Dr Dorina Pojani
Dr

Dorina Pojani

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Background

I am an Associate Professor of urban planning. Since joining the University of Queensland in 2015, my research has focused on the built environment triad: urban design, transport, and housing - in both the Global North and South. I approach my work from a feminist perspective, considering the role of gender in the city.

My personal and academic journey has been international in nature. I am a native of Albania. Over the years I have held guest teaching and/or research positions in Austria (UWien), Canada (UBC), Chile (PUC), Italy (IUAV), the Netherlands (UvA), Oman (GUTech), and Vietnam (UTC), and I have provided consultancy services to various United Nations agencies including the UNDP, UNESCAP, and UN Habitat. I speak Italian, Spanish, and French in addition to English and Albanian.

My latest books are Trophy Cities: A Feminist Perspective on New Capitals (Edward Elgar, 2021) and Alternative Planning History and Theory (Routledge, 2023). For three years in a row (2022-2024), I have been included in the 'Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Researchers' list, and have ranked among the top-ten 'urban and regional planning' researchers in Australia. Alongside my academic research, I also publish broadly in non-academic outlets and regularly give interviews on national and international media. My articles in The Conversation have reached nearly half a million readers. Prior to joining academia, I worked in urban design and planning in California.

My research has been funded by domestic and international granting bodies, including the Australian Research Council. Overall, I have attracted $700,000 in external funding and $100,000 in internal funding. For a full list of my publications, click the 'Works' tab, which displays results live from UQ eSpace, or visit my external profiles listed on the left panel.

Qualifications

  • Postdoctoral Residency, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft, the Netherlands. 2012-2014.
  • PhD in Urban Planning, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tirana, Albania. 2007-2010.
  • Visiting PhD student, University of California at Los Angeles, Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, Ca, USA. 2009.
  • Master in Urban Planning, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning, Cincinnati, Oh, USA. Full scholarship award. 2003-2005.
  • Visiting Master student, Catholic University of Leuven, Faculty of Architecture (St Lucas), Brussels, Belgium. Recipient of US government FIPSE grant. 2004.
  • Professional Degree in Architecture, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tirana, Albania. 1998-2003.

Availability

Dr Dorina Pojani is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Built Environment and Design Human Society Human geography Policy and administration Political science Sociology Urban and regional planning Urban sociology and community studies

Qualifications

  • Urban Transport in Developing Countries, Polytechnic University of Tirana
  • Master of Community Planning, University of Cincinnati

Research interests

  • International comparative planning / Planning policy transfer processes

  • Transit Oriented Development (TOD) / Alternative transport

  • Place identity / Urban design history

  • Mobility of children and youth / Gender and transport

  • Neighborhood design / City centers

  • Post-socialism / Transition societies / The Balkans

  • The Global South / Developing countries

  • Informal settlements / Low-income housing

Research impacts

Editorial Boards

Funded Projects*

  • 2023-2025. Project: Evaluation of separated cycle tracks in new developments. Transport Academic Partnership, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government. Sole grant writer ($65,000 2023-25, TBD 2025+).
  • 2023. Projects: (a) Mobilising equity: Designing great wheels & great wheelable spaces, co-design workshop; (b) A gendered critique of early planned utopian cities. School of Architecture, Design and Planning Seed Funding. Grant co-writer ($6,000).
  • 2023-2025. Project: Study of factors associated with the choice of private electric transport vehicles in Vietnam. National Foundation for Science and Technology (NAFOSTED), Vietnam. Grant co-writer ($50,000).
  • 2023-2024. Project: The woman-friendly city: Case studies of post-industrial areas in Tirana. READ Fellowship, Albanian-American Development Foundation. Lead grant writer ($17,000).
  • 2022. Project: Minimising corruption in urban planning and development: What can the Balkans learn from Scandinavia? UQ Promoting Women Fellowship (PWF) Sole grant writer ($12,500).
  • 2022. Project: We don’t know where to go or how to get there: Mapping out the mobility needs for tourists in urban destinations. UQ BEL Connect Grant. Grant co-writer ($18,500).
  • 2021-2022. Project: The impact of Covid-19 on Brisbane / Southeast Queensland. UQ Faculty of Science COVID Research Recovery Fund. Lead grant writer ($50,000).
  • 2021-2022. Project: Bikeability for Transportation: Tools and Data for Research and Practice. AURIN grant. Grant co-writer ($135,600).
  • 2017-2020. Project: Reclaiming lost ground: Transitions of mobility and parking. Australian Research Council, Linkage grant. Grant co-writer ($358,000).
  • 2016. Project: Planning Tiger Cub City-Regions: Role Models and Policy Transfers in Sustainable Transport in Southeast Asia. Project based in Indonesia,the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand. UQ Early Career Researcher grant. Sole grant writer ($26,150).
  • 2015-2017. Project: Urban planning issues in planned capital cities in seven countries: Burma, India, Korea, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Brazil, and Australia. UQ Startup grant. Sole grant writer ($15,000).
  • 2014-2015. Project: Informal Housing in five Balkan countries: Serbia, Northern Macedonia, Bosnia, Albania, and Kosovo. Grant from: Van Eesteren-Fluck & Van Lohuizen Stichting (EFL) Foundation, The Netherlands. Sole grant writer ($15,000).

