D., Bevington, A., . . . Jane, H. B. (2025). UN SDG 11 and the Global Planning Agenda. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.27687.82088
The changing tracks of land value capture in constrained policy contexts; A comparison of London's Crossrail and Grand Paris Express
Smith, M. C., Cuevas, J. C., Guelton, S., Lord, A., & Dunning, R. J. (2025). The changing tracks of land value capture in constrained policy contexts; A comparison of London's Crossrail and Grand Paris Express. LAND USE POLICY, 157, 10 pages. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107618
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, 57(5), 669-686. doi:10.1177/0308518X251331862
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
Alternative nature-based solutions for flood protection in a macrotidal estuary under a changing climate.
Payo Payo, M., Matsoukis, C., Li, X., Apine, E., Becker, A., Kaffashi, S., . . . Amoudry, L. (n.d.). Alternative nature-based solutions for flood protection in a macrotidal estuary under a changing climate.. Copernicus Publications. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-6436
Investigating the efficiency of nature-based solutions against estuarine coastal flooding under present and future conditions
Matsoukis, C., Payo Payo, M., Apine, E., Kaffashi, S., Meschini, M., Becker, A., . . . Amoudry, L. (n.d.). Investigating the efficiency of nature-based solutions against estuarine coastal flooding under present and future conditions. Copernicus Publications. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-11438
Transdisciplinary co-design to assess impacts of climate change on coastal schemes.
Amoudry, L., Apine, E., Kaffashi, S., Matsoukis, C., Meschini, M., Payo Payo, M., . . . Stojanovic, T. (n.d.). Transdisciplinary co-design to assess impacts of climate change on coastal schemes.. Copernicus Publications. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7495
Housing intersectionality–there is no other
Dunning, R., & Moore, T. (2025). Housing intersectionality–there is no other. Housing and Society, 52(2), 109-111. doi:10.1080/08882746.2025.2550920
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, 18 pages. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123087
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/
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
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
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
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 Routledge Handbook of Housing Economics (pp. 242-252). doi:10.4324/9780429327339-23
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
2023
PD games: death comes to planning
Dunning, R. J., Lord, A., & Smith, M. (2024). PD games: death comes to planning. In PLANNING IN A FAILING STATE (pp. 72-86). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
The (housing) numbers game
Dunning, R. J., & Moore, T. (2023). The (housing) numbers game. In Planning in A Failing State Reforming Spatial Governance in England (pp. 19-37). doi:10.51952/9781447365075.ch002
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, 10 pages. 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/
Editorial
Moore, T., & Dunning, R. (2023). Editorial. Housing and Society, 50(3), 279-281. doi:10.1080/08882746.2023.2261702
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, 16 pages. 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.
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
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 and Health, 5(sup1), S174-S176. doi:10.1080/23748834.2020.1788769
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
Dunning, R. J., & 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