By Professor Susan Margaret Thompson

Book Chapters

Thompson SM, 2001, 'Breaking through with Subjugated Knowledges: Pushing the Boundaries of Urban Planning', in Byrne-Armstrong H; Higgs J; Horsfall D (ed.), Critical Moments in Qualitative Research, Butterworth-Heinemann, Great Britain, pp. 153 - 168

Dunn K; Hanna BJ; Thompson SM, 2001, 'The Local Politics of Difference: An Examination of Inter-Communal Relations Policy in Australian Local Government', in Phillips SK (ed.), Everyday Diversity, Common Ground Publishing, Victoria, Australia, pp. 7 - 36

Thompson SM, 2000, 'Diversity, difference and the multi-layered city', in Urban Planning in a Changing World: The Twentieth Century Experience, E & FN Spon, London, pp. 230 - 248

Thompson SM, 1998, 'Partners in community safety', in Plan it Safe: A Guide for making public places safer for women, Safe Women Project, Sydney, pp. 37 - 53

Thompson SM, 1997, 'Empowering Research Methdologies: Developing Greater Sinsitivity and other ways of Understanding in Urban Planning Inquiry', in In Reaching Common Ground: Open Government, Community Consultation and Public Participation, Open Government Network, Sydney, pp. 139 - 150

Thompson SM, 1997, 'Planning for Social Justice', in Planning Law and Practice for Local Councillors, UNSW School of Planning and Urban Development, Sydney, pp. 82 - 94

Journal articles

Del Rosario L; Astell-Burt T; Olsen JR; Thompson S; Mitchell R; Feng X, 2025, 'Walkable by nature? Adding green and blue space to walkability indices and assessment of socioeconomic inequalities', Environmental Research, 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122278

Thompson SM; Chapman N, 2025, 'Learning Along the GreenWay: An Experiential, Transdisciplinary Outdoor Classroom for Planetary Health Education', Sustainability Switzerland, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su17094143

Thompson S, 2025, 'Planning for the Caring CityBy Claire Freeman and Etienne Nel, New York: Routledge, 2024. 268pp. $63.99 (discounted from $79.99); (HBK is $244.00; EBK is $57.60). ISBN: 978‐1‐032‐01072‐4', New Zealand Geographer, 81, pp. 52 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nzg.70003

Marshall N; Bishop K; Rahmat H; Thompson S; Steinmetz-Weiss C, 2024, 'Smart Street Furniture: User and Non-User Perspectives of the ChillOUT Hub', Land, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land13122084

Bishop K; Marshall N; Rahmat H; Thompson S; Steinmetz C; Corkery L; Tietz C; Park M, 2024, 'Behavior Mapping and Its Application in Smart Social Spaces', Encylopedia, 4, pp. 171 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia4010015

Steinmetz‐Weiss C; Marshall N; Bishop K; Rahmat H; Thompson S; Park M; Tietz C; Corkery L, 2024, 'Design thinking for city dashboard development: Recommendations from a study of smart asset management in Sydney, Australia', Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes, 68, pp. 129 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cag.12868

Freestone R; Thompson S, 2023, 'Obituary: Stephen Harris (1949-2023)', AUSTRALIAN PLANNER, 59, pp. 298 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07293682.2024.2355088

Thompson S; Rahmat H; Marshall N; Steinmetz C; Bishop K; Corkery L; Park M; Tietz C, 2023, 'Merging Smart and Healthy Cities to Support Community Wellbeing and Social Connection', Encyclopedia, 3, pp. 1067 - 1084, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3030078

Lin BB; Thompson S; Mitchell R; Astell-Burt T; De Leeuw E; Jalaludin B; Feng X, 2023, 'Policymaker and Practitioner Perceptions of Parks for Health and Wellbeing: Scoping a Holistic Approach', Sustainability Switzerland, 15, pp. 5251, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15065251

