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Prof Peter Newman

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    • Role:
    • John Curtin Distinguished Professor
    • Department:
    • Curtin Sustainability Policy Institute
    • Location:
    • 3 Pakenham Street, Fremantle
    • Telephone:
    • +61 8 9266 9032

 Peter Newman is the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University and Director of CUSP which has 60 PhD students working on all aspects of the green economy. Peter is on the Board of Infrastructure Australia that is funding infrastructure for the long term sustainability of Australian cities, and is a Lead Author for Transport on the IPCC. He has three recent books: ‘Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation: Transport’ for the UN Environment Program, ‘Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change’ and ‘Green Urbanism Down Under’ for Island Press. In 2001-3 Peter directed the production of WA’s Sustainability Strategy in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the first state sustainability strategy in the world. In 2004-5 he was a Sustainability Commissioner in Sydney advising the government on planning issues. In 2006/7 he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Virginia Charlottesville. In Perth, Peter is best known for his work in saving, reviving and extending the city’s rail system. Peter invented the term ‘automobile dependence’ to describe how we have created cities where we have to drive everywhere. For 30 years since he attended Stanford University during the first oil crisis he has been warning cities about preparing for peak oil. Peter’s book with Jeff Kenworthy 'Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence' was launched in the White House in 1999. He was a Councillor in the City of Fremantle from 1976-80 where he still lives.

Publications

Books (Authored, Research)

  • Beatley, T, Boyer, H, and Newman, P. 2009. Resilient Cities Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change. Washington DC: Island Press.
  • Jennings , I, and Newman , P. 2008. Cities as sustainable ecosystems: principles and practices. Washington, DC: Island Press.
  • Newman , P, and Beatley, T. 2008. Green Urbanism Down Under: Learning from Sustainable Communities in Australia. Washington, DC: Island Press.

Book Chapters (Authored, Research Quality)

