Select Publications
Journal articles
, 1998, 'Review of R.K. Home`s `Of Planting and Planning`', Journal of Historical Geography, pp. 380 - 382
, 1998, 'The City Beautiful: Towards an Understanding of the Australian Experience', Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 15, pp. 91 - 108
, 1998, 'The Melbourne Metropolitan Town Planning Commission, 1922-1930', Journal of Australian Studies, pp. 128 - 144
, 1997, 'Book Reviews : Planning for our cultural heritage. Edited by H. Coccossis and P. Nijkamp. Aldershot, Avebury. 1995. xvi + 218 pp. £35.00, cloth. ISBN 1 85972 178 8', Ecumene, 4, pp. 235 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/147447409700400212
, 1997, 'New Suburban centres: An Australian perspective', Landscape and Urban Planning, 36, pp. 247 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-2046(96)00356-8
, 1997, 'Review of H. Coccossis and P.J. Nijkamp `Planning for our cultural heritage`', Ecumene, pp. 235 - 237
, 1997, 'Third Australian History/Urban History Conference', Planning History, pp. 33 - 34
, 1996, 'Sulman of Sydney: modern planning in theory and practice 1890-1930', Town Planning Review, pp. 45 - 63
, 1996, 'The making of an Australian technoburb', Australian Geographical Studies, pp. 18 - 31
, 1996, 'The shattered dream: postwar modernism, urban planning and the career of Walter Bunning', Environment and Planning, 28, pp. 731 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a280731
, 1995, 'From icons to institutions: heritage conservation in Sydney', International Journal of Heritage Studies, 1, pp. 79 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13527259508722135
, 1995, 'The street beautiful: triumphal arches and urban improvement in Sydney 1888-1925', Public History, pp. 25 - 40
, 1995, 'Women in the Australian town planning movement 1990-1950', Planning Perspectives, 10, pp. 259 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02665439508725823
, 1994, 'CITIES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT - LEGACY OF THE PAST - CONFERENCE, HONG-KONG, JUNE 1994', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH, 18, pp. 703 - 705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.1994.tb00294.x
, 1994, 'Heritage decisions by New South Wales Commissions of Inquiry 1980-1990', Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 11, pp. 479 - 491
, 1993, 'Heritage, urban planning, and the postmodern city', Australian Geographer, 24, pp. 17 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049189308703074
, 1993, 'Planning history in Australia: The state of the art', Planning Perspectives, 8, pp. 72 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02665439308725764
, 1991, 'The mittagong maltings: History, cultural significance and conservation', Australian Geographer, 22, pp. 147 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049189108703042
, 1986, 'Exporting the garden city: Metropolitan images in Australia, 1900-1930', Planning Perspectives, 1, pp. 61 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02665438608725613
, 1983, 'Australia and the garden city tradition.', Town & Country Planning, 52, pp. 180 - 183
, 1983, 'John Sulman and 'the laying out of towns' ( Australia).', Planning History Bulletin, 5, pp. 18 - 24
, 1982, 'The garden city idea in Australia', Australian Geographical Studies, 20, pp. 24 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8470.1982.tb00392.x
, 1982, 'The history of urban and regional planning in Australia: a supplement to Sutcliffe.', Planning History Bulletin, 4, pp. 30 - 39
, 1981, 'Coastal environmental quality and management in Australia.', Transition, Quarterly Journal of the Socially and Ecologically Responsible Geographers, 10, pp. 2 - 10
, 1981, 'The making of an urban public facility system: the case of the public library ( USA).', Geographical Perspectives, 47, pp. 6 - 15
, 1977, 'Provision of Child Care Facilities in Sydney', Australian Geographer, 13, pp. 318 - 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049187708702709
Conference Papers
, 2019, '"Enthusiasm, Energy and Originality": The Influence of Harry Rembert's European Architectural Investigations on Australian Post-War University Design', in Leach A; Stickells L (ed.), Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand 36, Distance Looks Back, Sydney, pp. 324 - 338, presented at
, 2018, 'Evolution of spatial planning strategies at Australian university campuses 1949-2017', in Proceedings of the 18th International Planning History Society Conference, Yokohama, pp. 801 - 812, presented at
, 2018, 'Adaptive Master Planning: Making and Remaking the UNSW Campus 1949-1959', in McShane I; Taylor E; Porter L; Woodcock I (eds.), Remaking Cities:: Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Urban History Planning History Conference 2018, RMIT Centre for Urban Research, Melbourne, pp. 143 - 156, presented at
, 2018, 'Professionalising Planning: The Town and Country Planning Institute of NSW 1934-1953', in McShane I; Taylor E; Porter L; Woodcock (eds.), Remaking Cities: Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Urban History Planning History Conference 2018, RMIT Centre for Urban Research, Melbourne, pp. 157 - 167, presented at
