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Mayer Hillman
Mayer Hillman
Born	1931 (age 92–93); London, England
Alma mater	University College London; University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)	Architect and town planner
Title	Senior Fellow Emeritus, Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster
Term	1992–
Spouse	Heidi Krott
Children	2 sons
Website	https://mayerhillman.com/

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Mayer Hillman (born 1931) is a British architect, environmentalist and town planner. He is a Senior Fellow Emeritus since 1992 at the Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster where he worked for at least thirty years.

Biography

Hillman was born in northwest London in 1931, the third son of David Hillman, a portrait painter and stained glass artist, and Dr Annie Hillman, a general practice physician (GP).^[1]

He and his brothers were raised in West Hampstead, by their Scottish Jewish parents, and in Rickmansworth during the WWII bombing raids. He studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London and practiced as an architect for several years, before seeking a change in direction. He completed a PhD on transport, planning and environmental issues in 1970 at the University of Edinburgh,^[2] without a scholarship and supporting a young family with his wife Heidi Krott.

Established at the PSI, a policy thinktank, Hillman became an eclectic contributor to debates on transport, the environment and health. Several of his contrarian arguments and studies have been proven accurate with the passage of time. For example, he co-authored a 1990 study, One False Move, which equated the reduction in child casualties on British roads in recent decades with the loss of freedom that they have experienced because of the increase in traffic, with repercussions for child health.^[3] Several of his innovations, like raised-level intersections to slow traffic, have later been adopted in policy and planning.^[4]

Environmentalism

Hillman believes that public policy should be more socially and environmentally conscious, and is an animated speaker on a variety of topics, in his later years completing two books and promoting action on climate change. A strong proponent of personal carbon trading, he specifically helped develop the concept of personal carbon allowances.

Hillman is a lifelong cyclist, arguing against compulsory helmet laws in 1992, and in favour of cycling's health promotion possibilities in a British Medical Association report in 1992. Hillman has not flown for more than 20 years as part of his commitment to reducing carbon emissions.^[5] He has argued that governments have failed to implement the policies required to achieve global zero carbon emissions and it is "now too late", but he still recommends individuals to become vegan or vegetarian, not own a car, stop flying and limit the size of their family.^[6]

In 2018, he became scornful of individual action which he described "as good as futile", rhetorically asking "can you see everyone in a democracy volunteering to give up flying? Can you see the majority of the population becoming vegan? Can you see the majority agreeing to restrict the size of their families?" He believes that, "Even if the world went zero-carbon today that would not save us because we've gone past the point of no return."^[5] He announced his withdrawal from speaking and writing on climate change and other topics in 2018, with these statements.^[5]

Personal life

He married Heidi Krott in 1964, and they have two sons, born in 1968 and 1970.^[1] Hillman is a lifelong vegetarian.^[7]

Selected publications

Hillman, M, T. Fawcett and S.C. Rajan. 2007. The Suicidal Planet: How to Prevent Global Climate Catastrophe. St. Martin’s Press.
Hillman, M. and T. Fawcett. 2004. How We Can Save the Planet, Penguin. ISBN 0-14-101692-2
Hillman M., J. Adams and J. Whitelegg. 1990. One False Move. Policy Studies Institute, ISBN 0-85374-494-7
Hillman, M. 1993. Cycle helmets: the case for and against. Policy Studies Institute.
Ekins P, M. Hillman and R. Hutchison. 1992. The Gaia Atlas of Green Economics. Anchor Books.
Hillman, M. 1992. Cycling: Towards Health and Safety. BMA, Oxford University Press.

A festschrift volume was published on his 70th birthday in 2001. Hutchison R. (ed.). 2001. Ahead of Time: Birthday Letters to Mayer Hillman. London: PSI. Authors look backward from his 90th birthday in 2021, testing his earlier predictions and innovations.

References

^ ^a ^b "About Mayer". mayerhillman.com. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ Hillman, Mayer (1970). "Mobility in new towns". hdl:1842/16411. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ One False Move ... a study of children's independent mobility, Policy Studies Institute, Hillman et al, ISBN 0-85374-494-7
^ Karpf, Anne (2 November 2002). "A chain reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Barkham, Patrick (26 April 2018). "'We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "Mayer Hillman". ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ "An inconvenient man". mayerhillman.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

External links

Mayer Hillman's website
Policy Studies Institute page
A chain reaction, interview in The Guardian ( November 2002 )

[mayerhillman.com-1] "About Mayer". mayerhillman.com. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[2] Hillman, Mayer (1970). "Mobility in new towns". hdl:1842/16411. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] One False Move ... a study of children's independent mobility, Policy Studies Institute, Hillman et al, ISBN 0-85374-494-7

