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SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
Dr Paul Cureton FRSA is Senior Lecturer in Design at ImaginationLancaster, and a member of the Data Science Institute (DSI). His work focuses on spatial planning, 3D GIS modelling, and design futures. He is at the forefront of exploring the critical interface between new and emerging socio-technological relationships, such as Design for Digital Twins, Drone Futures, and innovative process-based methodologies for Future Environments like Geodesign. His recent publications include the monographs Geodesign, Urban Digital Twins, and Futures (Routledge, 2025) and Drone Futures: UAS for Landscape & Urban Design (Routledge, 2020).
Research Interests
My research interests and expertise cover:
- Urban Digital Twins
- Serious Games & Speculative Design
- Geodesign
- Participatory Mapping & Planning
- Future Cities.
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External positions
0.2 Senior Research Fellow, Birmingham City University
31/08/2018 → 31/08/2019
Keywords
- Design futures
- Future Cities
- Urban Design
- Geodesign
- Urban Digital Twins
- Serious Games
- Speculative Design
User-defined keywords
- Urban Design
- Geographic information systems
- Architecture
- Landscape
- UAVs
- Future Cities
- Geodesign
- Planning
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DSI: MAGE—Morecambe Area Gaming Environment additional funding
Cureton, P. (Principal Investigator)
16/02/26 → 30/03/27
Project: Research
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Adaptation Pathways (Our Future Coast Work Package 4)
Cureton, P. (Co-Investigator), Mullagh, L. (Co-Investigator), Ilic, S. (Principal Investigator) & Earl, J. (Research Associate)
1/05/25 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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DSI: MAGE—Morecambe Area Gaming Environment Extension
Cureton, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/25 → 1/02/26
Project: Research
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DSI: FDS: Future drone skies: Planning in volume
Cureton, P. (Principal Investigator)
29/09/25 → 28/03/26
Project: Research
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DSI: MAGE—Morecambe Area Gaming Environment
Cureton, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/25 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Community Involvement in Coastal Adaptation
Earl, J., Ilic, S., Cureton, P. & Mullagh, L., 21/01/2026.Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Poster
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From City‐Builder to Geogame: A Geodesign Process for Participatory Urban Planning
Cureton, P., Coulton, P., He, L. & Zhao, Y., 14/01/2026, In: Urban Planning. 11, 10560.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Human-Centred Digital Twin Design for Elderly Care: Addressing Comorbidity and Wellbeing
Sheng, N., Tskeleves, E., Cureton, P. & Chen, Q., 8/06/2026, (E-pub ahead of print) DRS2026: Research Papers. Edinburgh: Design Research Society, 461. (Proceedings of DRS; vol. 2026).Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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MAGE Mini – A Serious Game for Coastal Futures
Cureton, P. (Artist), 27/05/2026Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputs › Design
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Where the Land Meets the Sea: Spatial-Computing Sandbox for Coastal Futures
Hartley, E. & Cureton, P. (Editor), 30/04/2026.Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Conference paper
Activities
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Windermere Science Festival
Cureton, P. (Speaker), Lin, Q. (Contributor), Xia, R. (Contributor) & Delaney, R. (Contributor)
9/05/2026 → 10/05/2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition/Concert
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Enhancing Shoreline Planning through Community Engagement: The MAGE Initiative, Our Future Coast Project
Cureton, P. (Speaker)
25/11/2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
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Geodesign, Digital Twins, And Futures
Cureton, P. (Keynote speaker)
15/10/2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Association for Geographical Information (AGI). (External organisation)
Cureton, P. (Participant)
1/07/2025 → 1/07/2026Activity: Membership types › Member of Working Group
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Press/Media
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Feels like home: How ‘digital twins’ are helping plan the future of our cities
27/06/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Amazon is making drone deliveries in the UK – here’s why nimbyism could hamper a wider rollout
Cureton, P. & Jackman, A.
12/05/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Opinion
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Using 3D modelling to transform public engagement in Lancaster
Cureton, P. & Brown, E.
3/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Datasets
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Lancaster City Information Model (LCIM)
Cureton, P. (Creator) & Hartley, E. (Creator), Lancaster University, 5/11/2019
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/327
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