Dr Neil Evans
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Geography, University of Manchester
MA Japanese Studies, University of Sheffield
PhD, School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield
Position
Senior Lecturer
Course Leader - BA (Hons) Human Geography & Planning
Biography
Neil's research activity has evolved from research into community participation in neighbourhood regeneration initiatives in Japanese inner cities to a wider range of interests with a UK or European focus.
Research interests
Neil's research interests includes working on an ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) funded project on the regionalisation of, and governance arrangements for, waste management planning in England; 'territorial governance', or the governance of urban/territorial policy-making, within Europe as part of the ESPON (European Spatial Planning Observation Network) Programme; and the relevance of the Sustainable Communities agenda for European countries. Neil's current endeavour is concerned with examining the interface between discourses of sustainable communities and territorial cohesion.
Recent publications
Davoudi, S., Evans, N., Governa, F. & Santangelo, M. (2009) 'Le dimensioni della governance' (The dimensions of governance), in F. Governa, U.J. Rivolin and M. Santangelo (eds) La Costruzione del Territorio Europeo: Sviluppo, ione, governance (The Construction of the European Territory: Development, Cohesion, Governance), Carocci: Rome, Italy, pp. 37-65.
Davoudi, S., Evans, N., Governa, F. & Santangelo, M. (2008) 'Territorial governance in the making: approaches, methodologies, practices', Boletín de la AGE 46: 33-52.
Evans, N. (2007) 'Using Earth observation data in spatial planning: the Geoland project', European Planning Studies, Research Briefing, 15(7): 985-989.
Evans, N. (2007) 'Managing the region's residual waste: not just landfill vs. incineration' The Yorkshire and Humber Regional Review 17(2): 34-36.
Evans, N. (2005) 'Geoland Project: using satellite-derived data in spatial planning', Research Report, Planning, Practice & Research 20(3): 353-354.
Davoudi, S. & Evans, N. (2005) 'The challenge of governance in regional waste planning', Environment and Planning C 23: 493-517.
Davoudi, S., Evans, N. & Smith, A. (2005) Regionalisation and the New Politics of Waste: A National Overview, CUDEM: Leeds.
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