Professor Peter Newman | Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Introduction

Peter Newman is the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University .He sat on the Board of Infrastructure Australia and is a Lead Author for Transport on the IPCC. His books include ‘Green Urbanism in Asia’ (2013), ‘Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change’(2009), ‘Green Urbanism Down Under’ (2009) and 'Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence' with Jeff Kenworthy which was launched in the White House in 1999. In 2001-3 Peter directed the production of Western Australia’s Sustainability Strategy in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. In 2004-5 he was a Sustainability Commissioner in Sydney advising the government on planning and transport issues. In 2006/7 he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Virginia Charlottesville. In 2011 Peter was awarded the Sidney Luker medal by the Planning Institute of Australia (NSW) for his contribution to the science and practice of town planning in Australia and in 2014 he was awarded an Order of Australia for his contributions to urban design and sustainable transport, particularly related to the saving and rebuilding of Perth’s rail system. He was an elected Fremantle City Councillor from 1976-80 where he still lives.

Overview

Peter Newman began in 2008 as the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University and Director of the Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute. He started as an academic at Murdoch University in 1974 and retired in 2007, the last 20 years as the Director of the Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy.

Post Nominals

BSc (Hons) PhD (UWA), Dip ES&T (Delft)

Employment History

Academic

Research Interests

Sustainable cities with a focus on transport and land use.

Science Director, Program on Sustainable Urban Development, CRC in Spatial Information, 2010-
Director, Program on Greening the Urban Environment, National Centre for Sustainable Built Environments, 2010-
Project Leader, Sustainable Cities, CSIRO Cluster on Health, Urbanism and Climate Change, 2010-

Membership

National Energy Innovation Award, Certificate of Merit, 1988.
Centenary Medal for Planning and Sustainability, 2004.
Fulbright Senior Scholar, 2006-7.
Sustainable Transport Coalition, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007.
Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 2009-
Sustainable Energy Association, inaugural inductee SEA Hall of Fame, 2011.
Glenfiddich Pioneer Award for Sustainable Cities, 2011.
Sidney Luker Memorial Medal for Contribution to the science and practice of Town and Regional Planning in Australia, 2011.

Supervision

Teaching Summary

Leadership In Sustainability Decarbonising Cities and Regions Climate Policy

Publications

2020

Thomson, G., and P. Newman. 2020. "Cities and the Anthropocene: Urban governance for the new era of regenerative cities." Urban Studies 57 (7): 1502-1519.
Newman, P. 2020. "Cool planning: How urban planning can mainstream responses to climate change." Cities 103
Caldera, S., C. Desha, S. Reid, P. Newman, and M. Mouritz. 2020. "Principles of Design for ensuring Sustainable Urban Centres." In 1 st Asia Pacific Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems ( conference,), Gold Coast
Marinova, D., and P. Newman. 2020. "Academic productivity and the changing research funding models in Australia: What is the true picture?."

2019

Chava, J., P. Newman, and R. Tiwari. 2019. "Gentrification in new-build and old-build transit-oriented developments: the case of Bengaluru." Urban Research and Practice 12 (3): 247-263.
Newman, P. 2019. "The challenge of climate change for Singapore." In Planning Singapore: The Experimental City, 151-169
Newman, P., J. Kenworthy, and F. Laube. 2019. "The global city and sustainability- perspectives from Australian cities and a survey of 37 global cities." In East West Perspectives on 21st Century Urban Development: Sustainable Eastern and Western Cities in the New Millennium, 327-354
Ghadami, M., and P. Newman. 2019. "Spatial consequences of urban densification policy: Floor-to-area ratio policy in tehran, Iran." Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 46 (4): 626-647.
Yangka, D., V. Rauland, and P. Newman. 2019. "Carbon neutral policy in action: the case of Bhutan." Climate Policy 19 (6): 672-687.

