Dr David Mountain is Research Manager at the Royal Town Planning Institute, and an Honorary Research Fellow in Planning at the University of Manchester. He completed his PhD at the University of Manchester in 2022, which was titled “A Critical History of Urban Regeneration in British Architecture and Planning, 1960s-80s.” He has lectured and taught widely in planning and architecture. He has a Masters in Urban Studies from University College London, and a BA in History of Art from Goldsmiths.