Newsletter May 2016In this issue:

• Events to date in 2016• Upcoming events to watch out for• We welcome a new Visiting Scholar• Research grants awarded• Update on past grants

For more: sydney.edu.au/halloran

About the trust The objective of this trust is to promote scholarship, innovation and research in town planning, urban development and land management. This will be achieved through collaborative cross-disciplinary and industry research that will generate innovative approaches to urban and regional policy, planning and development issues. Research will cover vital issues such as governance, taxation, the role of public and private finance in the implementation of development, transportation, law, land and building tenure, ecology and energy and water use with respect to sustainability.

Competitive research grants

Strategic partnership grants Strategic partnership grants are grants where the Trust shares research funding in conjunction with other funders/ organisations. These grants award $25,000 to the recipients.

Blue sky project grants The Trust will promote explorations and research into innovative ideas and concepts that focus on the interactions between the environment, technology and community which stimulate new ideas/practices about land use and settlement design. These grants also award $25,000 to the recipients.

Incubator grants The role of the incubator is to assist a talented teaching and research academic to focus their efforts on a major research project, with the assistance of small team partly funded by the Trust.

For further information, visit our website http://sydney.edu.au/halloran/

Research grant update: Completed project :

• Assessing environmental impacts of major transport infrastructure projects: where does human health fit? Dr Patrick Harris The University of Sydney University Dr Jennifer Kent, Macquarie University Associate Professor Peter Sainsbury, The University of Sydney University Professor Fran Baum, Flinders University This research investigated 'How, why, and to what extent, human health is considered in environmental assessments of major transport infrastructure projects?' This research developed four case studies of major transport EAs, three in NSW and one in South Australia, to explain how and why health was or was not included. See website for report.

• Hurley and Taylor continue success The Henry Halloran Trust would like to congratulate Joe Hurley (RMIT) and Elizabeth Taylor (University of Melbourne) on their recent success in continuing research facilitated by the Trust's 2014 research grant. Alongside a third colleague from Dortmund University in Germany, they have recently had their article accepted to the highly ranked journal Planning Theory and Practice. We are happy to have been part of their journey to increase professional engagement in Planning.

• A second incubator grant will be awarded later in the year – stay tuned

sydney.edu.au/halloran we look forward to seeing you at our events.

Newsletter May 2016

Events Held to date this year Research Sports - Urban Research Festival 3 In order to help choose what research projects to fund, the trust hosted an event on 9th March for four finalists to present their proposals to an audience. Congratulations to the winners Dr Dieter Hochuli from the Faculty of Science, Dr Garner Clancy from Sydney Law School and Jennifer Kent from The Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning. Also featured at this event was a presentation from our Practitioner in Residence, Julie Walton. Julie 's presentation addressed the question: Can planning systems co-exist with a weak political donations regime and retain their integrity? Julie’s paper on this theme is now available to download on The Henry Halloran Trust web page. Spotlight on Planning and affordable housing The Urban Housing Lab@Sydney hosted a series of events between March – April 2016 with the theme "urban planning and the supply of affordable homes.” The series brought together international experts who shared their research and insights. The series commenced with a lecture exploring the role of government and the planning system in supporting new housing development and affordable housing provision in three jurisdictions: the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. The lecture featured three distinguished speakers - Professor Nick Gallant (University College London), Professor Rebecca Chiu (University of Hong Kong) and Professor Nicole Gurran (University of Sydney) – who shared their expertise and experience of the respective jurisdictions. Other presenters included Professor Glen Bramley, Professor Gurran, Andrew McAnulty, Wendy Hayhurst and Professor John Landis. Smart seeds judging panel Professor Peter Phibbs was among the judging panel for this event held on March 24th. Smart Seeds is an innovation competition for young professionals focused on solving challenges in the urban design and infrastructure sectors. Multidisciplinary teams develop a creative concept to solve a real infrastructure challenge and present it to industry decision makers. It is a unique space where our future leaders can influence the legacy of our current leaders. At the Showcase Event, the groups presented their solutions in an 8-minute pitch, followed by an awards ceremony. The event was attended by managers and senior managers from participating organisations including TfNSW, UrbanGrowth NSW, Sydney Water, Veolia, Ventia, Optus, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lendlease and GHD as well as other senior professionals in the urban development sector.

