The HBEP is building a strong postgraduate research culture. Doctoral students researching in the area of healthy built environments and supervised by HBEP Director Thompson are listed below.
‘Secured by automobility: why does the private car continue to dominate transport practices?’
By Jennifer Kent
This thesis was completed in 2013. Click
here
to view the full thesis. You can also view Jennifer's LuminoCity poster about her research:
Barriers to Active Transport (And Why We Continue to Drive Cars)
‘Integrated landscapes for ageing well in the urban environment: an Australian perspective’
By Helen Kendall
‘Planning for ageing: a healthy lifestyle in an age-friendly built environment’
By Gary Shiels
‘Climate, public space and public health: the influence of heat on public space use and implications for public health'
By Louise McKenzie
View Louise's 2012 National Adaptation Conference poster about her research:
Thermal Stress, Outdoor Public Space Use and Microclimate Adaptation – a Western Sydney Case Study
‘Hospital facility resilience: developing an adaptation framework for extreme weather events’
By Anumitra Mirti Chand
Healthy Built Environments Postgraduate Course
Working in mixed built environment and health groups, students in this course prepared posters on one aspect of healthy built environments. The brief was to include the latest research evidence and key messages, in an engaging and informative presentation. Here are two fantastic examples –
Fruitopia
and
Walkability
(click
here
to view the accompanying brochure to the Walkability poster).
Each year, HBEP Director Thompson supervises Bachelor of Planning students undertaking their final year thesis on a healthy planning topic. Listed below are some of the students who have completed theses under the supervision of Professor Thompson:
'Walk the Walk: An Evaluation of Sydney Metropolitan Recreational Trials' (2012)
By Teille Whiteman
This thesis draws upon a wide body of literature to develop an environmental evaluation tool to assess perceived and objective factors which determine the walkability of recreational trails. The evaluation tool was used to examine existing regional recreational trails identified in the Sydney Metropolitan Regional Recreational Trails Framework. Thirty eight regional recreational trails totalling 195 kilometres in distance and of different classifications were evaluated using the tool. Click
here
for the full thesis.
'Urban Planning for Equitable Food Landscapes: an in-depth case study' (2012)
By Emily Salvisberg
This thesis examines food landscapes in two Local Government Areas in Greater Western Sydney that experience socio-economic disadvantage. A mixed-methods approach was adopted to identify a broad range of challenges to accessing fresh fruits and vegetables. Click
here
for the full thesis.
'Planning for Urban Health: An Analysis of Metropolitan Strategic Planning in Australia' (2011)
By Andrew Wheeler
This thesis, for which Andrew received the
2012 National Outstanding Student Project Award from the Planning Institute of Australia
, examines the health provisions contained in the metropolitan plans for Australia’s largest cities. It explores the use of key health-related terminology and evaluates the extent to which the plans incorporate a comprehensive suite of intersectoral provisions for human health and wellbeing. Click
here
for the full thesis.
'Free Range Kids: Independence and the Urban Child (2010)
'
By Ms Anna Russell
This thesis explores the opportunities for independence granted to primary school aged children in urban Australia. It focuses on the role of parents as the ‘gatekeepers’ of children’s independence, and the way in which social and environmental factors influence the level of independence they permit their children to have. Click
here
for the full thesis.
'Let's Get Physical: Planning for Outdoor Gyms in Australia (2010)
'
By Ms Ellen Caldwell
This thesis documents the evolution of outdoor gyms within Sydney to provide an insight into effective planning for active communities. It examines the benefits of outdoor gyms for addressing health problems, and for providing opportunities for activity in everyday urban environments. Click
here
for the full thesis.
'Gastronomic Planning Policy: Planning for Food in Sydney (2008)
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By Mr Mitchell Noble
This thesis looks at the influence planners can have on food systems and the growing need for a gastronomic planning policy. Click
here
for the full thesis.