  • Salter, R, and Newman, P. 2011. 3. Description of Concrete Mitigation Technologies and Practices in the Transport Sector: Increasing Use of Low Carbon Modes: C. Mass Transit. In Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation (Transport Sector), eds Robert Salter; Subash Dhar; Peter Newman, 48-57. Roskilde, Denmark: UNEP Riso Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development.
  • Bachels, M, and Newman, P. 2011. 3. Description of Concrete Mitigation Technologies and Practices in the Transport Sector: Reducing Overall Travel: E.Transit Oriented Development. In Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation (Transport Sector), eds Robert Salter; Subash Dhar; Peter Newman, 71-84. Roskilde, Denmark: UNEP Riso Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development.
  • Newman, P, and Kenworthy, J. 2011. Evaluating the Transport Sector's Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption. In Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation - Transport Sector, eds Salter, Robert; Dhar, Subash; Newman, Peter, 7-23. Denmark: UNEP Riso Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable.
  • Newman, P. 2010. Resilient Infrastructure Cities. In Developing Living Cities: From Analysis to Action, eds Seetharam Kallidaikurichi, Belinda Yuen, 77-106. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
  • Newman, P. 2010. Sustainable Cities. In More than Luck: Ideas Australia needs now, 1 Edition, eds Mark Davis and Miriam Lyons, 149-158. Sydney, NSW: Centre for Policy Development.
  • Newman, P. 2010. Resilient Cities. In Resilience and Transformation: Preparing Australia for Uncertain Futures, 81-98. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
  • Newman, P, Went, A, and James, W. 2009. 100% Renewable Transport. In 100% Renewable Energy Autonomy in Action, eds Peter Droege, 205-224. UK and USA in 2009: Earthscan.
  • Scheurer, J, Newman, P, and Kenworthy, J. 2009. A moving target. In Melbourne Global Smart City, eds John Keeney, 128-135. Singapore: ETN-COM.
  • Newman, P. 2009. Transport Opportunities: Towards a Resilient City. In Opportunities Beyond Carbon: Looking forward to a sustainable world, eds John O'Brien, 98-115. Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
  • Newman, P. 2009. Transitioning Away from Oil: A Transport Planning Case Study with Emphasis on US and Australian Cities. In Planning for Climate Change Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation for Spatial Planners, eds Simin Davoudi, Jenny Crawford and Abid Mehmood, 70-82. UK and USA in 2009: Earthscan.
  • Newman, P. 2009. Bridging the Green and Brown Agendas. In Planning Sustainable Cities - Global Report on Human Settlements 2009, eds Naison D. Mutiwa-Mangiza, 113-131. UK and USA in 2009: Earthscan.
  • Newman, P. 2009. Planning for Transient Oriented Development: Strategic Principles. In Transit Oriented Development. Making it Happen., eds Carey Curtis, John L. Renne, Luca Bertolini, 13-22. Burlington, USA: Ashgate Publishing Limited.
  • Newman, P. 2008. Transforming Cities: A Sustainable Cities Framework for Housing. In Steering sustainability in an urbanizing world : policy, practice and performance, eds Anitra Nelson, 2-2. Aldershot, England: Ashgate.
  • Newman, P. 2008. The Oil Transition and its Implications for More Compact, Transit oriented Cities. In Transitions: pathways towards sustainable urban development in Australia, eds Newton, Peter W, 75-90. Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing.
  • Kenworthy, J, and Newman , P. 2007. Greening Urban Transportation. In State of the world, 2007, 24 Edition, 66-85. Washington, DC: Earthscan.
  • Newman, P, and Kenworthy, J. 2007. Greening Urban Transportation. In State of the World: Our Urban Future, 1 Edition, eds Linda Starke, 66-85. Washington DC, USA: Worldwatch Institute.
  • Newman, P. 2007. Sustainability Assessment. In The International Handbook on Environmental Technology Management, eds Dora Marinova, David Annandale and John Phillimore, 374-389. UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
  • Newman , P, and Kenworthy, J. 2007. Sustainable Urban Form and Transport Policies. In Threats from car traffic to the quality of urban life: problems, causes and solutions, 293-311. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
  • Newman, P, and Kenworthy, J. 2007. Sustainable Urban Form: Transport Infrastructure and Transport Policies. In Threats From Car Traffic to the Quality of Urban Life: Problems, Causes and Solutions, 1 Edition, eds Tommy Garling and Linda Steg, 293-311. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Ltd..
  • Newman , P. 2007. Travel time budgets as a tool for sustainable urban design. In Urban Sustainability through environmental design. London: Routledge.
  • Newman, P. 2007. Travel Time Budgets as a Tool for Sustainable Urban Design. In Urban Sustainability Through Environmental Design: Approaches to time-people-place responsive urban spaces, eds Kevin Thwaites, Sergio Porta, Ombretta Romice and Mark Greaves, 87-94. USA: Routledge.
  • Hartz-Karp, J, and Newman , P. 2006. The participative route to sustainability. In Community voices: Creating sustainable spaces, 28-42. Australia: University of Western Australia.
  • Newman , P. 2005. Regional sustainability: Principles and practices with a case study on Western Australia. In Handbook of sustainability Research. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Scientific Publishing.
  • Newman , P. 2005. Urban design and transport. In In search of sustainabilty, 123-136. Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
  • Newman , P. 2005. Sustainability in the Wild West. In The Natural Advantage of Nations, 271-284. London: Earthscan.
  • Larid , P, and Newman , P. 2003. Back on track: Will Australia Return to Rail?. In Earthscan Reader on World Transport Policy and Practice, 99-104. London: Earthscan.
  • Newman , P. 2003. Global Cities, Transport, Energy and the Future: Will Ecosocialisation Reverse the historic trends?. In Making Urban Transport Sustainable. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Newman , P. 2003. Walking in a historical, international and contemporary context. In Sustainable Transport, eds Rodney Tolley, 48-58. England: Woodhead Publishing limited.

