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Alan Mace is an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics, specializing in Urban Planning Studies. He has been with the department since 2010 and has previously worked as a spatial planner in London while also teaching planning at the University of Westminster. His primary research interests lie at the intersection of planning conventions, institutions, and the priorities of local communities. He examines the unintentional consequences and trade-offs that come with planning conventions, particularly in the context of land use and green belt policies, and how these issues can affect the perceptions of density among residents. Mace's empirical work is focused on planning governance in London and the Greater South East, tackling the challenges of differing aspirations among local and regional planners, politicians, and communities. His broader research agenda also investigates suburban changes, including the impacts of buy-to-let housing and the evolving demographic landscape of London's suburbs.
Department of Economics