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

McGrath, N., D. Marinova, P. Newman, and J. Hartz-Karp. 2009. "Indigenous Participation in Deliberative Democracy: Dialogue with the Pilbara." In Sustainability of Indigenous Communities in Australia, Jul 12, 2006, Perth, WA: Murdoch University.
Scheurer, J., P. Newman, and J. Kenworthy. 2009. "A moving target." In Melbourne: Global Smart City, 128-135 Australia: ETN Communications.
Newman, P. 2009. "Planning for Transient Oriented Development: Strategic Principles." In Transit Oriented Development. Making it Happen., 13-22 Burlington, USA: Ashgate.
Newman, P. 2009. "Clean, green cities beckon..." Air Quality and Climate Change (formerly Clean Air and Environmental Quality) 43 (4): 29-34.
Newman, P. 2009. "Bridging the Green and Brown Agendas." In Planning Sustainable Cities - Global Report on Human Settlements 2009, 113-131 UK and USA in 2009: Earthscan.
Newman, P., T. Beatley, and H. Boyer. 2009. "Resilient Cities Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change." Washington DC: Island Press.
Newman, P. 2009. "Transport Opportunities: Towards a Resilient City." In Opportunities Beyond Carbon: Looking forward to a sustainable world, 98-115 Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
Newman, P. 2009. "Bridging the Green and Brown Agendas." In Planning Sustainable Cities: Policy Directions, 40-46 UK and USA in 2009: Earthscan.
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, 70-82 UK and USA in 2009: Earthscan.
Went, A., P. Newman, and W. James. 2009. "100% Renewable Transport." In 100% Renewable Energy Autonomy in Action, 205-224 UK and USA in 2009: Earthscan.
Beatley, T., P. Newman, and E. Oldmeadow. 2009. "Green urbanism down under." Australian Planner 46 (2)

2008

2007

Newman, P. 2007. "Beyond Peak Oil: Will our Cities Collapse?." Journal of Urban Technology 14 (2): 15-30.
Newman, P. 2007. "Planning for Transit-Orientated Development in Australian Cities." BEDP Environment Design Guide 2: 1-11.
Newman, P., and T. Hogan. 2007. "George Sneddon: Pioneer of Regional Environmentalism." Westerly 52: 10-23.
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, 87-94 USA: Routledge.
Newman, P., and J. Kenworthy. 2007. "Sustainable Urban Form: Transport Infrastructure and Transport Policies." In Threats From Car Traffic to the Quality of Urban Life: Problems, Causes and Solutions, 293-311 Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
Newman, P., and J. Kenworthy. 2007. "Greening Urban Transportation." In State of the World: Our Urban Future, 66-85 Washington DC, USA: Worldwatch Institute.
Newman, P. 2007. "Sustainability Assessment." In The International Handbook on Environmental Technology Management, 374-389 UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Newman, P., and J. Kenworthy. 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 J. Kenworthy. 2007. "Greening Urban Transportation." In State of the world, 2007 24., 66-85 Washington, DC: Earthscan.

2006

Newman, P. 2006. "The environmental impact of cities." Environment and Urbanization 18 (2): 275-295.
Hartz-Karp, J., and P. Newman.. "The participative route to sustainability." In Community voices: Creating sustainable spaces Australia: University of Western Australia Press. Inpress.
Newman, P., and J. Kenworthy. 2006. "Urban Design to Reduce Automobile Dependence." Opolis 2 (1): 35-52.
Newman, P., E. Stanton-Hicks, and B. Hammond. 2006. "Pursuing sustainability through enduring value creation." In Management Models for Corporate Social Responsibility, 305-312
Economou-Quill, J., and P. Newman. 2006. "Island survival." Water and Environment Magazine 11 (4)
Newman, P. 2006. "Transport greenhouse gas and Australian suburbs: What planners can do." Australian Planner 43 (2): 6-7.

