Select Publications
Conference Papers
, 2012, 'Making Heritage a National Responsibility: The Commonwealth and the national estate 1969-1974', in Urban Transformations: Booms, busts and other catastrophes. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference, University of Western Australia, Perth, pp. 365 - 378, presented at
, 2011, 'Current problems and new departures in conserving private heritage resources within Australia's urban planning frameworks', in State of Australian Cities National Conference, Australian Sustainabile Cities and Regions Network (ASCRN), Melbourne, presented at
, 2011, 'Policy Challenges for Metropolitan Greenspace in Sydney', in State of Australian Cities National Conference, Australian Sustainabile Cities and Regions Network (ASCRN), Melbourne, presented at
, 2011, 'Planning for Man and Motor: Gordon Stephenson’s experimental Canberra neighbourhoods', in World Planning Schools Congress 2011, University of Western Australia, WA Australia, presented at
, 2009, 'Establishing a federal presence in Australian cities: Reflections on the role of the department of urban and regional development in urban regeneration in the 1970s', in 4th State of Australian Cities Conference, Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, Perth, presented at
, 2009, 'Green Regional Design: Philosophies, policies and products in the evolution of metropolitan open space in Sydney 1948-2008', in 4th State of Australian Cities Conference, Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, Perth, presented at
, 2008, 'Quantifying student perceptions of work experience to assess the effectiveness of practice-based learning', in Planning Education in a Globalised World, Conference Proceedings, ANZAPS Conference 2008, Australian and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools(ANZAPS) 2008, Sydney, presented at
, 2008, 'From the corridors of power to the community soapbox: the town planning association of New South Wales in postwar Sydney', in Public versus Private Planning: Themes, Trend and Tensions. Proceedings, International Planning History, 13th Biennial Conference, 13th International Planning History Society(IPHS), Chicago, USA, presented at
, 2008, 'Reconciling public and private interests in the planning and development of airports: the Australian experience,. 1995-2008', in Public versus Private Planning: Themes, Trend and Tensions. Proceedings, International Planning History, 13th Biennial Conference, 13th International Planning History Society(IPHS), Chicago, USA, presented at
, 2008, 'Henry F Halloran`s Coastal Town Planning projects of the 1920s', in Sea Change: New and renewed urban landscapes, proceedings, 9th Australasian Urban History/ Planning History Conference, 9th Australasian Urban History/ Planning History Conference, Caloundra, presented at
, 2008, 'Spreading the good news about town planning: the educative role of the town planning association of New South Wales 1913-1928', in Sea Change: New and renewed urban landscapes, proceedings, 9th Australasian Urban History/ Planning History Conference, 9th Australasian Urban History/ Planning History Conference, Caloundra, presented at
, 2007, 'Understanding the Australian Airport Metropolis', in State of Australian Cities: National Conference 2007, State of Australian Cities: National Conference 2007, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at
, 2007, 'A Spatial History of Planned Cold War Towns 1945-1970', in Garnaut C; Freestone R (ed.), Woomera Symposium 2007, Woomera Symposium 2007, Woomera, pp. 1 - 58, presented at
, 2007, 'Measuring the Effectiveness of Practice-Based Learning: Monitoring Student Perceptions of Work Experience', in 3rd Built Environment Education Conference(BEECON 2007), 3rd Built Environment Education Conference(BEECON 2007), University of Westminster, Central London, presented at
, 2006, 'The Internationalisation of the City Beautiful', in Binayak Rath (ed.), 12th International Planning History Society Conference, 12th International Planning History Society Conference, New Delhi, India, presented at
, 2006, 'Contribution of the Plan of Adelaide to modernn town planning theory', in Adelaide Parklands Symposium, Adelaide Parklands Symposium, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at
, 2006, 'Florence and Marion: Friendship and Enmity between Australia`s Pioneering Women Architects', in XXIVth International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand, 23rd International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, Freemantle, Australia, presented at
, 2006, 'Modernism in the Desert: The planning and design of Woomera Village 1947-1967', in XXIVth International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand, 23rd International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, Freemantle, Australia, presented at
, 2006, 'Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Monitoring Work Based Learning', in CEBE (ed.), 2nd Annual Built Environment Education Conference (BEECON 2006), 2nd Annual Built Environment Education Conference (BEECON 2006), London, England, presented at
, 2006, 'Public Spaces and Urban Beautification in Australia 1900 - 1930', in 8th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference, 8th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at
, 2004, 'Work Based Learning: Industry Placement in the UNSW Planning Program', in 2004 Meeting of Australian and New Zealand Planning Sch, Meeting of Australian and New Zealand Planning Sch 2004, Perth, WA, pp. 12 - 37, presented at
, 2004, 'Future Sydney: The Mid-Twentieth Century Visions of Florence Taylor', in AUBEA 2003: Working Together, 7th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference. The 21st Century City: Past/Present/Future, School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, presented at
