Rowland Atkinson
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Academic, urban sociologist, and author

Rowland Atkinson is a British academic, urban sociologist, and author.

Career

He directed the Housing and Community Research Unit at the University of Tasmania from 2005 to 2008.[1] In 2009, he became a Reader in Urban Studies and Criminology at the University of York.[2] He has been working as a Research Chair in Inclusive Societies at the University of Sheffield since 2014.[3]

Atkinson writes about the changing urban landscape, often criticizing policies that benefit the super-rich at the expense of low and middle-income earners. In response to the fear that the wealthiest would go abroad in case of a policy change targeted to reconcile the poorest within London, he once wrote: "I have come to realise that one of the very last places the rich would leave is this fine city."[4]

As an academic, he is the author and co-author of more than 200 research papers in the fields of urban studies, housing studies, and criminology.[5]

Bibliography

  • "Alpha City: How the Super-Rich Captured London" By Rowland Atkinson (2020) ISBN 9781788737975
  • "Building better societies: Promoting social justice in a world falling apart" By Rowland Atkinson, Lisa Mckenzie, and Simon Winlow. (2017) ISBN 9781447332015
  • "Domestic Fortress: Fear and the New Home Front" By Rowland Atkinson, and Sarah Blandy. (2016) ISBN 9781526108173

References

  1. ↑ "WARP - Researchers Report". Rmdb.research.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rowland Atkinson, Gentrification and The Guardian". University of York.
  3. ↑ "Professor Rowland Atkinson | Urban Studies and Planning | The University of Sheffield". Sheffield.ac.uk. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Rowland Atkinson. "How the super rich conquered London". Theconversation.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rowland Atkinson - Google Scholar". Google Scholar. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


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