2005

Marinova, D., and P. Newman. 2005. "Academic Productivity and the Changing Research Funding Models in Australia: What is the True Picture?." In MODSIM 05 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Dec 1, 2005, unknown: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
McGrath, N., D. Marinova, J. Hartz-Karp, and P. Newman. 2005. "Deliberative dialogue for sustainability: A new era of participatory planning in western australia?." In Proceedings of the international conference on engaging communities, Aug 14, 2005, Brisbane: Queensland Department of Main Roads.
McGrath, N., D. Marinova, and P. Newman. 2005. "Crossing borders through reflective and participatory practice: Learning, researching, teaching and facilitating sustainability." In Teaching and Learning Forum 2005, Feb 3, 2005, Murdoch University, Perth: Unknown.
Newman, P. 2005. "Sustainability Assessment and Cities." International Review for Environmental Strategies 5 (2): 383-398.
Newman, P. 2005. "Regional sustainability: Principles and practices with a case study on Western Australia." In Handbook of sustainability Research Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
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.
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. "Can the magic of sustainability revive environmental professionalism?." Greener Management International (49): 11-23.
Newman, P. 2005. "Urban design, transportation and greenhouse." In Global Warming and the Built Environment, 63-78

2004

Marinova, D., N. McGrath, and P. Newman. 2004. "Dialogue with the City: An Era of Participatory Planning for Provision of More Sustainable Infrastructure in Perth?." In 6th International Summer Academy on Technology Studies - Urban infrastructure in Transition, Jul 11, 2004, Deutschlandsberg, Austria: unknown.
Newman, P. 2004. "On climbing trees: an Australian perspective on sustainability and political risk." Local Environment 9 (6): 611-619.
Newman, P. 2004. "Sustainability and global cities: Achieving heroic goals." Australian Planner 41 (4): 27-28.

2003

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.
Larid, P., and P. Newman. 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. "Walking in a historical, international and contemporary context." In Sustainable Transport, 48-58 England: Woodhead Publishing limited.

2002

Renne, J., and P. Newman. 2002. "Facilitating the financing and development of 'smart growth'." Transportation Quarterly 56 (2): 23-32.

2001

Newman, P. 2001. "Sustainable urban water systems in rich and poor cities - Steps towards a new approach."
Newman, P., and J. Kenworthy. 2001. "Transportation energy in global cities: Sustainable transportation comes in from the cold?." Natural Resources Forum 25 (2): 91-107.
Laird, P. G., and M. Bachels. 2001. "Back on Track Rethinking Transport Policy in Australia and New Zealand.": UNSW Press.

1999

Newman, P. W. G. 1999. "Sustainability and cities: Extending the metabolism model." Landscape and Urban Planning 44 (4): 219-226.
Newman, P., and J. Kenworthy. 1999. "Costs of automobile dependence: Global survey of cities." Transportation Research Record (1670): 17-26.
Kenworthy, J. R., and P. Newman. 1999. "Transport and urban form in thirty-two of the world's principal cities." In Environment, Land Use and Urban Policy Banister, D., K. Button, and P. Nijkamp., 1-608 Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.
Newman, P. 1999. "Sustainability and Australian cities." Australian Planner 36 (2): 93-100.

1998

Newman, P. 1998. "From Symbolic Gesture to the Mainstream: Next steps in local urban sustainability." Local Environment 3 (3): 310-311.

1996

Newman, P. W. G., and J. R. Kenworthy. 1996. "The land use-transport connection: An overview." Land Use Policy 13 (1): 1-22.
Newman, P. 1996. "Reducing automobile dependence." Environment and Urbanization 8 (1): 67-92.
Newman, P., and M. Mouritz. 1996. "Principles and planning opportunities for community scale systems of water and waste management." Desalination 106 (1-3): 339-354.
Newman, P. 1996. "Hope and Despair in Environmental Education." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 12 (2): 85-86.
Newman, P. 1996. "Letters to the editor." Australian Planner 33 (1): 3-4.

1995

Newman, P., J. Kenworthy, and P. Vintila. 1995. "Can we overcome automobile dependence?. Physical planning in an age of urban cynicism." Cities 12 (1): 53-65.
Newman, P. 1995. "Sustainability and the post-modern city: some guidelines for urban planning and transport practice in an age of uncertainty." The Environmentalist 15 (4): 257-266.
Newman, P. 1995. "Public transit: the key to better cities." Siemens review 62 (3-4): 42-46.
Kenworthy, J. R., T. J. Lyons, and P. Newman. 1995. "The ecology of urban emissions." In Urban Air Pollution Power, H., N. Moussiopoulos, and C. A. Brebbia., 1-250 Southampton: Computational Mechanics Publications.

