I have resumed the role of Program Director for the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (including Graduate Diploma ) and the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Hons) in UniSA Creative (which incorporates the former School of Art, Architecture and Design). South Australia is entering into a new era of land use policy making and development control with the introduction of the metropolitan component of the Planning and Design Code on March 19, 2021. You can access details at here. Development and implementation of the Code has been led by the hard working team at the Deparment of Planning,Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). Our students have been engaging with the change process for the last 5 years and our program content... Read more
About me
I have resumed the role of Program Director for the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (including Graduate Diploma ) and the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Hons) in UniSA Creative (which incorporates the former School of Art, Architecture and Design). South Australia is entering into a new era of land use policy making and development control with the introduction of the metropolitan component of the Planning and Design Code on March 19, 2021. You can access details at here. Development and implementation of the Code has been led by the hard working team at the Deparment of Planning,Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). Our students have been engaging with the change process for the last 5 years and our program content has enabled students to adopt a critical perspective.
My enthusiasm for the field of urban and regional planning was in part kindled through the experience of peri-urban post-migration life on the fringe of multi-cultural Melbourne and also a period as an elected member and then mayor of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield in Adelaide. My academic education has largely focused on sociology. I felt very honored to be awarded the Peter Harrison Memorial Prize at the State of Australian Cities Conference in Sydney in 2013 for a paper based on my PhD research analysing the suburban context of adjustment to retrenchment in the automotive industry. The paper discussed the impacts and opportunities that arise during and following retrenchment and how new jobs, the journey to work and the meaning of home play a role in adjusting to new circumstances. Coping with involuntary or voluntary job loss is difficult however I am critical of the moral panic surrounding retrenchment - view the Conversation article here
This year I will be teaching Planning for Healthy Cities (ARCH5043), AAD Internship (GRAP5004), Urban Regeneration (ARCH5051) and i have an oversight role with the University Online Course Ageing and Disability Friendly Environments; https://online.unisa.edu.au/courses/163321
About me
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 08/11/2017 |
Liveable cities – it’s all in the planning , http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2017-Media-Releases/Liveable-cities--its-all-in-the-planning/#.WgkYBDgUm70 |
| 20/10/2017 |
Aged care, university, winery work: Holden workers move on, http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/holden-workers-move-on/9068500 |
| 03/04/2017 |
Building healthy cities , http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2017-Media-Releases/Building-healthy-cities-/#.WgkTNzgUm70 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders Universtiy
Master of Regional & Urban Rec University of South Australia
My current research interests include urban sociology, theories of planning, the benefits of contact with nature for people managing severe mental health conditions and the sociology and psychology of the process of adjustment to retrenchment in the automotive industry in Australia.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
6
2
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| 2019 |
6
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| 2015 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Open access
14
15
87
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| 2018 |
30
22
3
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| 2017 |
Open access
4
4
54
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| 2016 |
8
5
1
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| 2016 |
6
1
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
2
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
Open access
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| 2011 |
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Research
My current research interests include urban sociology, theories of planning, the benefits of contact with nature for people managing severe mental health conditions and the sociology and psychology of the process of adjustment to retrenchment in the automotive industry in Australia.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Oxford Brookes University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Manitoba | CANADA |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberThe Australian Sociological Association |
2018 |
MemberRegional Studies Association |
2018 |
MemberRegional Studies Association |
2017 |
MemberThe Australian Sociological Association |
2017 |
Peter Harrison Memorial PrizeEndowment for Excellence, Australian National University |
2013 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Walkable for who? developing a PPGIS walkability index based on pedestrians' perceptions | Current |
| Children¿s everyday mobilities and low carbon living | Completed |
| Exploring the influence of polycentric urban development and socio-economic factors on commuting behaviour in Beijing | Completed |
| Geographies of resettlement: cultural capital and the Lhotshampas of South Australia | Completed |
| Public open space policy, supply and population health: a study of metropolitan Adelaide | Completed |
| The role of local governments in enabling active travel for older residents in South Australia | Completed |
