Dr Rachael Unsworth
Research overview
Dr Rachael Unsworth's research interests focus on urban environments and processes of change, with particular interest in the following areas: how settlement development is related to social, cultural, economic, technological and political change; the role of urban planning and management and of property markets in shaping the urban landscape - past, present and future; changing approaches to managing urban environments - integration of social, economic and environmental issues, including climate change and resource constraints; citizen participation in urban change; sustainable communities.
Contact details
Room 1.01F, East Building
School of Geography
University of Leeds
University Road
Leeds LS2 9JT UK
Email:
r.unsworth
Telephone:
+44 (0) 113 34
33326
Student hours:
by arrangement
Latest publications
- Evans A; Unsworth R (2012) Housing Densities and Consumer Choice, Urban Studies, 49, pp.1163-1177. doi: 10.1177/0042098011405692
- Unsworth R; Ball S; Bauman I; Chatterton P; Goldring A et al. (2011) Building resilience and well-being in the margins within the city: Changing perceptions, making connections, realising potential, plugging resources leaks, City, 15, pp.183-203. doi: 10.1080/13604813.2011.568697
- Unsworth R (2011) Alternatives, City, 15, pp.63-64. doi: 10.1080/13604813.2011.554074
- Unsworth R (2010) Planning for Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners, EUR PLAN STUD, 18, pp.1543-1544. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2010.492590
- Unsworth R; Smales L (2010) Leeds: shaping change and guiding success, In: Punter J (Ed) Urban design and the British urban renaissance, Routledge, pp.68-84.
Current projects
- Paper on academic involvement in policy and practice.
- Potential for sustainable urban tourism in Europe.
- Research on the future of city living in Leeds.
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