Newcastle University

Introduction

David is a part-time Research Associate involved in directing research. David has led numerous studies across a range of policies with spatial impacts.
David is also a Partner with Bradley Research and Consulting.

Background

Commercial consultancy in areas of programme and policy evaluation, urban regeneration and property development,spatial strategies

Roles and Responsibilities

Securing contracts
Managing / directing research / consultancy studies

Qualifications

BA Hons Geography
M Phil Town and Regioanl Planning
MRTPI

Previous Positions

Research Manager Ecotec
Consultant Price Waterhouse
Senior Consultant Price Waterhouse

Memberships

Member of the Royal Town Planning Institure
Life Member National Trust

Languages

English
Basic French

Informal Interests

Tennis
Gardening

Research Interests

David's main expertise lies in the evaluation of policies and programmes with a spatial impact. David has led more than 50 studies and advised a broad range of organisations such as Government Departments, Police Constabularies, Regional Development Agencies, local authorities, LSCs, and the EU.

Other Expertise

Public Sector relocation
Knowledge Intensive Business Services
Locational requirements and residential preferences of mobile professionals / home based business services
Economic Impact Analysis

Current Work

Evaluation of the Northumberland Strategic Investment Programme
Evaluation of the Budget Holding Lead Professionals National Pilot

Industrial Relevance

Assessment of the case for goverment relocations helped to inform the Lyons review
Evaluation of civilian roles within Northumbria police helped to inform workforce modernisation
Economic impact assessment of closure of RAF Boulmer may have influenced shelving of plans to close RAF Boulmer

Projects

• Evaluating the Cost of Effectiveness of Budget-Holding in Lead Professionals
  Project Leader(s): Professor Janet Walker; Professor Cam R. Donaldson

Undergraduate Teaching

none

Postgraduate Teaching

Evaluation workshop, CURDS MA in Regional Development

• Walker J, Donaldson C, Laing K, Pennington M, Wilson G, Procter S, Bradley D, Dickinson H, Gray J. Evaluating Budget-Holding in Lead Professionals within Multi-Agency Children’s Services in England. London, UK: Department of Children, Schools and Families, 2009. DCSF Research Reports RR143.
• Marshall JN, Hodgson CM, Bradley DP. Public sector relocation and regional disparities in Britain. Environment and Planning C: Government & Policy 2005, 23(6), 883-906.
• Marshall JN, Bradley DP, Hodgson CM, Alderman NF, Richardson RGW. Relocation, relocation, relocation: Assessing the case for public sector dispersal. Regional Studies 2005, 39(6), 767-787.
• Marshall JN, Bradley DP, Hodgson CM, Richardson RGW, Alderman A, Benneworth P, Tebbutt G, Charles DR, Gillespie A, Tomaney J, Goddard JB. Public Sector Relocation from London and the South East: Evidence to the Lyons Review on behalf of the English Regional Development Agencies. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, 2004.
• Charles DR, Nauwelaers C, Mouton B, Bradley DP. Assessment of the Regional Innovation and Technology Transfer Strategies and Infrastructures. Newcastle upon Tyne: Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, 2000. Available at: http://www.innovating-regions.org/download/finalrep.pdf.
• Chatterton P, Bradley DP. Bringing Britain Together? The limitations of area-based regeneration policies in addressing deprivation. Local Economy 2000, 15(2), 98-111.
• Charles DR, Bradley DP, Chatterton P, Coombes MG, Gillespie AE. Core Cities Centres for Regeneration. Newcastle upon Tyne: Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, 1999. Available at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/publications/pdf/3071corecity.pdf.
• Richardson RGW, Bradley DP, Jones I, Benneworth P. Employment location in North East England, Conference on Employment in the North East of England. In: Town and Country Planning Association seminar series "The People: Where Will They Work?". 1999, Newcastle upon Tyne: Town and Country Planning Association.
• Richardson RGW, Bradley DP, Jones I, Benneworth P. The North East. In: Breheny M, ed. The people: where will they work? Report of TCPA research into the changing geography of employment. London: Town & Country Planning Association, 1999, pp. 145-167.