PhD

Urban and Regional Planning

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English English
Foreign:$ 22.8 k / Year(s)  
195 place StudyQA ranking:4148 Duration:2 years

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Urban and regional planning research at Macquarie is characterised by interdisciplinary perspectives. Research among our team intersects with the fields of human geography, demography, environmental science and management, geographic information systems, law and resilience to climate change.

Planning and urban governance have implications for the social and economic performance of cities and nations. Our research centres around the ways cities are managed and experienced by policy makers, the private sector and the urban public. A major emphasis of our research is practical engagement with, and assessment of, existing planning systems with a focus on contemporary Sydney and New South Wales, as well as on the US, Europe and East Asia.

Our research makes key contributions to planning theory, especially in the realm of culture and representation, planning system regulations and reform, metropolitan and strategic planning, environmental planning and sustainability, social housing delivery and management, community participation in and resistance to planning and development, urban regeneration and renewal, transport, heritage, housing, master planning, migration, urban governance, and experiences and perceptions of home.

We actively collaborate with the Department of Planning and Environment, UrbanGrowth NSW, Macquarie Park Forum, the New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation, and Ryde and Ku-ring-gai councils, as well as with international institutions such as Durham and York Universities, Queen Mary University of London, and the Universities of Glasgow and Tokyo.

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

• Climate adaptation and mitigation

• Environmental ethics and justice

• Geographical information science

• Housing studies

• Natural hazards risk assessment

• Political ecology

• Resource and environmental management

• Social impact assessment

• Sustainable urbanism

• Urban governance

• Urban regeneration and renewal

• Urban, social and community planning

  • Excellent achievement (Distinction or above) in a 2-year Master degree by research or with a major research component
  • English language proficiency (minimum overall IELTS of 6.5, with at least 6.0 in each band)
  • Research proposal
  • Referee reports if applying for a scholarship (evidence of prior awards and/or research activity is also highly regarded)
  • Completed application forms

Very competitive, eligible candidates will receive full fees scholarship (up to 3 years) and a living allowance of around AUD$25,392 per year, tax free (2014 rate). Special arrangements for cotutelle and joint PhD scholarships.

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