The work of UQ | UP member Stephanie Wyeth was acknowledged at the 2024 Planning Institute of Australia (Queensland) Awards Gala on Friday. Steph, along with UQ colleague Laurel Johnson, contributed a chapter entitled ‘The Queensland Suburb: A Singular Vision’ to The Next Australian City (Conor Court Publishing 2024). This excellent publication on the evolution of … Continue reading
Outside of Brisbane, regional centres are booming. So why is there ‘not a lot’ for them in SEQ’s $1.8b City Deal? Read Laurel Johnson’s interview on ABC News: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-28/seq-public-transport-challenges/100939888 Continue reading
Queensland floods raise questions about the ethical obligation of planners. Laurel Johnson says the planning industry needs to return to its roots of caring for the health and safety of urban residents. Read Laurel’s interview in The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/20/queensland-floods-raise-questions-about-the-ethical-obligation-of-planners-industry-figures-say Continue reading
Congratulations everyone! Very proud to have such a dedicated urban planning team at UQ who delivered teaching excellence during a most unusual and difficult year. Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Teaching & Learning – Recognises and rewards individuals and small teams who make a significant contribution to the outstanding Teaching & Learning achievements … Continue reading
On Friday, UQ|UP’s Laurel Johnson will be conferred her PhD degree from The University of Queensland. Heartfelt congratulations to Dr Johnson from the whole UQ|UP community. Laurel is an urban and social planner with over 25 years of experience as a practitioner and an educator/researcher. As well as being a full-time academic at UQ|UP, Laurel … Continue reading
New research from another award winning UQ|UP student, Sirena Kwok. Sirena recently graduated from our MURP program. Her research compares two high profile Australian planning cases and finds that local voices are often overwhelmed in the politicised planning system. Download the full text of UQ|UP Research Paper no. 7 below. Continue reading
In the latest paper in the UQ|UP research series, award winning Master of Urban and Regional Planning student Alex Dimmock shares his evaluation of Australian energy efficiency policy at the Federal and State levels. Download the full text: UQ|UP_Dimmock_6 Continue reading
The Sunshine Coast design approach is an exemplar of government-initiated, community-led design that reflects local values in ‘good design’ to guide new public and private developments in that fast growing region of Australia. UQ|UP’s Laurel Johnson provided planning advice about design regulation to the Sunshine Coast Council during production of the Sunshine Coast Design Book. … Continue reading
Rapid urbanization, especially in many developing countries, is accompanied by the decline of rural populations and rural culture. Tangwan village in Shanghai in China is a typical case. Based on the theory of production of space, this article presents spatial production of rural culture from three dimensions: ideological space, superficial space and everyday life space, … Continue reading
With elections coming up, what are the key planning issues in the Gabba Ward, that will get people’s vote? Read what the experts and the political candidates say: westender.com.au/the-gabba-votes-what-are-the-issues-that-will-get-your-vote/ Continue reading