Jonathan Silver

Professor Jonathan Silver is a faculty member at the Urban Institute, part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield. He joined in November 2016 and specializes in urban geography, focusing on infrastructure, urbanisation, financialisation, and everyday life in global cities. His work includes a ERC-funded project, GlobalCORRIDOR, examining infrastructure corridors and inequality.

• Education: BA Hons (University of Leeds), MA (University of Manchester), PhD (Durham University)
• Current Research: Postcolonial urban theory, financialisation of cities, infrastructure planning
• Grants: ERC Starting Grant (GlobalCORRIDOR), ESRC funding (Centripetal City)
• Contact: 219 Portobello, Sheffield S1 4DP | j.silver@sheffield.ac.uk | @invisiblemapper