His most recent book is The Community Planning Handbook (Earthscan, 2000) which is also on the internet (www.communityplanning.net). Previous books include Community Architecture (Penguin, 1987, with Charles Knevitt) and Action Planning (POWIA, 1996). All three have been widely translated.
Born in 1951, he graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Architecture, Planning, Building and Environmental Studies and a Diploma in Development Planning from University College London. He has facilitated numerous community planning events in the UK and overseas and directed local regeneration initiatives, including the Hastings Urban Conservation Project in the early nineties.
Recent projects he has directed include engaging stakeholders in producing an Area Development Framework for the southern edge of Cambridge and managing consultation on a Masterplan for Aylesham. He is also the community engagement advisor for a TV series on regeneration being produced in Castleford, Yorkshire for Channel 4.
Nick lives in East Sussex and has two children, Mae and Max.