1994

Ingvarson, D., D. Marinova, and P. Newman. 1994. "Electronic networking: Social and policy aspects of a rapidly growing technology Electronic networking: Policy aspects for Australia." Computer Networks and ISDN Systems 27 (3): 411-418.

1993

Newman, P. W. G. 1993. "Sustainable development and urban planning: Principles and applications in an Australian context." Sustainable Development 1 (1): 25-40.

1992

Newman, P. W. G., and J. R. Kenworthy. 1992. "Is there a role for physical planners?." Journal of the American Planning Association 58 (3): 353-362.
Newman, P. W. G., J. R. Kenworthy, and T. J. Lyons. 1992. "The ecology of urban driving II-driving cycles across a city: Their validation and implications." Transportation Research Part A 26 (3): 273-290.
Kenworthy, J. R., P. W. G. Newman, and T. J. Lyons. 1992. "The ecology of urban driving I - methodology." Transportation Research Part A 26 (3): 263-272.
Newman, P. 1992. "The compact city: an Australian perspective." Built Environment 18 (4): 285-300.

1991

Newman, P. 1991. "Greenhouse and urban transport." Search 22 (3): 97-100.
Newman, P. W. G., and J. R. Kenworthy. 1991. "Transport and urban form in thirty‐two of the world’s principal cities: foreign summaries." Transport Reviews 11 (3): 249-272.
Newman, P. 1991. "Cities and oil dependence." Cities 8 (3): 170-173.
Newman, P. 1991. "Greenhouse, oil and cities." Futures 23 (4): 335-348.

1990

Lyons, T. J., R. O. Pitts, J. A. Blockley, J. R. Kenworthy, and P. W. G. Newman. 1990. "Motor vehicle emission inventory for the Perth airshed." Journal - Royal Society of Western Australia 72 (3): 67-74.
Lyons, T. J., J. R. Kenworthy, and P. W. G. Newman. 1990. "Urban structure and air pollution." Atmospheric Environment. Part B, Urban Atmosphere 24 (1): 43-48.
Newman, P. 1990. "The search for the good city." Town & Country Planning 59 (10): 272-275.
Newman, P., and J. Kenworthy. 1990. "New Books and Publications." Australian Planner 28 (3): 53-55.
Newman, P. W. G., and J. R. Kenworthy. 1990. "Letters to the editors: A round robin on urban transportation and choice." Journal of the American Planning Association 56 (1): 88-93.

1989

Newman, P. W. G., and J. R. Kenworthy. 1989. "Gasoline consumption and cities: A comparison of U.S. cities with a global survey." Journal of the American Planning Association 55 (1): 24-37.
Ho, G. E., K. Mathew, and P. W. G. Newman. 1989. "Leachate quality from gypsum neutralized red mud applied to sandy soils." Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 47 (1-2): 1-18.
Newman, P. W. G., B. Alimoradian, and T. J. Lyons. 1989. "Estimating fleet fuel consumption for vans and small trucks." Transportation Science 23 (1): 46-50.
Newman, P. W. G. 1989. "Sustainable development." Environmental Education & Information 8 (4): 250-261.
Newman, P. 1989. "Undergraduate Environmental Science the Murdoch Story." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 5: 32-38.

1988

Lyons, T. J., H. Rainford, J. R. Kenworthy, and P. W. G. Newman. 1988. "Fuel and time implications of merging traffic at freeway entrances." Applied Mathematical Modelling 12 (3): 226-237.
Newman, P. W. G., and J. R. Kenworthy. 1988. "The transport energy trade-off: Fuel-efficient traffic versus fuel-efficient cities." Transportation Research Part A: General 22 (3): 163-174.
Newman, P. W. G., J. R. Kenworthy, and T. J. Lyons. 1988. "Does free-flowing traffic save energy and lower emissions in cities?." Search 19 (5-6): 267-272.

