Professor Steve Millington
Professor of Place Management
Senior Fellow Institute of Place Management
My profile
Interests and expertise
Director and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Place Management
Projects
Principle Investigator: INTERREG ABCitiEs Project
Co-investigator: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Establishment and Management of national High Streets Task Force for England
Co-investigator: INNOVATE UK Bringing Big Data to Small Users Project
Co-investigator: ESRC High Street UK 2020 Project (final report and other resources available here)
Teaching
Postgraduate teaching
Supervision
PhD Supervision
If you have a PhD proposal in any of these areas, then please contact me:
Place Management and Leadership
Placemaking
Sustainable High Streets
Inclusive High Streets
Everyday Creativity and place
Football, placemaking and/or place-branding
Research outputs
High Street Regeneration and Place Management
Placemaking, lighting and illumination
Geographies of football
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Exhibitions
Millington, S., Hale, J., Steele, M., Brook, R. (2014) Sci.Eng.50. [Exhibition] 23/10/2014 - 21/11/2014.
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Edensor, T.J., Leslie, D., Millington, S., Rantisi, N. (2009) Spaces of vernacular creativity: rethinking the cultural economy. Routledge.
Binnie, J., Millington, S., Holloway, J.J., Young, C. (2006) Cosmopolitan Urbanism. Routledge.
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Chapters in books
Millington, S., Steadman, C., Roberts, G., Medway, D. (2021) 'The Tale of Three Cities: Place branding, scalar complexity and football.' In Medway, D., Warnaby, G., Byrom, J. (ed.) A Research Agenda for Place Branding. Edward Elgar,
Edensor, T., Millington, S. (2018) 'Spaces of Vernacular Creativity Reconsidered.' In Courage, C., McKeown, A. (ed.) Creative Placemaking: Research, Theory and Practice. London: Routledge,
Millington, S.D. (2018) 'The Modern Lighthouse – A Sculpture by Accident.' In Strang, V., Edensor, T., Puckering, J. (ed.) From the Lighthouse: an Experiment in Interdisciplinarity. Routledge,
Millington, S. (2018) 'Manchester Central Library and Library Walk, St Peter’s Square.' In Butler, S., Karvonen, A., Partridge, L., Ward, K. (ed.) Stories from the Road. Manchester: University of Manchester,
Millington, S.D. (2017) 'Trinity House and the Formation of the Modern British State.' In Strang, V., Edensor, T., Puckering, J. (ed.) From the Lighthouse: an Experiment in Interdisciplinarity. Routledge,
Millington, S.D., Edensor, T.J., Isenstad, S., Neumann, D., Petty, M.M. (2015) 'A History of Blackpool Illuminations.' Cities of Light: Two Centuries of Urban Illumination. Routledge Taylor & Francis GroupLondon,
Millington, S.D., Nicholson, D. (2013) 'Engaging with Schools and Colleges.' In Nicholson, D., Wheater, P. (ed.) Public engagement in the GEES disciplines. Higher Education Academy, pp. 19-23.
Edensor, T.J., Evans, B., Holloway, J., Millington, S., Binnie, J. (2012) 'Playing in industrial ruins: interrogating teleological understandings of play in spaces of material alterity and low surveillance.' Urban Wildscapes. Routledge,
Edensor, T., Millington, S. (2010) 'Going to the match: The transformation of the match-day routine at Manchester City FC.' Stadium Worlds: Football, Space and the Built Environment. pp. 146-162.
Millington, S.D., Edensor, T., Leslie, D., Rantisi, N. (2010) 'Rethinking creativity: critiquing the creative class thesis.' In Edensor, T., Leslie, D., Millington, S., Rantisi, N. (ed.) Spaces of Vernacular Creativity: Rethinking the Cultural Economy. London: Routledge, pp. 1-16.
Edensor, T.J. (2009) 'Introduction: rethinking creativity: critiquing the creative class thesis.' Spaces of Vernacular Creativity: Rethinking the Cultural Economy. Routledge,
Binnie, J., Holloway, J., Millington, S., Young, C. (2009) 'Cosmopolitanism.' In Kitchin, R., Thrift, N. (ed.) International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography. Elsevier, pp. 307-313.