Rahmat H; Bishop K; Steinmetz C; Marshall N; Tietz C; Park M; Corkery L; Thompson S, 2023, 'Design thinking for city dashboard development: A case study of smart assessment management', Journal of Urban Technology

Kent JL; Harris P; Thompson S, 2022, 'What gets measured does not always get done', Lancet Global Health, 10, pp. e1235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00321-7

Paine G; Thompson S; Prior J; Connon I; Kent JL, 2022, 'Bringing History Forward: Learning from Historical Context when Translating Contemporary Health Evidence into Planning Practice', Journal of Planning History, 21, pp. 107 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1538513220977456

King EL; Thompson S; Groskops N, 2022, 'Integrating shade provision into the healthy built environment agenda: the approach taken in NSW, Australia', Public Health Research and Practice, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp3212206

Steinmetz C; Park M; Tietz C; Rahmat H; Marhsall N; Thompson S; Bishop K; Corkery L, 2021, 'IOT INTEGRATED SMART STREET FURNITURE: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COLLABORATION', International Journal of Engineering Science Technologies, 5, pp. 43 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/ijoest.v5.i6.2021.245

Paine G; Goh L; Thompson S; Connon ILC; Prior JH; Thomas L, 2021, 'Planning for health in higher density living: learning from the experience of Green Square, New South Wales', Australian Planner, 57, pp. 139 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07293682.2021.1996412

Steinmetz C; Rahmat H; Marshall N; Bishop K; Thompson S; Park M; Corkery L; Tietz C, 2020, 'Liking, Tweeting and Posting: An Analysis of Community Engagement through Social Media Platforms', Urban Policy and Research, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2020.1792283

Thompson S; Paine G; Judd B; Randolph B, 2019, 'Towards a nuanced understanding of health-supportive place using composite research methods', Geographical Research, 57, pp. 24 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12329

Taylor M; Thompson S, 2019, 'An Analysis of Active Transport in Melbourne: Baseline Activity for Assessment of Low Carbon Mobility Interventions', Urban Policy and Research, 37, pp. 62 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2018.1437031

Prior JH; Connon ILC; McIntyre E; Adams J; Capon A; Kent J; Rissel C; Thomas LE; Thompson SM; Westcott H, 2018, 'Built environment interventions for human and planetary health: Integrating health in climate change adaptation and mitigation', Public Health Research and Practice, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2841831

Kent JL; Harris P; Sainsbury P; Baum F; McCue P; Thompson S, 2018, 'Influencing Urban Planning Policy: An Exploration from the Perspective of Public Health', Urban Policy and Research, 36, pp. 20 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2017.1299704

Crawford B; Byun R; Mitchell E; Thompson S; Jalaludin B; Torvaldsen S, 2018, 'Seeking fresh food and supporting local producers: perceptions and motivations of farmers’ market customers', Australian Planner, 55, pp. 28 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07293682.2018.1499668

Grant M; McCunn L; Anand SS; Arora R; Booth G; Brook J; Collins P; Corsi D; de Souza RJ; Desai D; Gauvin L; Judd B; Lear S; Ling J; Oliveira AP; Paine G; Pakeman K; Rana A; Randolph B; Razak F; Subramanian SV; Thompson E; Thompson S; Townshend T; Tu J; Wilkie S; Williams N, 2018, 'City Know-How', Cities and Health, 2, pp. 97 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2018.1606515

Grant M; Thompson S, 2018, 'Reflective Praxis: accelerating knowledge generation through reflecting on our research and practice', Cities and Health, 2, pp. 91 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1598711

Paine G; Thompson S; Judd ; Randolph B, 2018, 'Learning from lived experience for the improvement of health-supportive built environment practice', Cites and Health, 2, pp. 151 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2018.1464254

Crawford B; Byun R; Mitchell E; Thompson S; Jalaludin B; Torvaldsen S, 2017, 'Socioeconomic differences in the cost, availability and quality of healthy food in Sydney', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41, pp. 567 - 571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12694

