Brian Robson Author & Editor

Michael Barke was Reader in Human Geography at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, where he taught from 1974 until his retirement in 2016. His research interests include the demographic and urban history of the North East.

Brian Robson grew up in Tyneside. He was Director of the Centre for Urban Policy Studies at the University of Manchester and published widely on urban and regional regeneration. He was awarded an OBE for his urban research. He died in 2020.

Anthony Champion is Emeritus Professor at Newcastle University and was a staff member in the university’s geography department and subsequently in the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS).