Urban and regional planning lecturer with expertise including land use and transport planning policy, community research, big data, digital technologies, and spatial modelling.
The regulation of time and time zones is a fundamentally geographical process that receives surpr... more The regulation of time and time zones is a fundamentally geographical process that receives surprisingly little scholarly attention. Since the widespread adoption of internationally coordinated time during the industrial revolution, there have been only minor adjustments to the global distribution of time zones, most significantly in the implementation of daylight saving. Conceived as a way to adjust for the relatively longer length of summer daylight hours, the practice of daylight saving involves a twice-yearly shift to account for greater human activity in the evening than during early mornings. Recent developments, however, including increasing urbanization and asynchronous work schedules, have prompted many policymakers to reconsider time zone regulation and, in particular, daylight saving as a mechanism for seasonal adjustment. In this study, we examine sociospatial variables that explain preference for daylight saving in eastern Australia, where acrimonious debates scaffold the political and regulatory basis for its implementation. Focusing on a comparative analysis between Queensland—which does not observe daylight saving—and the remainder of the eastern Australian states and territories—which do observe daylight saving—we take an exploratory approach using inferential statistics to analyze which geographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and demographic variables explain a stated preference for daylight saving. We find that geographical and lifestyle variables are most influential in predicting daylight saving preference. With the exception of those north of the Tropic of Capricorn, all groups favor daylight saving, most by a large margin. Set against a local movement to implement daylight saving and a global movement to eliminate it, this study has important findings for time zone policy, suggesting that the logics underpinning such policy should be informed by latitudinal and longitudinal alignment, as well as contemporary lifestyle considerations.
While car parking was a non-negotiable amenity for baby boomers, it is an eyesore to millennials ... more While car parking was a non-negotiable amenity for baby boomers, it is an eyesore to millennials and the up-and-coming iGen. Newer generations want more city and fewer cars. Globally, scrapping car parking is the latest trend in urban planning.
Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying a... more Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying and examining these patterns is essential for smarter urban policy and design that are tailored to support our daily mobility needs and foreground urban sustainability. This study provides an empirical approach to better understanding the interface between weather, climate, and daily human mobility on more than 800,000 shared e-Scooter trips across subtropical Brisbane, Australia. We find that the number of eScooter trips increases with heat and declines with rain. However, results reveal that the 'connectivities' between land use types remain stable irrespective of weather conditions while trip distance contracts during inclement weather. As such, weather influences the appeal and distance of eScooter trips but seemingly not trip purpose.
Public greenspace is a common feature in urban environments that can provide and promote social a... more Public greenspace is a common feature in urban environments that can provide and promote social and physical well-being, yet they can also encourage deviant or criminal behaviour. The variability of greenspace form and function may influence opportunities for criminal behaviour yet researchers rarely distinguish greenspace by type. Further, greenspace form and function may disperse or concentrate crime into particular daily or weekly periods. Our study empirically constructs a typology of greenspace types from spatially integrated local council assets registers, crime incident, and cadastral data. We explore the extent that greenspace crime is a function of time, and the degree that greenspace types promote or hinder criminal opportunities. Our findings reveal that greenspace type influences the types and timings of crime. In line with routine activities theory, we find that that crime occurs during the temporal-spatial convergences of offenders, victims, and absent guardians, and that greenspace type influences these temporal-spatial convergences.
Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying a... more Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying and examining these patterns is essential for smarter urban policy and design that are tailored to support our daily mobility needs and foreground urban sustainability. This study provides an empirical approach to better understanding the interface between weather, climate, and daily human mobility on more than 800,000 shared e-Scooter trips across subtropical Brisbane, Australia. We find that the number of eScooter trips increases with heat and declines with rain. However, results reveal that the 'connectivities' between land use types remain stable irrespective of weather conditions while trip distance contracts during inclement weather. As such, weather influences the appeal and distance of eScooter trips but seemingly not trip purpose.
Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying a... more Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying and examining these patterns is essential for smarter urban policy and design that are tailored to support our daily mobility needs and foreground urban sustainability. This study provides an empirical approach to better understanding the interface between weather, climate, and daily human mobility on more than 800,000 shared e-Scooter trips across subtropical Brisbane, Australia. We find that the number of eScooter trips increases with heat and declines with rain. However, results reveal that the 'connectivities' between land use types remain stable irrespective of weather conditions while trip distance contracts during inclement weather. As such, weather influences the appeal and distance of eScooter trips but seemingly not trip purpose.
The regulation of time and time zones is a fundamentally geographical process that receives surpr... more The regulation of time and time zones is a fundamentally geographical process that receives surprisingly little scholarly attention. Since the widespread adoption of internationally coordinated time during the industrial revolution, there have been only minor adjustments to the global distribution of time zones, most significantly in the implementation of daylight saving. Conceived as a way to adjust for the relatively longer length of summer daylight hours, the practice of daylight saving involves a twice-yearly shift to account for greater human activity in the evening than during early mornings. Recent developments, however, including increasing urbanization and asynchronous work schedules, have prompted many policymakers to reconsider time zone regulation and, in particular, daylight saving as a mechanism for seasonal adjustment. In this study, we examine sociospatial variables that explain preference for daylight saving in eastern Australia, where acrimonious debates scaffold the political and regulatory basis for its implementation. Focusing on a comparative analysis between Queensland—which does not observe daylight saving—and the remainder of the eastern Australian states and territories—which do observe daylight saving—we take an exploratory approach using inferential statistics to analyze which geographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and demographic variables explain a stated preference for daylight saving. We find that geographical and lifestyle variables are most influential in predicting daylight saving preference. With the exception of those north of the Tropic of Capricorn, all groups favor daylight saving, most by a large margin. Set against a local movement to implement daylight saving and a global movement to eliminate it, this study has important findings for time zone policy, suggesting that the logics underpinning such policy should be informed by latitudinal and longitudinal alignment, as well as contemporary lifestyle considerations.
While car parking was a non-negotiable amenity for baby boomers, it is an eyesore to millennials ... more While car parking was a non-negotiable amenity for baby boomers, it is an eyesore to millennials and the up-and-coming iGen. Newer generations want more city and fewer cars. Globally, scrapping car parking is the latest trend in urban planning.
Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying a... more Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying and examining these patterns is essential for smarter urban policy and design that are tailored to support our daily mobility needs and foreground urban sustainability. This study provides an empirical approach to better understanding the interface between weather, climate, and daily human mobility on more than 800,000 shared e-Scooter trips across subtropical Brisbane, Australia. We find that the number of eScooter trips increases with heat and declines with rain. However, results reveal that the 'connectivities' between land use types remain stable irrespective of weather conditions while trip distance contracts during inclement weather. As such, weather influences the appeal and distance of eScooter trips but seemingly not trip purpose.
Public greenspace is a common feature in urban environments that can provide and promote social a... more Public greenspace is a common feature in urban environments that can provide and promote social and physical well-being, yet they can also encourage deviant or criminal behaviour. The variability of greenspace form and function may influence opportunities for criminal behaviour yet researchers rarely distinguish greenspace by type. Further, greenspace form and function may disperse or concentrate crime into particular daily or weekly periods. Our study empirically constructs a typology of greenspace types from spatially integrated local council assets registers, crime incident, and cadastral data. We explore the extent that greenspace crime is a function of time, and the degree that greenspace types promote or hinder criminal opportunities. Our findings reveal that greenspace type influences the types and timings of crime. In line with routine activities theory, we find that that crime occurs during the temporal-spatial convergences of offenders, victims, and absent guardians, and that greenspace type influences these temporal-spatial convergences.
Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying a... more Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying and examining these patterns is essential for smarter urban policy and design that are tailored to support our daily mobility needs and foreground urban sustainability. This study provides an empirical approach to better understanding the interface between weather, climate, and daily human mobility on more than 800,000 shared e-Scooter trips across subtropical Brisbane, Australia. We find that the number of eScooter trips increases with heat and declines with rain. However, results reveal that the 'connectivities' between land use types remain stable irrespective of weather conditions while trip distance contracts during inclement weather. As such, weather influences the appeal and distance of eScooter trips but seemingly not trip purpose.
Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying a... more Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying and examining these patterns is essential for smarter urban policy and design that are tailored to support our daily mobility needs and foreground urban sustainability. This study provides an empirical approach to better understanding the interface between weather, climate, and daily human mobility on more than 800,000 shared e-Scooter trips across subtropical Brisbane, Australia. We find that the number of eScooter trips increases with heat and declines with rain. However, results reveal that the 'connectivities' between land use types remain stable irrespective of weather conditions while trip distance contracts during inclement weather. As such, weather influences the appeal and distance of eScooter trips but seemingly not trip purpose.
Overview of plenaries and discussions of a two day national workshop exploring issues facing the ... more Overview of plenaries and discussions of a two day national workshop exploring issues facing the future (re)production of the social science workforce and impact upon 'the problem of society'.
Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying a... more Weather, climate, and daily human mobility patterns are inextricably linked, and so quantifying and examining these patterns is essential for smarter urban policy and design that are tailored to support our daily mobility needs and foreground urban sustainability. This study provides an empirical approach to better understanding the interface between weather, climate, and daily human mobility on more than 800,000 shared e-Scooter trips across subtropical Brisbane, Australia. We find that the number of eScooter trips increases with heat and declines with rain. However, results reveal that the 'connectivities' between land use types remain stable irrespective of weather conditions while trip distance contracts during inclement weather. As such, weather influences the appeal and distance of eScooter trips but seemingly not trip purpose.
This study examines the conceptualizations of planning research by more than 200 Masters students... more This study examines the conceptualizations of planning research by more than 200 Masters students enrolled in planning schools located throughout four continents. The study is set in the context of theories on the two main traditions of planning thought: 'planning as a social science' and 'planning as design'. The findings reveal that planning students typically have one of four conceptions of planning research: (1) research as trading of ideas; (2) research as gathering of evidence; (3) research as precursor to design; and (4) research as rhetoric. While the planning schools included in this study have diverse orientations (along the design-social science continuum), our findings suggest planning students most often conceptualize this discipline as a social science. The orientation of a planning student's current school or department appears to be more important in determining a student's conception research than his or her undergraduate study major. While planning curricula are becoming more homogenized around the world, some national traditions persist which then affect how students regard planning research.
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