Martin Emanuel

My research and teaching explore how cities and other environments are shaped and transformed through the interplay between planning, infrastructures and people’s everyday lives. Drawing on historical and social science perspectives, I focus particularly on the conditions for different forms of mobility – such as walking, cycling and public transport use – and how these are negotiated and reshaped over time. My work combines historical analysis with studies of contemporary transition processes, with a special interest in how grassroots initiatives and urban experiments can contribute to change.