[4] Karpf, Anne (2 November 2002). "A chain reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[Guardian-5] Barkham, Patrick (26 April 2018). "'We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[6] "Mayer Hillman". ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[7] "An inconvenient man". mayerhillman.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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-'''Mayer Hillman''' (born 1931) is a British architect and town planner, and Senior Fellow Emeritus since 1992 at the [[Policy Studies Institute]], [[University of Westminster]] where he worked for at least thirty years.
+'''Mayer Hillman''' (born 1931) is a British architect, [[environmentalist]] and town planner. He is a Senior Fellow Emeritus since 1992 at the [[Policy Studies Institute]], [[University of Westminster]] where he worked for at least thirty years.
-==Early life==
+==Biography==
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+Hillman was born in northwest London in 1931, the third son of [[David Hillman (artist)|David Hillman]], a portrait painter and stained glass artist, and Dr Annie Hillman, a general practice physician (GP).<ref name="mayerhillman.com">{{cite web|url=https://mayerhillman.com/home/about-mayer/|title=About Mayer|date=10 August 2014|website=mayerhillman.com|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref>
-He and his brothers were raised in West Hampstead, by their Scottish Jewish parents, and in Rickmansworth during the WWII bombing raids.  He studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture, [[University College London]] and practiced as an architect for several years, before seeking a change in direction. He completed a PhD on transport, planning and environmental issues in 1970 at the [[University of Edinburgh]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hillman|first=Mayer|date=1970|title=Mobility in new towns|url=http://hdl.handle.net/1842/16411|journal=|language=en|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref>, without a scholarship and supporting a young family with his wife Heidi Krott.
+He and his brothers were raised in West Hampstead, by their Scottish Jewish parents, and in Rickmansworth during the WWII bombing raids.  He studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture, [[University College London]] and practiced as an architect for several years, before seeking a change in direction. He completed a PhD on transport, planning and environmental issues in 1970 at the [[University of Edinburgh]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hillman|first=Mayer|date=1970|title=Mobility in new towns|language=en|hdl=1842/16411}}</ref> without a scholarship and supporting a young family with his wife Heidi Krott.
-==Career==
-Established at the PSI, a policy thinktank, Hillman became eclectic contributor to debates on transport, the environment and health.
-Several of his contrarian arguments and studies have been proven accurate with the passage of time. For example, he co-authored a 1990 study, ''One False Move'', which equated the reduction in child casualties on British roads in recent decades with the loss of freedom that they have experienced because of the increase in traffic, with repercussions for child health.<ref>[https://mayerhillman.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/one-false-move.pdf One False Move ... a study of children's independent mobility], Policy Studies Institute, Hillman et al, {{ISBN|0-85374-494-7}}</ref> Several of his innovations, like raised-level intersections to slow traffic, have later been adopted in policy and planning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2002/nov/02/weekend7.weekend2|title=A chain reaction|first=Anne|last=Karpf|date=2 November 2002|website=The Guardian|accessdate=26 April 2018}}</ref>
+Established at the PSI, a policy thinktank, Hillman became an eclectic contributor to debates on transport, the environment and health. Several of his contrarian arguments and studies have been proven accurate with the passage of time. For example, he co-authored a 1990 study, ''One False Move'', which equated the reduction in child casualties on British roads in recent decades with the loss of freedom that they have experienced because of the increase in traffic, with repercussions for child health.<ref>[https://mayerhillman.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/one-false-move.pdf One False Move ... a study of children's independent mobility], Policy Studies Institute, Hillman et al, {{ISBN|0-85374-494-7}}</ref> Several of his innovations, like raised-level intersections to slow traffic, have later been adopted in policy and planning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2002/nov/02/weekend7.weekend2|title=A chain reaction|first=Anne|last=Karpf|date=2 November 2002|website=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref>
+==Environmentalism==
-He believes public policy should be more socially and environmentally conscious, and has been an animated speaker on a variety of topics, in his later years completing two books and promoting action on climate change. A strong proponent of [[personal carbon trading]], he specifically helped develop the concept of [[personal carbon allowances]].
+Hillman believes that public policy should be more socially and environmentally conscious, and is an animated speaker on a variety of topics, in his later years completing two books and promoting action on climate change. A strong proponent of [[personal carbon trading]], he specifically helped develop the concept of [[personal carbon allowances]].
