ADRIAN HORNSBY

U.K.

Adrian Hornsby is a writer of considerable diversity. His recent book ‘The Chinese Dream’ (010 Publishers, 2008), cowritten with Neville Mars, is an 800 page monster-investigation into Chinese urbanisation, and its ground-breaking physical, social and economic implications. He is Head of Research & Analysis at Investing for Good, the UK’s first FSA-regulated CIC and social investment specialist, and writes regularly on enterprise-driven development schemes around the world. His book on impact investing is forthcoming 2009. He is a Director of Kilometer Zero, an international arts and politics collective, and for several years co-edited the Kilometer Zero Magazine. He is currently collaborating with the Architects’ Journal on a series of special features following urbanisation in emerging markets, and also writes frequently for Urban China and the Architectural Review. He is a regular public speaker on a host of global issues including China, emerging economies, and social enterprise. He has published numerous short stories, and written four internationally produced plays.

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Posts on Cluster by Adrian Hornsby:
“LIKE RATS” A paper on Democracy, Sustainability and the Urban Form (Eng/Ita)

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