Upcoming Events Not to be missed Value capture 9th June, 6.30pm The Trust will host a forum – “Planning for Affordable Housing” This will be held in Wilkinson Lecture Theater 250, Wilkinson Building G04, join us for pre-lecture refreshments from 6pm. 4th Annual Halloran Trust Lecture, 27th July, 6.30 pm Professor Geoff Meen from the University of Reading will deliver our 2016 annual lecture. Professor Meen specializes in housing economics, including problems of affordability. Festival of Urbanism, 1 – 12 August The third Festival of Urbanism will continue showcase a series of talks and conversations on planning and making our cities. This year’s theme will focus on competitive cities.

Visiting scholar In a proud milestone for us at the Henry Halloran Trust, we are excited to announce our first visiting scholar, Professor John Landis from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Landis started with us in January and is here until July. In addition to delivering a timely public lecture about affordable housing, he has been busy participating in our Urban Lab Incubator project, providing strategic advice on key trends in similar US research centers.

The Trust will be welcoming our second visiting scholar, Associate Professor Kristian Ruming in July. Dr Ruming is a leading Australian Urban scholar from Macquarie University.

Research Grants awarded Congratulations to all our 2016 grant winners. The following projects have received funding;

• Including health and health equity in strategic land use planning in the Sydney area Dr Patrick Harris, Dr Jennifer Kent, Professor Peter Sainsbury, Associate Professor Elizabeth Harris Including health within strategic land use planning is under-researched, despite an unequivocal evidence base linking health

was attended by managers and senior managers from participating organisations including TfNSW, UrbanGrowth NSW, Sydney Water, Veolia, Ventia, Optus, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lendlease and GHD as well as other senior professionals in the urban development sector.

Upcoming Events Not to be missed Value capture 9th June, 6.30pm The Trust will host a forum – “Planning for Affordable Housing” This will be held in Wilkinson Lecture Theater 250, Wilkinson Building G04, join us for pre-lecture refreshments from 6pm. 4th Annual Halloran Trust Lecture, 27th July, 6.30 pm Professor Geoff Meen from the University of Reading will deliver our 2016 annual lecture. Professor Meen specializes in housing economics, including problems of affordability. Festival of Urbanism, 1 – 12 August The third Festival of Urbanism will continue showcase a series of talks and conversations on planning and making our cities. This year’s theme will focus on competitive cities.

Visiting scholar In a proud milestone for us at the Henry Halloran Trust, we are excited to announce our first visiting scholar, Professor John Landis from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Landis started with us in January and is here until July. In addition to delivering a timely public lecture about affordable housing, he has been busy participating in our Urban Lab Incubator project, providing strategic advice on key trends in similar US research centers.

The Trust will be welcoming our second visiting scholar, Associate Professor Kristian Ruming in July. Dr Ruming is a leading Australian Urban scholar from Macquarie University.

Research Grants awarded Congratulations to all our 2016 grant winners. The following projects have received funding;

• Including health and health equity in strategic land use planning in the Sydney area Dr Patrick Harris, Dr Jennifer Kent, Professor Peter Sainsbury, Associate Professor Elizabeth Harris Including health within strategic land use planning is under-researched, despite an unequivocal evidence base linking health

outcomes with the built environment. This partnership project investigates the inclusion of health and health equity in three ‘district’ plans being developed and implemented under Sydney’s metropolitan strategic planning framework.

• Urban design and health: A large scale natural experiment of residential relocation Dr Klaus Gebel, Dr Melody Ding, Dr Liang Ma, Associate Professor Geoff Morgan Aspects of urban design, such as walkability, greenspace, and access to infrastructure and facilities, are believed to have profound effects on health. However, almost all the evidence comes from cross-sectional studies, which are potentially subject to reverse causality. Using the largest cohort study in the Southern Hemisphere, this project analyses urban design impacts on health through a natural experiment of residential relocation to provide early causal evidence in this area.