-Hillman has been a lifelong cyclist, arguing against [[Bicycle_helmet#Opinions_for_and_against_the_compulsion_or_strong_promotion_of_helmets|compulsory helmet]] [[Bicycle helmet laws by country|laws]] in 1992, and in favour of cycling's health promotion possibilities in a [[British Medical Association]] report in 1992. Hillman has not flown for more than 20 years as part of his commitment to reducing carbon emissions. But he is now scornful of individual action which he describes as "as good as futile", rhetorically asking "can you see everyone in a democracy volunteering to give up flying? Can you see the majority of the population becoming vegan? Can you see the majority agreeing to restrict the size of their families?" He believes that, "Even if the world went zero-carbon today that would not save us because we've gone past the point of no return."<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|last1=Barkham|first1=Patrick|title='We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/26/were-doomed-mayer-hillman-on-the-climate-reality-no-one-else-will-dare-mention?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other|accessdate=26 April 2018|work=The Guardian|date=26 April 2018}}</ref> He announced his withdrawal from speaking and writing on climate change and other topics in late 2017, with these statements.<ref name=Guardian/>
+Hillman is a lifelong cyclist, arguing against [[Bicycle helmet#Opinions for and against the compulsion or strong promotion of helmets|compulsory helmet]] [[Bicycle helmet laws by country|laws]] in 1992, and in favour of cycling's health promotion possibilities in a [[British Medical Association]] report in 1992. Hillman has not flown for more than 20 years as part of his commitment to reducing carbon emissions.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|last1=Barkham|first1=Patrick|title='We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/26/were-doomed-mayer-hillman-on-the-climate-reality-no-one-else-will-dare-mention?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other|access-date=26 April 2018|work=The Guardian|date=26 April 2018}}</ref> He has argued that governments have failed to implement the policies required to achieve global zero carbon emissions and it is "now too late", but he still recommends individuals to become vegan or vegetarian, not own a car, stop flying and limit the size of their family.<ref>[https://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/services/profiles/graduation/1970s/mayer-hillman "Mayer Hillman"]. ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.</ref>
+In 2018, he became scornful of individual action which he described "as good as futile", rhetorically asking "can you see everyone in a democracy volunteering to give up flying? Can you see the majority of the population becoming vegan? Can you see the majority agreeing to restrict the size of their families?" He believes that, "Even if the world went zero-carbon today that would not save us because we've gone past the point of no return."<ref name="Guardian"/> He announced his withdrawal from speaking and writing on climate change and other topics in 2018, with these statements.<ref name="Guardian"/>
 ==Personal life==
-He married Heidi Krott in 1964, and they have two sons, Josh (born 1968) and Saul (born 1970).<ref name="mayerhillman.com"/>
+He married Heidi Krott in 1964, and they have two sons, born in 1968 and 1970.<ref name="mayerhillman.com"/> Hillman is a lifelong [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230208134007/https://mayerhillman.com/2007/03/07/an-inconvenient-man/ "An inconvenient man"]. mayerhillman.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.</ref>
-==Works==
-*Hillman, M, T. Fawcett and S.C. Rajan. 2007.  ''The Suicidal Planet: How to Prevent Global Climate Catastrophe''. St. Martin’s Press.
-*Hillman, M. and T. Fawcett. 2004. ''How We Can Save the Planet'', Penguin.  {{ISBN|0-14-101692-2}}
-*Hillman M., J. Adams and J. Whitelegg. 1990. ''[https://mayerhillman.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/one-false-move.pdf One False Move]''. Policy Studies Institute, {{ISBN|0-85374-494-7}}
-*Hillman, M. 1993. ''[https://mayerhillman.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/cycle-helmets.pdf Cycle helmets: the case for and against]''. Policy Studies Institute.
-*Ekins P, M. Hillman and R. Hutchison. 1992. ''The Gaia Atlas of Green Economics''. Anchor Books.
-*Hillman, M. 1992. ''Cycling: Towards Health and Safety''. BMA, Oxford University Press.
+==Selected publications==
-A ''[[festschrift]]'' volume was published on his 70th birthday in 2001. Hutchison R. (ed.). 2001. ''[https://mayerhillman.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/ahead-of-time.pdf Ahead of Time: Birthday Letters to Mayer Hillman]''. London: PSI. Authors look backward from his 90th birthday in 2021, testing his earlier predictions and innovations.
+* Hillman, M, T. Fawcett and S.C. Rajan. 2007.  ''The Suicidal Planet: How to Prevent Global Climate Catastrophe''. St. Martin’s Press.
-==External links==
+* Hillman, M. and T. Fawcett. 2004. ''How We Can Save the Planet'', Penguin.  {{ISBN|0-14-101692-2}}
-*[http://www.mayerhillman.com Mayer Hillman's website]
+* Hillman M., J. Adams and J. Whitelegg. 1990. ''[https://mayerhillman.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/one-false-move.pdf One False Move]''. Policy Studies Institute, {{ISBN|0-85374-494-7}}
-*[http://www.psi.org.uk/people/person.asp?person_id=30 Policy Studies Institute page]
+* Hillman, M. 1993. ''[https://mayerhillman.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/cycle-helmets.pdf Cycle helmets: the case for and against]''. Policy Studies Institute.
-*[https://www.theguardian.com/weekend/story/0,3605,823111,00.html A chain reaction], interview in ''[[The Guardian]]'' ( November 2002 )
+* Ekins P, M. Hillman and R. Hutchison. 1992. ''The Gaia Atlas of Green Economics''. Anchor Books.
+* Hillman, M. 1992. ''Cycling: Towards Health and Safety''. BMA, Oxford University Press.
+A ''[[festschrift]]'' volume was published on his 70th birthday in 2001. Hutchison R. (ed.). 2001. ''[https://mayerhillman.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/ahead-of-time.pdf Ahead of Time: Birthday Letters to Mayer Hillman]''. London: PSI. Authors look backward from his 90th birthday in 2021, testing his earlier predictions and innovations.
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* [http://www.mayerhillman.com Mayer Hillman's website]
+* [http://www.psi.org.uk/people/person.asp?person_id=30 Policy Studies Institute page]
+* [https://www.theguardian.com/weekend/story/0,3605,823111,00.html A chain reaction], interview in ''[[The Guardian]]'' ( November 2002 )
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