Binnie, J., Holloway, J.J., Millington, S., Young, C. (2009) 'Cosmopolitanism.' International Encyclopedia of Human Geography: Volume 1-12.
Millington, S.D., Edensor, T. (2009) 'Christmas light displays and the creative production of spaces of generosity.' Spaces of Vernacular Creativity: Rethinking the cultural economy. London: Routledge, pp. 170-182.
Binnie, J., Holloway, J., Millington, S., Young, C. (2006) 'Conclusion: The paradoxes of cosmopolitan urbanism.' Routledge, pp. 246-253.
Binnie, J., Holloway, J., Millington, S., Young, C. (2005) 'Introduction: Grounding cosmopolitan urbanism: Approaches, practices and policies.' pp. 1-34.
Millington, S. (1997) 'Local Governance and Local Economic Development in Manchester..' In Liszewski, S., Young, C. (ed.) Liszewski, S. & Young, C. A Comparative Study of Lodz and Manchester. . 297-307.. Lodz: Lodz University Press, pp. 297-307.
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Reports
Parker, C., Millington, S., Roberts, G., Steadman, C., Quin, S., Ntounis, N. Vital and Viable Harpurhey. Manchester: Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Parker, C., Quin, S., Roberts, G., Steadman, C. High Street 2030: Achieving change. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Roberts, G., Steadman, C., Ntounis, N., Parker, C., Quin, S. Vital and Viable Chorlton.
Millington, S., Bell, P. Placemaking Programme Middlesbrough. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Gao, C. Placemaking Programme Report Luton. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Stephenson, B. (2024) Vital and Viable Polesworth. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Stephenson, B. (2023) Vital and Viable Coleshill. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Colledge, M. (2023) Place Making Programme Report Edwinstowe and Owlerton.
Millington, S., Barratt, J. (2023) Placemaking Programme Report Scarborough. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Cave, P. (2022) Placemaking Programme Report East Ham. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Bell, P. (2022) Placemaking Programme Report Whitefriargate, Hull. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Barratt, J. (2022) Placemaking Programme Report Darlington. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Cunningham, D. (2022) Placemaking Programme Report Barrow-in-Furness. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Roberts, G., Sonderland-Saga, R., Steadman, C. (2022) Reddish: Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Roberts, G., Saga-Sonderland, R., Steadman, C. (2022) Bramhall: Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Roberts, G., Sonderland-Saga, R., Steadman, C. (2022) Cheadle: Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Roberts, G., Songerland-Saga, R., Steadman, C. (2022) Romiley: Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Roberts, G., Sonderland-Saga, R., Steadman, C. (2022) Marple: Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Roberts, G., Sonderland-Saga, R., Steadman, C. (2022) Edgeley: Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Roberts, G., Sonderland-Saga, R., Steadman, C. (2022) Cheadle Hulme: Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Roberts, G., Sonderland-Saga, R., Steadman, C. (2022) Hazel Grove: Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Ball, J. (2022) Placemaking Programme Report Earlestown. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Warnaby, G., Roberts, G., Platt, L., Sonderland Saga, R. (2022) DCMS: Call for Evidence, Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda. UK Parliament.
Millington, S., Barratt, J., Hindmarch, T. (2022) Vital and Viable Atherstone. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Bell, P. (2022) Placemaking Programme Report Gateshead. High Streets Task Force.
Millington, S., Barratt, J., Hindmarch, T. (2022) Warwickshire Towns Routemap: Final Report. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Barratt, J., Hindmarch, T. (2021) Unlocking Your Place Potential - Newquay.
Millington, S., Barratt, J., Hindmarch, T. (2021) Warwickshire Future Places Routemap: mid-term report. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Barratt, J., Hindmarch, T. (2021) Promoting the vitality and viability of Watford. Institute of Place Management.
Hagemans, I., van Hemert, P., Meerkerk, J., Risselada, A., van Winden, R. (2020) ABCitiEs Policy Evaluation Report. Brussels: European Union.
Millington, S., Findley, K., Roberts, G. (2020) Area-Based Collaborative Entrepreneurship in Cities: Action Plan City of Manchester. Manchester City Council.
