Career
He is Professor of Geographic Information Science at University College London (University College London), United Kingdom, where he also directs the Economic and Social Research Council Consumer Data Research Centre. Prior to joining University College London in July 2000, he was the Professor of Geography at the University of Bristol. His research interests are developed around socioeconomic applications of GIScience, and have included projects based on topics such as: geo-temporal demographics and social media usage, fractal analysis of cities, geo-genealogy of family names, retail geography analytics and the effectiveness of public service delivery (specifically health, education and policing).
His publications include 18 books and over 150 contributions to refereed journal articles, edited collections and book chapters.
He is past Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Computers, Environment and Urban Systems and a past co-editor of Environment and Planning B. He teaches Geographic Information Science and Systems and is a co-author of the best-selling book of that name. He has been involved in the postgraduate supervision of over 50 Doctor of Philosophy students.
He is a regular contributor to internationally conferences and has held eleven externally funded visiting appointments, and has many extensive teaching commitments. 2000–Present - Professor of Geographic Information Science, University College London (2003-2004 - seconded to Economic and Social Research Council Advanced Institute for Management Research Senior Fellowship) 1996-2000 - Professor of Geography, University of Bristol 1994-1996 - Reader in Geography, University of Bristol (including a period as an Economic and Social Research Council Research Fellow, 1994-1995) 1992-1994 - Lecturer in Geography, University of Bristol 1984-1992 - Lecturer in Planning, Cardiff University (UWIST prior to 1/9/88) 1983 84 Lecturer in Geography, University of Reading 1997 - Doctor of Science, University of Bristol 1984 - Doctor of Philosophy (Urban Geography), University of Bristol 1980 - Bachelor of Science
First Class Honours (Geography), University of Bristol.
