This journal series presents a curated collection of reflections and literary excerpts, as written and compiled by urbanistiX founder and editor Nigel C. Lewis.

Nigel is an author and practising designer, whose new book ‘Global City Typologies: Transactional Forces in Urbanised Development’, explores the historical, cultural, and socio-economic transactional forces in the development of existing cities through to newly planned and emerging cities.

Nigel has more than thirty years experience in the planning and design field where, as part of multi-disciplinary design and construction teams, he has been responsible for the planning and realisation of both built facilities and urban infrastructure.

He has also written extensively on techniques for project structuring and financing, and sustainable approaches to future development.