• Mass-movements: what are the impacts of rapid greenfield development on wellbeing, connection and crime? Dr Garner Clancey, Dr Jennifer Kent The population of Camden local government area (LGA), part of the South-West Growth Corridor, is projected to increase by 192.67% between 2015 and 2036 (.id, 2014). This is the largest forecasted percentage increase in any LGA in Australia. Available data suggests that new residents moving to this growth corridor are likely to experience lengthy commutes to work and higher than average mortgage and financial stress. This project will explore the impacts of these conditions on social connections, guardianship, supervision of children and crime.

• Nature in cities: can urban planners enhance human wellbeing using biodiversity? Assoc. Prof. Dieter Hochuli, Dr Caragh Threlfall, Dr David Kendal In a rapidly urbanizing world, the conservation and promotion of nature when planning cities is often overlooked. However, the recognition that nature plays a significant role in human wellbeing is increasingly built into discussions of what our cities should look like in the future. We will identify the specific components of landscapes and biodiversity that are associated with enhancing wellbeing, and create guidelines for promoting evidence-based and ecologically –informed approaches to planning nature in cities.

 

was attended by managers and senior managers from participating organisations including TfNSW, UrbanGrowth NSW, Sydney Water, Veolia, Ventia, Optus, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lendlease and GHD as well as other senior professionals in the urban development sector.

Upcoming Events Not to be missed Value capture 9th June, 6.30pm The Trust will host a forum – “Planning for Affordable Housing” This will be held in Wilkinson Lecture Theater 250, Wilkinson Building G04, join us for pre-lecture refreshments from 6pm. 4th Annual Halloran Trust Lecture, 27th July, 6.30 pm Professor Geoff Meen from the University of Reading will deliver our 2016 annual lecture. Professor Meen specializes in housing economics, including problems of affordability. Festival of Urbanism, 1 – 12 August The third Festival of Urbanism will continue showcase a series of talks and conversations on planning and making our cities. This year’s theme will focus on competitive cities.

Visiting scholar In a proud milestone for us at the Henry Halloran Trust, we are excited to announce our first visiting scholar, Professor John Landis from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Landis started with us in January and is here until July. In addition to delivering a timely public lecture about affordable housing, he has been busy participating in our Urban Lab Incubator project, providing strategic advice on key trends in similar US research centers.

The Trust will be welcoming our second visiting scholar, Associate Professor Kristian Ruming in July. Dr Ruming is a leading Australian Urban scholar from Macquarie University.

Research Grants awarded Congratulations to all our 2016 grant winners. The following projects have received funding;

• Including health and health equity in strategic land use planning in the Sydney area Dr Patrick Harris, Dr Jennifer Kent, Professor Peter Sainsbury, Associate Professor Elizabeth Harris Including health within strategic land use planning is under-researched, despite an unequivocal evidence base linking health

outcomes with the built environment. This partnership project investigates the inclusion of health and health equity in three ‘district’ plans being developed and implemented under Sydney’s metropolitan strategic planning framework.

• Urban design and health: A large scale natural experiment of residential relocation Dr Klaus Gebel, Dr Melody Ding, Dr Liang Ma, Associate Professor Geoff Morgan Aspects of urban design, such as walkability, greenspace, and access to infrastructure and facilities, are believed to have profound effects on health. However, almost all the evidence comes from cross-sectional studies, which are potentially subject to reverse causality. Using the largest cohort study in the Southern Hemisphere, this project analyses urban design impacts on health through a natural experiment of residential relocation to provide early causal evidence in this area.

• Mass-movements: what are the impacts of rapid greenfield development on wellbeing, connection and crime? Dr Garner Clancey, Dr Jennifer Kent The population of Camden local government area (LGA), part of the South-West Growth Corridor, is projected to increase by 192.67% between 2015 and 2036 (.id, 2014). This is the largest forecasted percentage increase in any LGA in Australia. Available data suggests that new residents moving to this growth corridor are likely to experience lengthy commutes to work and higher than average mortgage and financial stress. This project will explore the impacts of these conditions on social connections, guardianship, supervision of children and crime.