Roberts, G., Loroño-Leturiondo, M., Millington, S. (2020) Area-Based Collaborative Entrepreneurship in Cities: Gorton District Centre Case Study.
Millington, S., Roberts, G. (2020) Area-Based Collaborative Entrepreneurship in Cities: Manchester State of Play Study. INTERREG Europe.
Roberts, G., Millington, S. (2020) Area-Based Collaborative Entrepreneurship in Cities: Withington District Case Study. INTERREG Europe.
Millington, S., Roberts, G., Steadman, C., Parker, C., Quin, S., Ntounis, N. (2020) Vital and Viable Manchester District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Roberts, G., Steadman, C., Parker, C., Quin, S., Ntounis, N. (2019) Vital and Viable Withington. Institute of Place Management.
Parker, C., Millington, S., Roberts, G., Steadman, C., Quin, S., Ntounis, N. (2019) Vital and Viable Gorton. Manchester: Institute of Place Management.
Quin, S., Millington, S. (2019) Vital and Viable Salisbury. Manchester: Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Roberts, G., Steadman, C., Ntounis, N., Parker, C., Quin, S. (2019) Vital and Viable Stockport District Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Quin, S., McDonald, O., Millington, S., Ntounis, N., Parker, C., Skinner, H., Turness, C. (2019) Written evidence submitted by the Association of Town and City Management, with the Institute of Place Management and the Bid Foundation [HST 060]. House of Commons.
Millington, S., Steadman, C. (2018) Vital and Viable Ashford: Ashford Workshop. Institute of Place Management.
Parker, C., Millington, S., Roberts, G., Steadman, C., Quin, S., Ntounis, N. (2018) Vital and Viable Northenden. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S., Medway, D., Steadman, C., Roberts, G. (2017) Drivers of Atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester: Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S.D., Parker, C. (2017) Adopting new activity-based classifications of town and city centres are key to combating decline. Institute of Place Management.
PARKER, C.R., NTOUNIS, N., QUIN, S., MILLINGTON, S. (2016) High Street UK 2020 Project Report. Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S.D., Ntounis, N., Parker, C., Quin, S. (2015) Towns and Cities as Multifunctional Centres. Institute of Place Management.
Parker, C., Ntounis, N., Millington, S.D. (2014) High Street 2020: An Analysis for Morecambe. Manchester: Institute of Place Management.
Millington, S.D., Parker, C., Ntounis, N., Quin, S. (2014) High Street UK 2020 Interim Project Report: Identifying factors that influence vitality and viability. Institute of Place Management.
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Internet publications
Steadman, C., Millington, S. (2021) Euro 2020: How the Wembley atmosphere reminds us of the importance of crowds. https://www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/story/14223/.
Parker, C., Millington, S., Sonderland, R. (2021) Saving the high street: what to do with empty department stores and shopping centres. https://theconversation.com/saving-the-high-street-what-to-do-with-empty-department-stores-and-shopping-centres-154327.
Parker, C., Sonderland Saga, R., Millington, S. (2021) Saving the high street: what to do with empty department stores and shopping centres. https://theconversation.com/saving-the-high-street-what-to-do-with-empty-department-stores-and-shopping-centres-154327.
Millington, S. (2020) Effective-local-partnerships-withington-village. https://blog.placemanagement.org/2020/12/04/effective-local-partnerships-withington-village/.
Millington, S. (2020) The place of UK universities in a post-pandemic world. https://blog.placemanagement.org/2020/11/27/the-place-of-uk-universities-in-a-post-pandemic-world/.
Millington, S., Findley, K., Saker, M., Payne, D. (2020) Recovery and district centres. http://blog.placemanagement.org/2020/06/17/recovery-and-district-centres/.
Millington, S., Malone, M. (2020) Anticipating the future of clothing retail on the High Street.
Millington, S. (2020) Trouble at the Mall. http://blog.placemanagement.org/2020/04/09/trouble-at-the-mall/.
Roberts, G., Steadman, C., Medway, D., Millington, S. (2018) Rethinking place atmospheres: Manchester City Football Club project. http://blog.placemanagement.org/2018/05/02/rethinking-place-atmospheres-manchester-city-football-club-project/.
