Dr Ali Ardeshiri is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW and a member of the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI). Before joining UNSW, Ali worked as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Institute for Choice - University of South Australia. As an urban economist and a choice modeller, his primary research interest mainly focuses on studying the human preferences and behaviour towards any given urban, environmental and resource program and policies.
His key research interests include:
- Behavioural analysis
- Transport and land use planning
- Housing search and neighbourhood preferences
- Tourism and destination choice
- Resource and energy economics
Projects he is currently undertaking and looking to continue include:
- Housing, Neighbourhood & Life Course: Understanding Housing Milestone Decision Making
- Placemaking and the future of cities
- Energy Management and Smart Distribution Systems
- NSW Energy Efficiency Decision Making Node CRC for Low Carbon Living – Consumer Attitudes, Opinions, and Preferences for Electric Vehicles and EV Charging Stations
- Understanding Consumers Ranking of Factors Considered as Barrier to accept Financial Advice
- National Freight Data Requirement Study
- Consumer Insights on Shop Trading Hours
- Policy on Geographical Indications
- NSW National Park Visitation, understanding resident’s preference for visiting a National park
- New South Wales Beach Erosion Control Valuation Study
- Pathways to Market: Transforming Food Industry Futures through Improved Sensing, Provenance and Choice
Ali holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from Shiraz University and a PhD in Planning from Newcastle University (UK).