Distinguished Professor Peter Newman AO

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Professor of Sustainability (Faculty of Humanities)
Curtin University
Perth, WA, Australia

Expertise

Sustainable cities - especially issues to do with transport and urban form, and the end of automobile dependence (new book). Climate change - especially IPCC and Transport report Green politics - especially sustainability strategies at three levels of government.Decoupling GDP from fossil fuels.China and their transition away from fossil fuels (subject of TEDx talk).India and their shift away from the car, also the use of deliberative democracy in helping create more sustainable transport (AusAID grant)UN Sustainable Development Goals and how Curtin's new professional doctorate in sustainable Development (DSD) will help (a global first).

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Won prize in 2014 for Most Prolific Media Performer at Curtin

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Biography

Peter Newman is the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University. Peter has written 23 books and over 400 papers on sustainable cities and decarbonization policy. He created the term automobile dependence in the 1980’s which is now standard terminology in urban planning and his book with Jeff Kenworthy has been called ‘one of the most influential planning books of all time’. Peter has worked to deliver his ideas in all levels of government having been an elected councillor, seconded to advise three Premiers in Western Australia (1986, 1989, 2001-3) and on the Board of Infrastructure Australia 2008-14. He has been involved in IPCC for fifteen years as a Lead Author on Transport and on Cities. In 2014 he was awarded an Order of Australia for his contributions to urban design and sustainable transport. In 2018/19 he was the Western Australian Scientist of the Year. His latest national research project with Josh Byrne and CRC RACE is Net Zero Precincts which shows how cities can help create the new economy.

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Last updated: 18 Nov 2024