Parker, C.R., Quin, S., Millington, S. (2018) Five ways to save Britain’s struggling high streets. https://theconversation.com/five-ways-to-save-britains-struggling-high-streets-90362.
Millington, S.D., Parker, C., Quin, S. (2018) Five ways to save Britain’s struggling high streets. https://theconversation.com/five-ways-to-save-britains-struggling-high-streets-90362.
Millington, S. (2017) Breathing New Life into Neglected Centres. https://ciltuk.org.uk/focus/archive.
Millington, S.D. (2017) Metro mayors and devolution: breathing new life into our neglected town centres. https://theconversation.com/metro-mayors-and-devolution-breathing-new-life-into-our-neglected-town-centres-75875.
Millington, S. (2017) Breathing New Life into Neglected Centres.
Millington, S.D. (2016) "Unveiling the sediments of a lost landscape”: William Titley’s Demolition Street. http://www.thedoublenegative.co.uk/2016/10/unveiling-the-sediments-of-a-lost-landscape-william-titleys-demolition-street/.
Millington, S.D. (2016) Universities and Place Making.
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Journal articles
Millington, S., Steadman, C., Ntounis, N. (2024) 'Reflections from the Business School’s margins: on doing engaged scholarship.' Dialogues in Urban Research,
Edensor, T., Millington, S., Steadman, C. (2023) 'Making the football stadium homely: Manchester City’s relocation from Maine Road to the Etihad.' Emotion, Space and Society, 49pp. 100971-100971.
Steadman, C., Millington, S. (2022) 'Researching with places: on using engaged scholarship in marketing.' Qualitative Market Research: an international journal, 25(5) pp. 646-661.
Taecharungroj, V., Millington, S. (2022) 'Amenity mix of innovation districts.' Journal of Place Management and Development, 16(1) pp. 125-143.
Edensor, T., Millington, S., Steadman, C., Taecharungroj, V. (2021) 'Towards a comprehensive understanding of football stadium tourism.' Journal of Sport and Tourism, 25(3) pp. 217-235.
Steadman, C., Roberts, G., Medway, D., Millington, S., Platt, L. (2020) '(Re)thinking place atmospheres in marketing theory.' Marketing Theory, 21(1) pp. 135-154.
Edensor, T., Millington, S.D. (2018) 'Learning from Blackpool Promenade: Re-enchanting sterile streets.' The Sociological Review, 66(5) pp. 1017-1035.
Medway, D., Warnaby, G., Gillooly, L., Millington, S. (2018) 'Scalar tensions in urban toponymic inscription: the corporate (re)naming of football stadia.' Urban Geography, 40(6) pp. 784-804.
Parker, C., Ntounis, N.F., Millington, S., Quin, S., Castillo-Villar, F. (2017) 'Improving the vitality and viability of the UK High Street by 2020: Identifying priorities and a framework for action.' Journal of Place Management and Development, 10(4) pp. 310-348.
Millington, S., Ntounis, N. (2017) 'Repositioning the High Street: evidence and reflection from the UK.' Journal of Place Management and Development, 10(4) pp. 364-377.
Cao, W., Li, Y., Cheng, J., Millington, S.D. (2017) 'Location patterns of urban industry in Shanghai and implications for sustainability.' Journal of Geographical Sciences, 27(7) pp. 857-878.
Kalandides, A., Millington, S., Parker, C., Quinn, S. (2016) 'Shopping districts and centres, markets, neighbourhoods, public squares, and urban gardens: reflecting.' Journal of Place Management and Development, 9(3) pp. 351-359.
Illingworth, S., Gray, S.B., Millington, S., Redfern, J. (2015) 'What’s in a Name? Exploring the Nomenclature of Science Communication in the UK.' F1000Research, 4(409)
Edensor, T., Millington, S. (2013) 'Blackpool Illuminations: revaluing local cultural production, situated creativity and working-class values.' International Journal of Cultural Policy, 19(2) pp. 145-161.
Millington, S.D., Edensor, T. (2010) 'Creating festivity: household Christmas light displays and community cohesion.' Lighting Journal: official journal of the institution of lighting engineers, 73(3) pp. 34-40.