*For a list of grants administered at UQ, see the 'Funding' tab.

Service Roles (UQ)

  • Member of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Faculty of EAIT)
  • Lead of Equity, Diversity of Inclusion (School of ADP)
  • Chair of CALD Working Group (Faculty of EAIT)
  • Member of RAP Network

Search Professor Dorina Pojani’s works on UQ eSpace

220 works between 2004 and 2025
All (220) Journal Article (138) Book Chapter (27) Conference Publication (8) Book (7) Other Outputs (39) Edited Outputs (1)

101 - 120 of 220 works

2020

Book Chapter

Global homogenization of public space? a comparison of Western and Eastern contexts

Panjaitan, Tigor, Pojani, Dorina and Darchen, Sebastien (2020). Global homogenization of public space? a comparison of Western and Eastern contexts. Companion to public space. (pp. 165-181) edited by Vikas Metha and Danilo Palazzo. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Global homogenization of public space? a comparison of Western and Eastern contexts

2020

Book

Planning for sustainable urban transport in Southeast Asia : policy transfer, diffusion, and mobility

Pojani, Dorina (2020). Planning for sustainable urban transport in Southeast Asia : policy transfer, diffusion, and mobility. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-41975-2

Planning for sustainable urban transport in Southeast Asia : policy transfer, diffusion, and mobility

2020

Book Chapter

Private, hybrid, and public spaces

Leclercq, Els and Pojani, Dorina (2020). Private, hybrid, and public spaces. Companion to public space. (pp. 249-266) New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351002189-20

Private, hybrid, and public spaces

2020

Book Chapter

South–south policy transfer? Transit oriented development from China to sub-Saharan Africa

Si, Keqi , Wereta, Tsega Gebrekrstos and Pojani, Dorina (2020). South–south policy transfer? Transit oriented development from China to sub-Saharan Africa. Handbook on transport and urban transformation in China. (pp. 404-420) London, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781786439246.00033

South–south policy transfer? Transit oriented development from China to sub-Saharan Africa

2019

Journal Article

Designing the subtropical city: an evaluation of climate-sensitive policy effects in Brisbane, Australia

Bhoge, Renuka, Nolan, Hannah and Pojani, Dorina (2019). Designing the subtropical city: an evaluation of climate-sensitive policy effects in Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 63 (10), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1689934

Designing the subtropical city: an evaluation of climate-sensitive policy effects in Brisbane, Australia

2019

Journal Article

Planning students’ conceptions of research

Pojani, Dorina, Kimpton, Anthony and Rocco, Roberto (2019). Planning students’ conceptions of research. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 43 (2), 0739456X1988410-415. doi: 10.1177/0739456X19884107

Planning students’ conceptions of research

2019

Journal Article

Making cycling irresistible in tropical climates? Views from Singapore

Lee, Qian Yun and Pojani, Dorina (2019). Making cycling irresistible in tropical climates? Views from Singapore. Policy Design and Practice, 2 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/25741292.2019.1665857