Refereed Articles (Scholarly Journals)

  • Wight, W, and Newman, P. 2010. Petroleum depletion scenarios for Australian cities. Australian Planner 47: 232-242.
  • Newman, P. 2010. Green Urbanism and it's Application to Singapore. Environment and Urbanization 1: 149-170.
  • Trubka , R, Newman, P, and Bilsborough, D. 2010. The Costs of Urban Sprawl - Infrastructure and Transportation. Environment Design Guide .
  • Newman, P, Bilsborough, D, and Trubka , R. 2010. The Costs of Urban Sprawl - Physical Activity Links to Healthcare Costs and Productivity. Environment Design Guide : 1-13.
  • Bilsborough, D, Trubka , R, and Newman, P. 2010. The Costs of Urban Sprawl - Predicting Transport Greenhouse Gases from Urban Form Parameters. Environment Design Guide .
  • Newman, P, Giles-corti, B, and Falconer, R. 2010. Is practice aligned with the principles? Implementing New Urbanism in Perth, Western Australia. Transport Policy 17(5): 287-294.
  • Newman, P. 2009. Clean, green cities beckon.... Air Quality and Climate Change (formerly Clean Air and Environmental Quality) 43(4): 29-34.
  • Newman, P, Kenworthy, J, and Glazebrook, G. 2008. How to create exponential decline in car use in Australian Cities. Australian Planner 45(3): 17-19.
  • Marinova, D, and Newman , P. 2008. The changing research funding regime in Australia and academic productivity. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 78(2-3): 283-291.
  • Newman , P, and Falconer, R. 2008. Transport policy for a fuel constrained future: an overview of options. World Transport Policy and Practice 14(3): 32-46.
  • Newman, P. 2007. Planning for Transit-Orientated Development in Australian Cities. BEDP Environment Design Guide 2: 1-11.
  • Newman, P. 2007. Beyond Peak Oil: Will our Cities Collapse?. Journal of Urban Technology 14(2): 15-30.
  • Hogan, T, and Newman, P. 2007. George Sneddon: Pioneer of Regional Environmentalism. Westerly 52: 10-23.
  • Newman, P. 2006. The environmental impact of cities. Environment and Urbanization 18(2): 275-295.
  • Kenworthy, J, and Newman, P. 2006. Urban Design to Reduce Automobile Dependence. Opolis 2(1): 35-52.
  • Newman, P. 2005. The city and the bush- partnerships to reverse the population decline in Australia's Wheatbelt. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 56(6): 527-535.
  • Newman, P. 2005. Sustainability Assessment and Cities. International Review for Environmental Strategies 5(2): 383-398.
  • Newman, P. 2004. On climbing trees: an Australian perspective on sustainability and political risk. Local Environment 9(6): 611-619.

Fully written papers (Refereed Conference proceedings)

  • Newman, P, Marinova, D, McGrath, N, and Hartz-Karp, J. 2009. Indigenous Participation in Deliberative Democracy: Dialogue with the Pilbara. Sustainability of Indigenous Communities in Australia, 12/07/2006. Perth, WA: Murdoch University.
  • Newman, P, Giles-corti, B, and Falconer, R. 2008. Living on the Edge: Transport sustainability in Perth's Liveable neighbourhoods. PATREC Research Forum, 02/10/2008. Perth: Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC).
  • Newman , P, and Marinova, D. 2005. Academic Productivity and the Changing Research Funding Models in Australia: What is the True Picture?. MODSIM 05 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, 01/12/2005. unknown: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
  • Newman , P, McGrath, N, and Marinova, D. 2005. Crossing borders through reflective and participatory practice: Learning, researching, teaching and facilitating sustainability. Teaching and Learning Forum 2005, 03/02/2005. Murdoch University, Perth: Unknown.
  • Marinova, D, Newman , P, Hartz-Karp, J, and McGrath, N. 2005. Deliberative dialogue for sustainability: A new era of participatory planning in western australia?. Proceedings of the international conference on engaging communities, 14/08/2005. Brisbane: Queensland Department of Main Roads.
  • McGrath, N, Marinova, D, and Newman , P. 2004. Dialogue with the City: An Era of Participatory Planning for Provision of More Sustainable Infrastructure in Perth?. 6th International Summer Academy on Technology Studies - Urban infrastructure in Transition, 11/07/2004. Deutschlandsberg, Austria: unknown.