Growing Food in Cities

Dr Nicholas Ardill is an architect, lecturer and post-graduate researcher. He holds a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism awarded by the University of Portsmouth and a Post-Graduate Diploma and Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of Brighton, where he qualified as an Architect in 2014. First entering practice in 1998, he has worked in Winchester and London for leading architectural studios before starting his own practice. His extensive experience and knowledge in architectural design and construction processes are complemented with a passionate interest for research into sustainable cities and green urbanism. Since 2014, he has served as a visiting lecturer in the School of Architecture at the University of Brighton. His current research focus is on socio-spatial processes and dynamics around urban change. He has authored papers in peer-reviewed journals on urban planning and sustainable development.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Social Innovation and Civil Society: the Co-production of Urban Growing Spaces.- Chapter 3. Case Studies ofSocial Innovation in Urban Growing Spaces.- Chapter 4. Cross-case Observations.- Chapter 5. Discussion and Conclusion.- Index.