Making cycling irresistible in tropical climates? Views from Singapore

2019

Journal Article

How Diverging Interests in Public Health and Urban Planning Can Lead to Less Healthy Cities

Hensley, Melissa, Mateo-Babiano, I., Minnery, J. and Pojani, D. (2019). How Diverging Interests in Public Health and Urban Planning Can Lead to Less Healthy Cities. Journal of Planning History, 19 (2), 153851321987359-89. doi: 10.1177/1538513219873591

How Diverging Interests in Public Health and Urban Planning Can Lead to Less Healthy Cities

2019

Other Outputs

What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking

Sipe, Neil, Kimpton, Anthony and Dorina Pojani (2019, 07 24). What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking The Conversation

What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking

2019

Other Outputs

Youth in, families out: 6 charts on the inner cities of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne

Bajracharya, Seetu, Pojani, Dorina and Sipe, Neil (2019, 07 03). Youth in, families out: 6 charts on the inner cities of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne The Conversation

Youth in, families out: 6 charts on the inner cities of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne

2019

Journal Article

The challenge of opening up gated communities in Shanghai

Wang, Hongbing and Pojani, Dorina (2019). The challenge of opening up gated communities in Shanghai. Journal of Urban Design, 25 (4), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/13574809.2019.1625707

The challenge of opening up gated communities in Shanghai

2019

Journal Article

Weather and cycling in New York: The case of Citibike

An, Ran , Zahnow, Renee , Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2019). Weather and cycling in New York: The case of Citibike. Journal of Transport Geography, 77, 97-112. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.04.016

Weather and cycling in New York: The case of Citibike

2019

Journal Article

Gauging differences in public transport symbolism across national cultures: implications for policy development and transfer

Ashmore, David P., Pojani, Dorina , Thoreau, Roselle, Christie, Nicola and Tyler, Nicholas A. (2019). Gauging differences in public transport symbolism across national cultures: implications for policy development and transfer. Journal of Transport Geography, 77, 26-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.04.008

Gauging differences in public transport symbolism across national cultures: implications for policy development and transfer

2019

Journal Article

The self-built city: theorizing urban design of informal settlements

Pojani, Dorina (2019). The self-built city: theorizing urban design of informal settlements. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 13 (2) ARCH-11-2018-0004, 294-313. doi: 10.1108/arch-11-2018-0004

The self-built city: theorizing urban design of informal settlements

2019

Journal Article

Urban design quality and walkability: an audit of suburban high streets in an Australian city

Hooi, Enshan and Dorina Pojani (2019). Urban design quality and walkability: an audit of suburban high streets in an Australian city. Journal of Urban Design, 25 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1080/13574809.2018.1554996

Urban design quality and walkability: an audit of suburban high streets in an Australian city

2019

Book Chapter

Setting the agenda for parking research in other cities

Pojani, Dorina, Kimpton, Anthony, Sipe, Neil, Corcoran, Jonathan, Mateo-Babiano, Iderlina and Stead, Dominic (2019). Setting the agenda for parking research in other cities. Parking: An International Perspective. (pp. 245-260) edited by Dorina Pojani, Jonathan Corcoran, Neil Sipe, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano and Dominic Stead. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815265-2.00014-5

Setting the agenda for parking research in other cities

2019

Book Chapter

Informal settlements in the Balkans: squatters’ magic realism vs. planners’ modernist fantasy vs. governments’ tolerance and opportunism

Pojani, Dorina (2019). Informal settlements in the Balkans: squatters’ magic realism vs. planners’ modernist fantasy vs. governments’ tolerance and opportunism. The Routledge handbook on informal urbanization. (pp. 34-43) edited by Roberto Rocco and Jan van Ballegooijen. New York, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315645544-4

Informal settlements in the Balkans: squatters’ magic realism vs. planners’ modernist fantasy vs. governments’ tolerance and opportunism

2018

Journal Article

When West–East planning policy advice fails to gain traction

Pojani, Dorina and Stead, Dominic (2018). When West–East planning policy advice fails to gain traction. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 62 (8), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1497586