, 2004, 'Canberra: From history to heritage in a modern planned capital city', in Beijing Studies, Beijing Studies, Beijing, China, pp. 426 - 449, presented at
, 2003, 'A Consultative Approach to Curriculum Reform: The BPlan at University of New South Wales', in ANZAPS 2003 Conference: From Hippies to Highrise, ANZAPS 2003 Conference: From Hippies to Highrise, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, presented at
, 2002, 'Planning Woomera Village 1946-1947', in Southern Crossings, Southern Crossings, Auckland, New Zealand, presented at
, 2001, 'Internal Parkland in early planned suburbs', in 2001 ICOMOS Conference, ICOMOS Conference 2001, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at
, 2001, 'Conclusion: Toward the New garden City in Asia', in Saiki T; Freestone R; van Rooijen M (eds.), New Garden City international Conference, New Garden City international Conference, Kobe, Japan, pp. 259 - 269, presented at
, 2000, 'Town, Gown and the Campus Beautiful', in 5th Australian Urban History Planning History Conference, 5th Australian Urban History Planning History Conference, University of South Australia, presented at
, 1997, 'The British connection: convergence, divergence and cultural identity', in Barker JM (ed.), International Conference, International Conference, Perth, WA, pp. 61 - 70, presented at
, 1996, 'Melbourne and the City Beautiful Movement 1900-30', in Dingle T (ed.), 3rd Australian Planning History/Urban History Conference, 3rd Australian Planning History/Urban History Conference, Melbourne, pp. 223 - 232, presented at
Conference Proceedings (Editor of)
Garnaut C; Freestone R, (ed.), 2007, 'Woomera Symposium 2007', Woomera, presented at Woomera Symposium 2007, Woomera, 23 November 2007
Freestone R; Thompson SM, (ed.), 2001, 'Bridging Theory and Practice in Planning Education', University of New South Wales, presented at Bridging Theory and Practice in Planning Education, University of New South Wales, 21 September 2001 - 23 September 2001
Freestone R, (ed.), 2001, 'New Garden City international Conference', Kobe, Japan, presented at New Garden City international Conference, Kobe, Japan
Freestone R, (ed.), 1998, '8th International Planning History and the 4th Australian Urban Histiory Conference', University of New South Wales, presented at 8th International Planning History and the 4th Australian Urban Histiory Conference, University of New South Wales, 15 July 1998 - 18 July 1998
Conference Presentations
, 2018, 'Healthy Airports: Harnessing transformational infrastructure as an engine for health', presented at Urban Transitions 2018: Integrating Urban and Transport Planning, Environment and Health for Healthier Urban Living, Sitges, Spain, 25 November 2018 - 27 November 2018, https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/821882/CITI2018_Oral_Programme_21.11.pdf
, 2018, 'Healthy Airports', presented at WHO International Healthy Cities Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 01 October 2018 - 04 October 2018
, 2017, 'Creating a Healthy Airport: Building health promoting complex infrastructure', presented at Emerging Health Policy Research Conference (Annual), Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, 27 July 2017 - 27 July 2017, http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/public-health/menzies-health-policy/news/ehpr2017.php
Reports
, 2018, Healthy Airports, Centre for Healthy Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE), Liverpool, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27210
, 2007, Urban and Town Planning Thematic Heritage Study, for the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage, City Futures Research Centre, Sydney, Urban and Town Planning Thematic Heritage Study, for the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage
Creative Written Works
, 2018, New cities? It’s an idea worth thinking about for Australia, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/new-cities-its-an-idea-worth-thinking-about-for-australia-92990
, 2017, Australian cities and their metropolitan plans still seem to be parallel universes, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/australian-cities-and-their-metropolitan-plans-still-seem-to-be-parallel-universes-87603?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2028%202017%20-%2088877453&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2028%202017%20-%2088877453+CID_f80a0e5b2e9a67348d226265c7a59347&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Australian%20cities%20and%20their%20metropolitan%20plans%20still%20seem%20to%20be%20parallel%20universes
, 2017, Design Competitions and the "Design Dividend" in Central Sydney, Association for Sustainability in Business website, http://sustainability.asn.au/blog/competitive-design-central-sydney/
, 2017, Flying into uncertainty: Western Sydney’s ‘aerotropolis’ poses more questions than answers, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/flying-into-uncertainty-western-sydneys-aerotropolis-poses-more-questions-than-answers-73682
, 2016, Sense of place: messier than it ever was, so how do we manage this shifting world?, The Conversation, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/sense-of-place-messier-than-it-ever-was-so-how-do-we-manage-this-shifting-world-64591
, 2016, Hopes of a New Urban Age Survive Minister’s Fall, Hopes of a New Urban Age Survive Minister’s Fall, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, https://theconversation.com/hopes-of-a-new-urban-age-survive-ministers-fall-52975
, 2002, Sydney, Slope 15 http://www.slope.org.au/archive/issue15, Paquin E; Farrell M, (ed.), Slope, http://www.slope.org.au/archive/issue15
Working Papers
, 2008, Problems and prospects for suburban Renewal:An Austrlian Perspective, City Futures Research Centre, on-line, Problems and prospects for suburban Renewal:An Austrlian Perspective, City Futures Research Paper No. 11, http://dx.doi.org