Thompson SM; Paine G, 2017, 'What is a healthy sustainable built environment? Developing evidence-based healthy built environment indicators for policy makers and practitioners', Planning Practice and Research, 32, pp. 537 - 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2017.1378972

Grant M; Brown C; Caiaffa WT; Capon A; Corburn J; Coutts C; Crespo CJ; Ellis G; Ferguson G; Fudge C; Hancock T; Lawrence RJ; Nieuwenhuijsen MJ; Oni T; Thompson S; Wagenaar C; Ward Thompson C, 2017, 'Cities and health: an evolving global conversation', Cities and Health, 1, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2017.1316025

Grant M; Brown C; Caiaffa WT; Capon A; Corburn J; Coutts C; Crespo CJ; Ellis G; Ferguson G; Fudge C; Hancock T; Lawrence RJ; Nieuwenhuijsen MJ; Oni T; Thompson S; Wagenaar C; Ward Thompson C; Alidoust S; Bosman C; Schnake-Mahl A; Norman S; Kent JL; Ma L; Mulley C; Siri J, 2017, 'Research for City Practice', Cities and Health, 1, pp. 10 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2017.1396750

Thompson SM; Paine G, 2017, 'Planning and Building Healthy Communities for Mental Health: Method, findings and reflections from a recent integrative study', Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health, 3, http://www.urbandesignmentalhealth.com/journal-3---planning-and-building-healthy-communities.html

Thompson S; Kent J, 2016, 'Healthy Planning: The Australian Landscape', Built Environment, 42, pp. 90 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.2148/benv.42.1.90

Arthurson K; Thompson S, 2016, 'Editorial', Urban Policy and Research, 34, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2016.1136551

Thompson S; McCue P, 2016, 'Healthy Planning: An Evolving Collaborative Partnership', Urban Policy and Research, 34, pp. 73 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2016.1140032

Thompson S, 2015, 'The human experience', Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well Being Shaping A Sustainable and Healthy Future, pp. 85 - 88

Thompson SM; Mitchell E, 2015, 'A methodology to understand how environments support health', Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning, 168, pp. 174 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/udap.14.00034

Thompson S; Kent J; Lyons C, 2014, 'Building partnerships for healthy environments: Research, leadership and education', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 25, pp. 202 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE14039

Kent JL; Thompson S, 2014, 'The Three Domains of Urban Planning for Health and Well-being', Journal of Planning Literature, 29, pp. 239 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885412214520712

Thompson S; Kent J, 2013, 'Healthy Built Environments Supporting Everyday Occupations: Current Thinking in Urban Planning', Journal of Occupational Science, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2013.867562

Thompson S; Kent J, 2013, 'Connecting and strengthening communities in places for health and well-being', Australian Planner, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07293682.2013.837832

Thompson S, 2013, 'Taone Tupu Ora: Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Urban Design', GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, 51, pp. 329 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-5871.2012.00783.x

Thompson SM; Capon AG, 2012, 'Designing for Health: Knowledge and Resources for Built Environment Professionals', Landscape Archtecture Astralia, May, pp. 26 - 26

Kent J; Thompson SM, 2012, 'Health and the Built Environment: Exploring Foundations for a New Interdisciplinary Profession', Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/958175

Thompson S; Cioffi-Lavina M; Chapman-Fredricks J; Gomez-Fernandez C; Fernandez-Castro G; Jorda M, 2011, 'Distinction of high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma/small cell carcinoma from conventional urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder: An immunohistochemical approach', Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology, 19, pp. 395 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAI.0b013e31820eca9a

Phibbs P; Thompson SM, 2011, 'The health impacts of housing: toward a policy-relevant research agenda', , http://www.ahuri.edu.au/publications/projects/p70619

Capon AG; Thompson SM; Mu L, 2011, 'The View from the City', World Health Design, July, pp. 6 - 9

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