Mayer Hillman
Encyclopedia
Mayer Hillman is a Senior Fellow Emeritus since 1992 at the Policy Studies Institute
, University of Westminster
.
A qualified architect and town planner, he completed a doctoral thesis on transport, planning and environmental issues in 1970 at the University of Edinburgh
.
Hillman co-authored a 1990 study, One False Move, which equated the reduction in child casualties on British roads in recent decades with the loss of freedom that they have experienced. He is a strong proponent of personal carbon trading
(and specifically personal carbon allowances, a concept he helped develop).
He believes public policy should be more socially and environmentally conscious.
Policy Studies Institute
The Policy Studies Institute is a British think-tank. It was formed in 1978 through the merger of the former Centre for the Study of Social Policy and Political and Economic Planning. Since 1998 it has been an independent subsidiary of the University of Westminster...
, University of Westminster
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
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A qualified architect and town planner, he completed a doctoral thesis on transport, planning and environmental issues in 1970 at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
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Hillman co-authored a 1990 study, One False Move, which equated the reduction in child casualties on British roads in recent decades with the loss of freedom that they have experienced. He is a strong proponent of personal carbon trading
Personal carbon trading
Personal carbon trading is a general term referring to a number of proposed emissions trading schemes under which emissions credits are allocated to adult individuals on a equal per capita basis, within national carbon budgets. Individuals then surrender these credits when buying fuel or electricity...
(and specifically personal carbon allowances, a concept he helped develop).
He believes public policy should be more socially and environmentally conscious.
Books
- How We Can Save the Planet, Penguin (2004) ISBN 0-14-101692-2
- One False Move, Mayer Hillman, John Adams and John Whitelegg, Policy Studies Institute 1990, ISBN 0-85374-494-7
External links
- Mayer Hillman's website
- Policy Studies Institute page
- A chain reaction, interview in The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
( November, 2002 )