Staff Profile

Research Interests

Environment, environmental planning, ecology, climate, rural communities 

Recent Research Posts

Research Associate (0.1) 2022 The Good City Project, Newcastle University Centre for Researching Cities

Research Associate (0.8) 2017-2021 RELOCAL (Resituating the Local in Cohesion and Territorial Development), funded by EU Horizon 2020, led by University of Eastern Finland.

Research Associate (0.1) 2018-2019 BEMINE (Beyond MALPE Coordination: Integrative Envisioning), Strategic Research Council, Academy of Finland. 

Recent Teaching

TCP8034 Planning and Sustainability

TCP1020 Environment and Sustainability

TCP1014 Planning Processes

• Articles

  • Machen R, Davoudi S, Brooks E. Climate imaginaries and their mediums. Geoforum 2023, 138, 103672.
  • Madanipour A, Shucksmith M, Brooks E. The concept of spatial justice and the European Union’s territorial cohesion. European Planning Studies 2022, 30(5), 807-824.
  • Brooks E, Madanipour A, Shucksmith M. Temporay places and urban development: The case of PLACE/Ladywell, Lewisham, London. 2021. In Preparation.
  • Shucksmith M, Brooks E, Madanipour A. LEADER and Spatial Justice. Sociologia Ruralis 2021, 61(2), 322-343.
  • Brooks E, Kovács K. Interventions and Intersections: Institutional Environment and Local Level Autonomy in LEADER. A Comparative Study. Space and Society 2021, 35(4), 104-131.
  • Davoudi S, Brooks E. City-regional imaginaries and politics of rescaling. Regional Studies 2021, 55(1), 52-62.
  • Brooks E, Davoudi S. Greenspace and Environmental Justice: The case of Newcastle upon Tyne. People, Place and Policy 2018, 12(2), 118-136.
  • Brooks L, Davoudi S. Litter and Social Practices. Journal of Litter and Local Environmental Quality 2017, 1(1), 16-25.
  • Vigar G, Gunn S, Brooks E. Governing Our Neighbours: participation and conflict in neighbourhood planning. Town Planning Review 2017, 88(4), 423-442.
  • Davoudi S, Zaucha J, Brooks E. Evolutionary Resilience and Complex Lagoon Systems. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 2016, 12(4), 711-718.
  • Davoudi S, Brooks E. When does unequal become unfair? Judging claims of environmental injustice. Environment and Planning A 2014, 46(11), 2686-2702.
  • Davoudi S, Zhao P, Brooks E. Retrofitting cities for low-carbon urban futures in Europe and China. disP - The Planning Review 2014, 50(3), 6-10.
  • Brooks E, Davoudi S. Climate justice and retrofitting for energy efficiency. disP: The Planning Review 2014, 50(3), 101-110.
  • Brooks E, Law A, Huang LJ. A Comparative Study on Historic Building Regeneration Between the UK and China: A Perspective on Energy Efficiency. Urban Planning International 2014, 2(139), 29-35.
  • Brooks E, Law A, Huang L-J. A comparative analysis of retrofitting historic buildings for energy efficiency in the UK and China . disP - The Planning Review 2014, 50(3), 66-75.
  • Vigar G, Brooks E, Gunn S. The innovative potential of neighbourhood plan-making. Town and Country Planning 2013, (epub ahead of print).
  • Davoudi S, Brooks E, Mehmood A. Evolutionary resilience and strategies for climate adaptation. Planning Practice and Research 2013, 28(3), 307-322.

• Book Chapters

  • Madanipour A, Brooks E, Shucksmith M, Talbot H. Spatial justice and locality: the conceptual framework and application. In: Fritsch, M; Kahila, P; Nemeth, S; Scott, J, ed. Spatial Justice and Cohesion: The Role of Place-based Action in Community Development. London and New York: Routledge, 2023, pp.33-45.
  • Madanipour A, Brooks E, Shucksmith M. PLACE/Ladywell housing project, London: A temporary local project with Metropolitan impacts. In: Fritsch M; Kahila P; Nemeth S; Scott JW, ed. Spatial Justice and Cohesion: The Role of Place-Based Action in Community Development. London and New York: Routledge, 2024, pp.160-182.
  • Kovacs K, Brooks E, Zamfir GJ, Shucksmith M, Nemes G. Autonomy and LEADER: a comparative study of three local action groups. In: Fritsch, M; Kahila, P; Nemeth, S; Scott, JW, ed. Spatial Justice and Cohesion: The Role of Place-Based Action in Community Development. London and New York: Routledge, 2023, pp.247-269.
  • Brooks E, Steer M. The North East of England: Place, Economy, People. In: Steer, M; Davoudi, S; Shucksmith, M; Todd, L, ed. Responding to Neo-liberal Austerity. Bristol: Policy Press, 2021. In Preparation.
  • Davoudi S, Brooks E. Urban greenspace and environmental justice claims. In: Justice and Fairness in the City: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to 'Ordinary' Cities. Policy Press, 2016, pp.25-48.
  • Davoudi S, Bell D. Understanding justice and fairness in and of the city. In: Justice and Fairness in the City: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to 'Ordinary' Cities. Policy Press, 2016, pp.1-20.
  • Davoudi S, Bell D. Spatial justice and the right to the city. In: Justice and Fairness in the City: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to 'Ordinary' Cities. Policy Press, 2016, pp.103-106.
  • Gilroy R, Brooks E. Fair shares for all: the challenge of demographic change. In: Bell, D; Davoudi, S, ed. Justice and Fairness in the City. Bristol: Policy Press, 2016, pp.213-229. In Preparation.
  • Gunn S, Brooks E, Vigar G. “The Community’s Capacity to Plan: The disproportionate requirements of the new English Neighbourhood Planning Initiative. In: Simin Davoudi and Ali Madanipour, ed. Reconsidering Localism. Routledge, 2015.
  • Brooks E, Davoudi S. Governmental policy needs to reflect social justice issues in the prevention of litter. In: Litter - Making a Real Difference. London: Keep Britain Tidy, 2013, pp.11-14.

• Reports

  • Brooks E, Shucksmith M, Madanipour A. The Northumberland Uplands Local Action Group (NULAG) LEADER in Sparsely Populated Northern England, United Kingdom. Joenssu: University of Eastern Finland, 2019. RELOCAL: Resituating the Local in Cohesion and Territorial Development 31.
  • Brooks E, Currie M, Wilson R, Copus A, Pinker A, Madanipour A, Shucksmith M. National Report: United Kingdom (RELOCAL Project). Joenssu: University of Eastern Finland, 2019. RELOCAL: Resituating the Local in Cohesion and Territorial Development D 6.2.
  • Davoudi S, Brooks E. Landscape Quality: A Rapid Review of the Evidence. London: DEFRA Science Advisory Council, 2019.
  • Brooks E, Madanipour A, Shucksmith M. Homelessness Project in Lewisham, Borough of London, United Kingdom. Joensuu: University of Eastern Finland, 2019. RELOCAL: Resituating the Local in Cohesion and Territorial Development 32/33.
  • Davoudi S, Brooks E. Tackling Low Standards in Local Environmental Quality. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Global Urban Research Unit, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, 2013.
  • Davoudi S, Brooks E. Environmental Justice and the City: Full Report. Newcastle upon Tyne: Global Urban Research Unit, Newcastle University, 2012.
  • Davoudi S, Brooks E. Environmental Justice and the City: Executive Summary. Newcastle upon Tyne: Global Urban Research Unit, Newcastle University, 2012.
  • Davoudi S, Mehmood A, Brooks E. Gap Analysis of the London Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle University, 2011. GURU Working Paper 44.