Simon Guy is the Head of School Environment and Development and Director of the Manchester Architecture Research Centre. Drawing upon graduate and post-graduate studies in urban sociology, and previous professional experience as an engineer, Simon’s research aims to explore the co-evolution of design and development strategies and socio-economic-ecological processes shaping cities. His numerous publications include Urban Transitions: Intermediaries and the Governance of Socio-Technical Networks , (Earthscan, 2011) with W. Medd, S. Marvin, and T. Moss; Sustainable Architectures: Cultures and Natures in Europe and North America (Spon, 2005) with S. Moore, Development and Developers: Perspectives on Property (Blackwell, 2002) with J. Henneberry, Urban Infrastructure in Transition: Networks, Buildings, Plans (Earthscan, 2001) with S. Marvin and T. Moss and A Sociology of Energy, Buildings and the Environment: Constructing Knowledge, Designing Practice (Routledge, 2000) with E. Shove. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
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