Dr Robert Richardson

Dr Rob Richardson is a Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research in the Department of Land Economy. He is particularly interested in spatial governance and the built environment, including the local implementation of planning and urban design policy. His current research at CCHPR includes projects on the relationship between digital exclusion and the cost of living crisis, and on how the theme of transformation is understood in relation to the key policy challenges addressed by social scientists. He has previously worked as a Research Assistant on an ESRC-funded collaboration between the University of Glasgow and University of Sheffield, 'Real Estate, Place Adaptation and Innovation within an Integrated Retailing System' ('REPAIR'). Rob completed his PhD at the University of Glasgow, funded by an ESRC collaborative studentship with West Dunbartonshire Council, which considered how well-designed places can be more consistently delivered through the planning system. He has an MRes in Urban Research and an MSc in City Planning & Real Estate Development from the University of Glasgow, and an MA in Geography from University of Cambridge, which he completed as a member of Robinson College. He has previously taught social and public policy at undergraduate level, and city planning at postgraduate level, both at the University of Glasgow.