Robert Bennett (geographer)

Robert John Bennett, FBA (born 1948) is a British geographer.

Born in 1948, Bennett studied at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a BA in 1970 and then completing doctoral studies there;[1] his PhD was awarded in 1975 for his thesis "Methods of Dynamic Modelling of Spatial Systems: The Case of North West England".

He was appointed professor of geography at the London School of Economics in 1985, serving until 1996 when he moved to the University of Cambridge.

[5] He was general editor of the journal Government and Policy from 1982 to 2008 and co-editor from 2008 to 2016.

He was also a recipient of the Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Medal in 1998.