, 2017, 'The state of the art: New Zealand planners reflect on education, capabilities, and confronting the future', in Miller C (ed.), The Proceedings of the 2017 Rodney Davies Symposium, New Zealand Planning Institute, Wellington, pp. 5 - 18, presented at
, 2016, 'Public and private benefits of competitive design processes in central Sydney', in International Urban Design Conference Proceedings 2016, Association for Sustainability in Business, Canberra, pp. 294 - 312, presented at
, 2016, 'Institutionalising Design Excellence in Central Sydney 1988-2000', in Hein C (ed.), International Planning History Society Proceedings: History-Urbanism-Resilience, TU Delft, Delft, pp. 165 - 173, presented at
, 2016, 'The Australian Metropolis 2000-2015', in Hein C (ed.), International Planning History Society Proceedings, TU Delft, Delft, pp. 83 - 92, presented at
, 2016, 'The renaissance of post-war metropolitan planning in Melbourne, Australia 1949-1954', in Hein C (ed.), International Planning History Society Proceedings, TU Delft, Delft, pp. 311 - 317, presented at
, 2016, 'David L. Davidson: Early town planning reformer and administrator', in Bosman C; Dedekorkut-Howes A (ed.), Icons: The making, meaning and undoing of urban icons and iconic cities, Australasian Urban History Planning History Group and Griffith University, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, pp. 128 - 138, presented at
, 2016, 'Pursuing Design Excellence in a Global CBD: The City of Sydney's strategic plans, 1988-2008', in Bosman C; Dedekorkut-Howes A (ed.), Icons: The making, meaning and undoing of urban icons and iconic cities, Australasian Urban History Planning History Group and Griffith University, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, pp. 182 - 197, presented at
, 2015, 'The Regulation of Excellence: Design Competitions in Sydney', in Burton P; Shearer H (ed.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings, Gold Coast, presented at
, 2015, 'From Wilkinson to Winston: Towards a Planning Degree at the University of Sydney 1919-1949', in Hogben P; O'Callaghan J (ed.), Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand: 32, Architecture, Institutions and Change, Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, pp. 157 - 169, presented at
, 2014, 'The beginnings of tertiary planning education in Australia 1949-1950', in Silver C (ed.), Proceedings of the 16th International Planning History Society, St. Augustine, Florida, Vol. 1 (on line)., University of Florida, St AUgustine, Florida, pp. 389 - 403, presented at
, 2014, 'Auckland Calling at the Bottom of the Dial: The Journey of British Architect-Planner R.T. Kennedy,', in Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand: 31, Translation, SAHANZ and Unitec e-Press, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 681 - 690, presented at
, 2014, 'The Contributions of R.T. Kennedy to New Zealand Planning', in Gjerde M; Petrović E (ed.), UHPH_14: Landscapes and ecologies of urban and planning history, Proceedings of the 12th conference of the Australasian Urban History/Planning History Group, Urban History Planning History 2014, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 147 - 161, presented at
, 2014, 'Town Planning on Display: A timeline of Australian planning exhibitions 1912-1951', in Gjerde M (ed.), UHPH_14: Landscapes and ecologies of urban and planning history, Proceedings of the 12th conference of the Australasian Urban History/Planning History Group, uhph_14, Wellington, NZ, pp. 163 - 178, presented at
, 2013, 'Airports as Development Generators: A reconnaissance of employment trends in the Sydney airport region 1996-2011', in Ruming K; Randolph B; Gurran N (eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: Refereed Proceedings, State of Australian Cities 2013, Sydney, presented at
, 2013, 'From Hope to Productivity: The Funding Crisis in the NSW Heritage Sector', in Ruming K; Randolph B; Gurran N (eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: Refereed Proceedings, State of Australian Cities 2013, Sydney, presented at
, 2013, 'The yard goes on forever: Community initiatives in maintaining and
revitalizing local open space', in Ruming K; Randolph B (ed.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: Refereed Proceedings, State of Australian Cities Conference 2013, Sydney, presented at
, 2012, 'Advocacy and Antagonism in Australian mid-20th Century Planning: The paradox of Florence Taylor’', in 15th IPHS Conference Proceedings, International Planning History Society Conference, Sao Paolo Brazil, pp. 1 - 12, presented at
, 2012, 'Post-war Reconstruction and Planning Promotion in 1940s Australia', in 15th IPHS Conference Proceedings, International Planning History Society Conference, Sao Paolo Brazil, pp. 1 - 12, presented at
, 2012, 'Reinvigorating 20th century residential pocket parks for the twentieth century', in 5th Healthy Cities, AST Management, Melbourne, pp. 108 - 124, presented at
, 2012, 'From Carr to Keneally: The business of planning in New South Wales 1995-2011', in Urban Transformations: Booms, busts and other catastrophes. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference, University of Western Australia, Perth, pp. 115 - 130, presented at