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Dr Cristian Silva

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Dr Cristian Silva

School of Natural and Built Environment

My research profile lies in the intersections between spatial planning and urban design with international focus, and my interests are centred on the explorations of contemporary patterns of urban growth and change, their underlying politics, and the implications of 'interstitial spaces' in restructuring city-regions.

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  • C.Silva@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 90975474
  • @Cristia50468890

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of…
  • Urban sprawl and emerging patterns of suburbanisation, peri-urbanisation, (post)suburban growth and/or decline
  • Suburban infrastructure and transformations of fringe/belt areas and/or urban-rural transects
  • Emerging planning and design models of suburban regeneration and retrofit
  • Interstitial spaces, vacant lands, white spaces, leftover spaces, boundary areas

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Urban Studies Best Article Prize: Phelps, N. A., & Silva, C. (2018). Mind the gaps! A research agenda for urban interstices. Urban Studies, 55(6), 1203-1222: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/usj/collections/awards 

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