Second-Tier Airports and Regional Economic Development: A Literature Review
What does the research actually say about whether airports generate the economic growth governments promise? The picture is more nuanced than most airport proponents admit.
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research & academia
Ideas and reflections from urban planning, housing policy, and university teaching.
What Bangkok Can Teach Sydney About Transit-Oriented Development
Bangkok's BTS Skytrain corridor has produced some of Southeast Asia's most striking examples of transit-oriented development. There are lessons — and cautionary tales — for Australian cities.
Rethinking Assessment in Urban Planning Education: Moving Beyond the Final Report
Traditional planning studios culminate in thick reports that few practitioners ever read. I've been experimenting with assessment formats that better reflect how planners actually communicate in practice.
Housing Affordability in Sydney: Why Urban Planners Must Lead the Conversation
Sydney's housing crisis is as much a planning failure as it is a market failure. Urban planners have both the tools and the professional obligation to drive meaningful reform.
Cross-Border Planning Around Gold Coast Airport: Lessons for Regional Governance
Airport-driven development rarely respects administrative boundaries — my doctoral research explores how Gold Coast Airport has reshaped regional planning across the Queensland–NSW border.