Dr Ali Ardeshiri is a senior research fellow at UniSA Business School. Dr Ardeshiri has diverse cross-disciplinary experience in analysing demand and behaviour towards services, goods and policies in areas related to mobility and transportation, environment and resource management, housing and urban economics. Ali’s research has contributed to studying human behaviour and its application in various urban, transport and environment-related contexts. He has previously worked at the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI) – UNSW and Institute for Choice (I4C) UniSA. He received his PhD in urban economics from Newcastle University (UK).
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About me
Dr Ali Ardeshiri is a senior research fellow at UniSA Business School. Dr Ardeshiri has diverse cross-disciplinary experience in analysing demand and behaviour towards services, goods and policies in areas related to mobility and transportation, environment and resource management, housing and urban economics. Ali’s research has contributed to studying human behaviour and its application in various urban, transport and environment-related contexts. He has previously worked at the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI) – UNSW and Institute for Choice (I4C) UniSA. He received his PhD in urban economics from Newcastle University (UK).
Findings from his research have been published in some of the most prestigious academic journals in the field of transportation, urban and environmental resource economics and agriculture economics and presented at multiple national and international academic conferences, workshops and symposiums.
Ali has collaborated extensively with industry and government partners to conduct research that addresses major practical challenges governments and policymakers are facing. These include the Department of Transport, Planning and Infrastructure (DPTI) South Australia; Randwick city council, Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities (DIRDC), NSW Department of Environment, Energy and Science (DEES) and Business South Australia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
About me
Member of the Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society (AARES) (2016 - present)
Member Regional Studies Association (2015-present)
Assistant Editor Transportation Research Part A (2014-2016)
Member The Association of European Schools of Planning (2011-present)
Member School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Postgraduate Committee, Newcastle University, UK (2010-2012)
Member Forum e-journal, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, UK (2010-2012)
Registered Planner Iranian Organisation for Engineering Order (2008-present)
Member GURU Research Centre, Newcastle University, UK (2010-2012)
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 07/03/2018 |
Consumer insights on shop trading hours, https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sa-election-2018/sa-shop-trading-hours-south-australians-want-shops-open-longer-unisa-study-shows/news-story/03179aee71185108d4c3d78a9478db6a |
| 24/06/2015 |
The Good, The Bad and The Budget, http://radio.abc.net.au/ |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Newcastle University UK
Senior Research Associate, Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI) | UNSW (Aug 2018 – Dec 2020)
Senior Research Assistant, Institute for choice, University of South Australia (Jan 2014 - Dec 2014)
Research Assistant, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL), Newcastle University, UK, (2010-2012)
Senior Planner, Engineering Consultancy of Pars Arayeh, Shiraz (2004-2009)
Economic evaluation of housing choices through social interventions and policies, individual preferences for housing conditional on various external constraints (e.g., affordability, location and lifestyle restriction), neighbourhood planning, built environment & urban amenities, urban quality of life and human welfare.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable housing, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 03/04/2023 - 30/06/2024
Low Carbon Smart Homes Pilot - Review Research Framework, Race for 2030, 17/04/2023 - 02/06/2023
Consumer insights on shop trading hours for SA businesses, Business SA, 18/01/2018 - 31/03/2018
Costal Values Project, Office of the Environment and Heritage, 08/06/2016 - 31/12/2016
The future of Australian cities and regions in a post-pandemic world - iMove CRC Project
Recalibrating MASTEM using data from the ABS and other jurisdictions - iMove CRC Project
Promoting community readiness and uptake of connected and automated vehicles - iMove CRC Project
Pathways to Market: Transforming Food Industry Futures through Improved Sensing, Provenance and Choice, ARC - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs, 01/07/2012 - 30/06/2017.
NSW National Park Visitation: Understanding Preference Shift for Under 35 Years, Office of the Environment and Heritage, 08/06/2016 - 31/12/2016.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
6
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
57
50
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
23
19
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
19
15
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
40
36
2
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
4
1
13
|
| 2022 |
1
1
|
| 2021 |
11
8
|
| 2021 |
4
3
|
| 2021 |
6
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
19
16
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
57
50
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
23
19
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
16
14
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
19
15
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
40
36
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
22
16
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
58
55
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
26
24
5
|
| 2018 |
Open access
25
16
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
34
26
13
|
| 2016 |
Open access
17
16
4
|
| 2015 |
29
27
1
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
Open access
|
| 2011 |
|
| 2010 |
Open access
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
|
| 2018 |
Open access
|
Ardeshiri, A. & Ardeshiri, M. 2011, The Issue of Sprawl Vs Compact City towards Sustainability in Developing Countries, Built and Natural Environment Research Papers, vol. 4, no. 1, pages 20-33.
Research
Economic evaluation of housing choices through social interventions and policies, individual preferences for housing conditional on various external constraints (e.g., affordability, location and lifestyle restriction), neighbourhood planning, built environment & urban amenities, urban quality of life and human welfare.
Guest editor of the special issue "The Economics of New Energy Vehicles: An Urban Sustainable Development Perspective", journal of sustainability: Sep 2021 - present https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/new_energy_vehicles
Topic editor of journal of sustainability: Dec 2020 - present
Revie editor in Smart Grids: Aug 2020 - present
Assistant editor of Journal of Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice; Jan 2014 - June 2016
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Argonne National Laboratory | UNITED STATES |
| Ason Group | AUSTRALIA |
| Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | BANGLADESH |
| Charles Sturt University | AUSTRALIA |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| Harvest Insights | AUSTRALIA |
| Islamic Azad University | IRAN |
| Newcastle University, United Kingdom | UNITED KINGDOM |
| NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment | AUSTRALIA |
| NSW Office of Environment and Heritage | AUSTRALIA |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | CHILE |
| Rah Shahr International Group | IRAN |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Shiraz University | IRAN |
| Southern Cross University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Dundee | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology | IRAQ |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| Urban Affairs & Planning | UNITED STATES |
| Victoria Major Transport Infrastructure Authority | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & Course Coordinating at - UNSW Sydney
(CVEN 2002) - Civil and Environmental Engineering Computations
(CVEN 3031) - Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice
(CVEN 2402) - Transport Engineering & Environmental Sustainability
(CVEN 2401) - Transport and Highway Engineering (Highway Design)
(CVEN 4701) - Sustainable Infrastructure
(CVEN 9415) - Transport Systems-II
(DESN 2000) - Engineering Design and Professional Practice
Teaching & Course Coordinating at - Newcastle University, UK
(TCP1019) - Economics of Development I
(TCP1020) - Environment and Sustainability
(TCP1027) - Shaping Towns and Cities
(HSS8005) - Introduction to Quantitative Methods
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Promoting the uptake of EVs: Why and how should governments invest in the transition and how? | Current |
