Humanities and Social Sciences

Planning

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Andrew is a lecturer with 15 years practical experience in planning. His research interests are: Land use planning and regional development, planning theory and practice, regional development theory and techniques, approaches to planning research and practice, cultural activity in urban regeneration, and rural planning.

Teaching

My teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level focuses on planning practice, social and environmental change and rural and regional planning. I also have a strong interest in student work relating to participatory planning activity and planning in developing economies.

Research Projects

My research includes investigations of the processes and practice of planning in non-metropolitan settings. In particular, I am interested in the way in which land use planners operate as professionals in a context where drivers of change often sit outside of the limits of planning action.

I am part of a research team carrying out a study of peri-urban regions in two Australian states, Victoria and Queensland. This project, entitled Change and Continuity in Peri-Urban Australia, investigates the trends, nature and extent of contemporary peri urban regions in Australia. It is a collaborative project between Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University and Griffith University, Brisbane and has been funded by Land and Water Australia. I am also presently involved in research and development of new planning tools in the Lake Eppalock Catchment as part of a project for the North Central Catchment Management Authority.

Publications

Recent Publications

Professional Involvements

Until recently, I have been involved in the establishment of an international planner’s forum within the Irish Planning Institute. I also have an interest in planning as a tool for local sustainability in rural Australia.