Education: BA (Hons), Policy Making and Administration 1982; PhD, University of London 1989

Career: Andrew Flynn has been Senior Lecturer in Environmental Policy and Planning at the Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University since 1998. Previously he was Lecturer in Environmental Planning and Policy from 1995–98. Before that he was Lecturer in Environmental Policy in the School of Geography and Earth Resources at the University of Hull from 1991–95. Dr Flynn has a background in policy analysis and environmental geography. His principal research interests have been in the making and delivery of policy on sustainable development, the implementation of policy and its evaluation. In exploring the dynamics of policy and regulation he paid particular attention to the food system. His work on food supply chains and technological innovations in the food system have provided insights into the relationships between the state and key economic interests and how these have led to new patterns of regulation. This in turn, has helped to inform work on environmental regulation, particularly in relation to the role of supply chains. He is currently engaged in three research areas as an Associate Member of the ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS). These are: food regulation and sustainability; sustainable innovation in food consumption and production systems; and analyses of ecological footprinting. He is also working on the implications for sustainable development for patterns of governance at different spatial scales. Dr Flynn is Course Director of the MSc in Sustainability, Planning and Environmental Policy, Chair of the Marketing and Recruitment Committee, a member of the Teaching Committee, of the Defra Advisory Group on SCP evidence, and an external examiner for the MA in Food Policy at City University. He is co-editor of the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning (see url below).

Publications include: several book chapters and numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: Room 2.64, Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA, Wales; Tel: +44 (0)29 2087-4851; Fax: +44 (0)29 2087-4845; Email: FlynnAC@cardiff.ac.uk ; Website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/cplan/school/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1523908x.asp/ .