When West–East planning policy advice fails to gain traction

2018

Other Outputs

The battle to be the Amazon (or Netflix) of transport

Sipe, Neil and Pojani, Dorina (2018, 11 27). The battle to be the Amazon (or Netflix) of transport The Conversation

The battle to be the Amazon (or Netflix) of transport

2018

Other Outputs

For Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to solve our transport woes, some things need to change

Sipe, Neil and Pojani, Dorina (2018, 11 19). For Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to solve our transport woes, some things need to change The Conversation

For Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to solve our transport woes, some things need to change

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Evaluation of separated cycle tracks in new developments
    Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Bikeability for transportation: tools and data for research and practice
    Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Reclaiming lost ground: Transitions of mobility and parking
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Planning Tiger Cub City-regions: role models and policy transfers in sustainable transport in Southeast Asia
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Dorina Pojani is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Information for prospective students

    Email inquiries are welcome. A list of potential project topics is below:

    • Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
    • Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
    • Age-Friendly Built Environment
    • Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
    • Transition to Self-Driving Cars
    • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
    • Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
    • Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
    • Parking Impact in Cities
    • Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
    • Urban Design as Politics
    • Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
    • Corruption in Planning

    In addition to the listed topics, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics are suitable as a PhD, Master, or Honours Project (can be adjusted to suit either). Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research

  • Information for prospective students

    Email inquiries are welcome. A list of potential project topics is below:

    • Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
    • Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
    • Age-Friendly Built Environment
    • Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
    • Transition to Self-Driving Cars
    • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
    • Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
    • Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
    • Parking Impact in Cities
    • Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
    • Urban Design as Politics
    • Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
    • Corruption in Planning

    In addition to the listed topics, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics are suitable as a PhD, Master, or Honours Project (can be adjusted to suit either). Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research

  • Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)*

    1. Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
    2. Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
    3. Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
    4. Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
    5. Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
    6. Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
    7. Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
    8. Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
    9. Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
    10. Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
    11. Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
    12. Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
    13. Paula Grant [principal]
    14. Sufian Almubarak [principal]
    15. Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
    16. Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
    17. Nadia Zaini [principal]
    18. Xuanbo Liu [associate]
    19. ‪Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]

  • Esteem

    2023: Nominated for UQ Research Culture Award, category 5: Supporting career development for researchers (EMCR)

    2022: Shortlisted for UQ Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR) Training

    2020: SEES Most Impassioned Teacher Award

  • Teaching Responsibilities

    The University of Queensland

    • Planning Theory (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Highly Commended course by AESOP]
    • Transport Planning (PLAN2100 / PLAN7116) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Dean’s Commendation for Excellent Teaching, 2020 and 2021]
    • History of the Built Environment (PLAN2005) – Lecturer & Coordinator
    • Citymaking: Theory and Practice (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer

    Internationally

  • Information for prospective students

    Email inquiries are welcome. A list of potential project topics is below:

    • Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
    • Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
    • Age-Friendly Built Environment
    • Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
    • Transition to Self-Driving Cars
    • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
    • Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
    • Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
    • Parking Impact in Cities
    • Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
    • Urban Design as Politics
    • Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
    • Corruption in Planning

    In addition to the listed topics, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics are suitable as a PhD, Master, or Honours Project (can be adjusted to suit either). Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research

  • Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)*

    1. Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
    2. Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
    3. Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
    4. Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
    5. Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
    6. Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
    7. Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
    8. Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
    9. Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
    10. Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
    11. Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
    12. Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
    13. Paula Grant [principal]
    14. Sufian Almubarak [principal]
    15. Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
    16. Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
    17. Nadia Zaini [principal]
    18. Xuanbo Liu [associate]
    19. ‪Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]

  • Esteem

    2023: Nominated for UQ Research Culture Award, category 5: Supporting career development for researchers (EMCR)

    2022: Shortlisted for UQ Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR) Training

    2020: SEES Most Impassioned Teacher Award

  • Teaching Experience

    The University of Queensland

    • Planning Theory (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Highly Commended course by AESOP]
    • Transport Planning (PLAN2100 / PLAN7116) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Dean’s Commendation for Excellent Teaching, 2020 and 2021]
    • History of the Built Environment (PLAN2005) – Lecturer & Coordinator
    • Citymaking: Theory and Practice (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer

    Internationally

  • Information for prospective students

    Email inquiries are welcome. A list of potential project topics is below:

    • Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
    • Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
    • Age-Friendly Built Environment
    • Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
    • Transition to Self-Driving Cars
    • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
    • Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
    • Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
    • Parking Impact in Cities
    • Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
    • Urban Design as Politics
    • Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
    • Corruption in Planning

    In addition to the listed topics, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics are suitable as a PhD, Master, or Honours Project (can be adjusted to suit either). Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research

  • Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)*

    1. Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
    2. Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
    3. Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
    4. Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
    5. Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
    6. Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
    7. Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
    8. Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
    9. Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
    10. Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
    11. Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
    12. Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
    13. Paula Grant [principal]
    14. Sufian Almubarak [principal]
    15. Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
    16. Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
    17. Nadia Zaini [principal]
    18. Xuanbo Liu [associate]
    19. ‪Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]

  • Esteem

    2023: Nominated for UQ Research Culture Award, category 5: Supporting career development for researchers (EMCR)

    2022: Shortlisted for UQ Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR) Training

    2020: SEES Most Impassioned Teacher Award

  • Teaching Experience

    The University of Queensland

    • Planning Theory (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Highly Commended course by AESOP]
    • Transport Planning (PLAN2100 / PLAN7116) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Dean’s Commendation for Excellent Teaching, 2020 and 2021]
    • History of the Built Environment (PLAN2005) – Lecturer & Coordinator
    • Citymaking: Theory and Practice (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer

    Internationally

  • Information for prospective students

    Email inquiries are welcome. Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research. A list of potential project topics is below. In addition to those, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics can be adjusted to suit a PhD, Master, or Honours project.

    • Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
    • Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
    • Age-Friendly Built Environment
    • Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
    • Transition to Self-Driving Cars
    • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
    • Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
    • Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
    • Parking Impact in Cities
    • Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
    • Urban Design as Politics
    • Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
    • Corruption in Planning

  • Teaching Experience

    The University of Queensland

    • Planning Theory (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Highly Commended course by AESOP]
    • Transport Planning (PLAN2100 / PLAN7116) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Dean’s Commendation for Excellent Teaching, 2020 and 2021]
    • History of the Built Environment (PLAN2005) – Lecturer & Coordinator
    • Citymaking: Theory and Practice (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer

    Internationally

  • Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)

    1. Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
    2. Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
    3. Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
    4. Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
    5. Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
    6. Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
    7. Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
    8. Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
    9. Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
    10. Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
    11. Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
    12. Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
    13. Paula Grant [principal]
    14. Sufian Almubarak [principal]
    15. Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
    16. Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
    17. Nadia Zaini [principal]
    18. Xuanbo Liu [associate]
    19. ‪Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]
    20. Sean Byster-Bowles [associate]

  • Esteem and recognition

    2023: Nominated for UQ Research Culture Award, category 5: Supporting career development for researchers (EMCR)

    2022: Shortlisted for UQ Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR) Training

    2020: SEES Most Impassioned Teacher Award

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Active transport and gender issues: A comparison between Brisbane and Sylhet

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The current environmental dynamics of the COVID-19 crisis and the challenges ahead in Saudi Arabia and Australia in terms of planning and sustainability

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Housing affordability issues in Malaysia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Active Citizenship in planning scheme implementation : A case study into how members of a community engage in the development assessment process in Queensland

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Neil Sipe

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reconstructing A Gender Perspective Approach for a Sustainable New Capital City

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Policy Barriers to Livable Cities in South East Queensland

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Optimizing the Distribution of Dockless Sharing Stations Using Geospatial Machine Learning

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Thomas Sigler

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A study of the anti-gating movement from the perspective of non-gated residents: a case from Shanghai

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ali Cheshmehzangi, Dr Sara Alidoust

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Dorina Pojani directly for media enquiries about:

  • affordable housing
  • community
  • compact cities
  • cycling
  • mobility
  • neighbourhood design
  • parking
  • pedestrian areas
  • public transport
  • sustainability
  • urban planning

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