Marcus Grant
Marcus is Deputy Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments. He has been involved in research that brings together regeneration and sustainable development objectives at local, national (new deal for communities) and European level. Marcus' work at WHO focuses on developing better city and neighbourhood planning through healthy urban design.
Marcus is a co-author of Shaping Neighbourhoods (Spon, 2003 and Routledge, 2010) which gives guidance for designers and developers on the links between sustainable development and urban design. In particular, he examined the processes of healthy neighbourhood development and the role that natural resources can play in developing a vibrant economic and social life. Marcus is a trained environmental facilitator and has experience in helping stakeholders across different disciplines with collaborative working.
Marcus has prepared and run participatory workshops, and more length processes for many types of groups including local authority officers, designers, residents, small businesses and professional groups. At present he is seconded part-time to Bristol Primary Care Trust to improve the capacity for healthy spatial planning in these organisations. Currently Marcus is programme leader for MA Spatial Planning at UWE.
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