Career: Robert Upton is Secretary General and Chief Executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), Head of the paid service and member of the RTPI Executive Board, and Managing Director of RTPI Services. He is co-editor of the journal Planning Theory & Practice (see url below).

Contact details: Address: Royal Town Planning Institute, 41 Botolph Lane, London, EC3R 8DL, England; Tel: +44 (0)20 7929-9476; Fax: +44 (0)20 7929-9490; Website: http://www.rtpi.org.uk/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14649357.asp/ .