Edensor, T., Millington, S. (2009) 'Illuminations, class identities and the contested landscapes of christmas.' Sociology, 43(1) pp. 103-121.
Edensor, T., Millington, S. (2008) ''This is Our City': Branding football and local embeddedness.' Global Networks, 8(2) pp. 172-193.
Binnie, J., Edensor, T., Holloway, J., Millington, S., Young, C. (2007) 'Mundane mobilities, banal travels.' Social and Cultural Geography, 8(2) pp. 165-174.
Binnie, J., Holloway, J., Millington, S., Young, C. (2007) 'Mundane geographies: alienation, potentialities, and practice Alienation, subjectification, and the banal.' ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE, 39(3) pp. 515-520.
Young, C., Millington, S., Gibson, C., Lever, J., Holloway, J. (2000) 'Resources for Project Work on Place Marketing in the North West of England.' North West Geographer, 3(1) pp. 35-35.
Shearlock, C., Hooper, P., Millington, S. (2000) 'Environmental improvement in small and medium-sized enterprises: A role for the business-support network.' Greener Management International, (30) pp. 50-60.
Millington, S., Young, C., Lever, J. (1997) 'A bibliography of city marketing.' Journal of Regional and Local Studies, 17(2) pp. 16-42.
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Non-peer reviewed articles / reviews
Millington, S. (2019) Blackpool Illuminations and Municipal Modernism.
Millington, S.D. (2018) Mancunian Way.
Millington, S.D. (2017) Breathing new life into our neglected town centres.
Millington, S. (2012) Oblique Dysfunction: Montreal's Stade Olympique.
Millington, S. (1994) Fragmented Manchester.
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Conference papers
Steadman, C., Millington, S. (2022) 'On using engaged scholarship to research with local high streets.' In Royal Geographical Society. Newcastle, 30/8/2022 - 2/9/2022.
Berranger, C., Kuznetsova, O., Millington, S., Ross, C. (2019) 'Probing into co-operative place making: Rochdale..' In The IPM 5th International Biennial Conference ‘Transforming Place: People, Processes and Practice. Adelaide (Australia), 3/11/2019 - 8/11/2019.
Steadman, C., Roberts, G., Millington, S., Parker, C. (2019) 'Towards an anatomy of district centres.' In 6th Corfu Symposium on Managing and Marketing Places. Corfu, 6/5/2019 -
Millington, S., Steadman, C., Medway, D., Roberts, G. (2019) 'One club for all: Football, branding, and place.' In 6th Corfu Symposium on Managing and Marketing Places. Corfu, 6/5/2019 -
Millington, S. (2019) 'Learning from Blackpool: re-enchanting sterile streets.' 29/11/2018 - 30/11/2018. Department of Social Communication of National research Tomsk State University, pp. 280-289.
Millington, S., Platt, L. (2017) 'Festival Evaluation: Workshop preliminary findings.' In Festival Evaluation. 8/6/2017 - 8/6/2017. Institute of Place Management, pp. 1-12.
Parker, C., Quin, S., Ntounis, N., Millington, S., Medway, D., Urquhart, C., Dargan, E., Keegan, B.J. (2016) 'Improving the customer experience in retail locations: The Game of Towns.' In AR and VR Conference: Perspectives on Business Realities of AR and VR. Dublin Institute of Technology, 27/4/2016 - 28/4/2016.
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Theses and dissertations
Millington, S.D. (2002) An Assessment of City Marketing Strategies and Urban Entrepreneurialism in UK Local Authorities.
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Other
Steadman, C., Parker, C., Millington, S., Ntounis, N., colledge, M., iain, N., Sewell, M., Barratt, J. Evidence submitted by the Institute of Place Management to the House of Lords Inquiry into High Streets in Small Towns and Cities.
Colledge, M., Davis, M., Millington, S., Nicholson, I., Parker, C. (2022) Institute of Place Management: Funding for Levelling Up: inquiry submission.
Millington, S., Warnaby, G. (2021) Towards a suburban renaissance: the Suburban Taskforce call for evidence: an inquiry into the future of the suburbs.