• Nature in cities: can urban planners enhance human wellbeing using biodiversity? Assoc. Prof. Dieter Hochuli, Dr Caragh Threlfall, Dr David Kendal In a rapidly urbanizing world, the conservation and promotion of nature when planning cities is often overlooked. However, the recognition that nature plays a significant role in human wellbeing is increasingly built into discussions of what our cities should look like in the future. We will identify the specific components of landscapes and biodiversity that are associated with enhancing wellbeing, and create guidelines for promoting evidence-based and ecologically –informed approaches to planning nature in cities.

 

was attended by managers and senior managers from participating organisations including TfNSW, UrbanGrowth NSW, Sydney Water, Veolia, Ventia, Optus, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lendlease and GHD as well as other senior professionals in the urban development sector.

Upcoming Events Not to be missed Value capture 9th June, 6.30pm The Trust will host a forum – “Planning for Affordable Housing” This will be held in Wilkinson Lecture Theater 250, Wilkinson Building G04, join us for pre-lecture refreshments from 6pm. 4th Annual Halloran Trust Lecture, 27th July, 6.30 pm Professor Geoff Meen from the University of Reading will deliver our 2016 annual lecture. Professor Meen specializes in housing economics, including problems of affordability. Festival of Urbanism, 1 – 12 August The third Festival of Urbanism will continue showcase a series of talks and conversations on planning and making our cities. This year’s theme will focus on competitive cities.

Visiting scholar In a proud milestone for us at the Henry Halloran Trust, we are excited to announce our first visiting scholar, Professor John Landis from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Landis started with us in January and is here until July. In addition to delivering a timely public lecture about affordable housing, he has been busy participating in our Urban Lab Incubator project, providing strategic advice on key trends in similar US research centers.

The Trust will be welcoming our second visiting scholar, Associate Professor Kristian Ruming in July. Dr Ruming is a leading Australian Urban scholar from Macquarie University.

Research Grants awarded Congratulations to all our 2016 grant winners. The following projects have received funding;

• Including health and health equity in strategic land use planning in the Sydney area Dr Patrick Harris, Dr Jennifer Kent, Professor Peter Sainsbury, Associate Professor Elizabeth Harris Including health within strategic land use planning is under-researched, despite an unequivocal evidence base linking health

was attended by managers and senior managers from participating organisations including TfNSW, UrbanGrowth NSW, Sydney Water, Veolia, Ventia, Optus, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lendlease and GHD as well as other senior professionals in the urban development sector.

Upcoming Events Not to be missed Value capture 9th June, 6.30pm The Trust will host a forum – “Planning for Affordable Housing” This will be held in Wilkinson Lecture Theater 250, Wilkinson Building G04, join us for pre-lecture refreshments from 6pm. 4th Annual Halloran Trust Lecture, 27th July, 6.30 pm Professor Geoff Meen from the University of Reading will deliver our 2016 annual lecture. Professor Meen specializes in housing economics, including problems of affordability. Festival of Urbanism, 1 – 12 August The third Festival of Urbanism will continue showcase a series of talks and conversations on planning and making our cities. This year’s theme will focus on competitive cities.

Visiting scholar In a proud milestone for us at the Henry Halloran Trust, we are excited to announce our first visiting scholar, Professor John Landis from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Landis started with us in January and is here until July. In addition to delivering a timely public lecture about affordable housing, he has been busy participating in our Urban Lab Incubator project, providing strategic advice on key trends in similar US research centers.

The Trust will be welcoming our second visiting scholar, Associate Professor Kristian Ruming in July. Dr Ruming is a leading Australian Urban scholar from Macquarie University.

Research Grants awarded Congratulations to all our 2016 grant winners. The following projects have received funding;

• Including health and health equity in strategic land use planning in the Sydney area Dr Patrick Harris, Dr Jennifer Kent, Professor Peter Sainsbury, Associate Professor Elizabeth Harris Including health within strategic land use planning is under-researched, despite an unequivocal evidence base linking health