Dr. Lorimer is Network Coordinator and Research Associate for the Sustainable Society Network+. Stephen has a BA in History from Rice University, then later received an MPhil in Town Planning and a PhD in Energy and the Built Environment at University College London. His research has centred on first, the interaction of place and sustainability in all three forms and second, the interaction of urban planning and design with technology-led economic development. He has a decade of experience as an urban planning and design consultant where he co-authored the Greater London Authority’s housing design manual and his work with the Homes and Communities Agency on the gamification of planning was named Regeneration Innovation of the Year.