1987

Pitt, D. R., T. J. Lyons, P. W. G. Newman, and J. R. Kenworthy. 1987. "Fuel consumption models: an evaluation based on a study of Perth's traffic patterns." Traffic Engineering & Control 28 (2)

1986

Lyons, T. J., J. R. Kenworthy, P. I. Austin, and P. W. G. Newman. 1986. "The development of a driving cycle for fuel consumption and emissions evaluation." Transportation Research Part A: General 20 (6): 447-462.
Kenworthy, J. R., H. Rainford, P. W. G. Newman, and T. J. Lyons. 1986. "Fuel consumption, time saving and freeway speed limits." Traffic Engineering & Control 27 (9): 455-459.

1985

Newman, P. W. G., J. R. Kenworthy, and T. J. Lyons. 1985. "Transport Energy Use in the Perth Metropolitan Region: Some Urban Policy Implications." Urban Policy and Research 3 (2): 4-15.
Ho, G. E., P. W. G. Newman, K. Mathew, and H. De Potter. 1985. "NEUTRALISATION OF BAUXITE PROCESSING RESIDUE WITH COPPERAS."

1984

Newman, P. W. G., and J. R. Kenworthy. 1984. "USE AND ABUSE OF DRIVING CYCLE RESEARCH: CLARIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ENERGY AND EMISSIONS." Transportation Quarterly 38 (4): 615-635.
Newman, P. W. G., M. L. Duxbury, and D. D. Annandale. 1984. "WOOD: THE MANAGEMENT OF AN EXPANDING DOMESTIC SOLAR ENERGY FUEL."
Mathew, K., G. E. Ho, and P. W. G. Newman. 1984. "Removal of nitrogen from wastewater by soil percolation with alternate flooding and drying." Asian Environment 6 (4): 9-16.
Newman, P., D. Annandale, and L. Duxbury. 1984. "The rise or decline of the Australian inner city? An analysis of recent trends in population, housing, age structure and occupation." Urban Policy and Research 2 (1): 7-16.

1983

Annandale, D. D., M. L. Duxbury, and P. W. G. Newman. 1983. "Wood: the growing fuel of the future." Search 14 (9-10): 263-268.

1982

Mathew, K., P. W. G. Newman, and G. E. Ho. 1982. "GROUNDWATER RECHARGE WITH SECONDARY SEWAGE EFFLUENT." Australian Water Resources Council Technical Paper (71)
Mathew, K., P. W. G. Newman, and G. E. Ho. 1982. "GROUNDWATER RECHARGE WITH SECONDARY SEWAGE EFFLUENT." Australian Water Resources Council Technical Paper (71)
Mathew, K., P. W. G. Newman, and G. E. Ho. 1982. "Groundwater recharge with secondary sewage effluent ( Perth)." Australian Water Resources Council, Technical Paper 71
Newman, P. W. G. 1982. "Domestic energy use in Australian cities." Urban Ecology 7 (1): 19-38.
Newman, P. 1982. "Glorious homes re-evaluated." Australian Planner 20 (4): 151-152.

1981

Newman, P. W. G. 1981. "The dilemma of the environmental educator: are we really needed? Some answers and examples in the affirmative." Environmental Education and Information 1 (2): 109-122.
Newman, P., and T. Hogan. 1981. "A Review of urban density models: Toward a resolution of the conflict between populace and planner." Human Ecology 9 (3): 269-303.
Newman, P., and P. Marks. 1981. "The removal of heavy metals by Perth Sands."
Newman, P., and C. Maidment. 1981. "EEC environmental policy: involving the UK water industry." WATER No. 36: 29-31.

1980

Newman, P., and J. Kenworthy. 1980. "Land-use planning for transport energy conservation in Australian cities." Search 11 (11): 367-376.

1974

Newman, P. 1974. "Environmental impact: Part 2. Assessment for twelve selected nations." Journal of Environmental Systems 4 (2): 109-116.
Newman, P. 1974. "Environmental impact. Part 1. Development of a semi quantitative parameter and its implications." Journal of Environmental Systems 4 (2): 97-108.