Susan's research interests include the relational geographies of urban and suburban development, with a particular interest in the comparative understandig of planning and development cultures in international contexts. Her research focuses on urban development and governance models and the circulation of so called 'best practices'. Recent projects include an examination of New Urbanism as a global movement, the implications of platform urbanism for understanding and planning for local urban change, urban data cultures and housing policy and the 'local' dimensions of content governance on social media platforms.