The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Mark's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Mark
One of our most basic human needs is to belong. It is why we form relationships, communities and nations, and through these we collectively share experiences, triumphs and failures. As an Associate Professor of Human Geography, my research focuses on the unique ways in which belonging intersects with place, identity and wellbeing. My work attends to the critical geographies of young people and examines the challenges and opportunities faced by young people in developing and performing belonging in place. This relates to the significant societal challenges faced by young people in terms of community, identity and wellbeing. I am particularly interested in how young people’s everyday senses of belonging shapes, and is shaped by, the places in which they live and how this can influence the ways in which the spaces young people use are designed, managed and regulated. My research has been funded by the AHRC, British Academy and RGS-IBG, with additional funding through the UWA IAS programme, Seale Hayne Educational Trust and UoP Research Innovation fund.
Supervised Research Degrees
- Hoayda Darkal completed 2022 (DoS)
- Kieran Green completed 2024 (2nd Supervisor)
- Pearlin Teow 2018 - present (DoS)
- Leonardo Santana dos Santos Rodrigues (visiting PhD student 2023-2024, ESPM, São Paulo, Brazil)
Teaching
I am primarily a Social and Cultural Geographer, although my teaching interests spread into planning and urban studies. I contribute towards teaching at both undergraduate and taught Masters level.
Contact Mark
A511 Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 585989
mark.holton@plymouth.ac.uk
