Overview
Background
Laurel is a spatial and social planner with over 30 years of experience as a practitioner and an educator/researcher. Laurel has led, designed and participated in over 60 applied research projects. Many of those research projects guide and influence the policies and programs of various Australian Local and State governments and non-Government organisations in the fields of social infrastructure, social planning, urban planning and transport provision.
Availability
- Dr Laurel Johnson is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Volunteer, Hub Community Projects, Hub Community Projects
- Member, Planning Institute of Australia, Planning Institute of Australia
Research interests
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Place-Based Collaboration for community wellbeing
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Transport Disadvantage and Social Disadvantage
What is the relationship between transport and social disadvantage? This case study research finds that social disadvantage is compounded and extended by transport disadvantage. This is particularly the case for communities at the outer edges of cities. The research considers the contribution of individual and community social capital (positive and negative) to transport disadvantage.
Research impacts
Laurel's research directly resulted in improved access pathways (constructed with local labour) to the railway station for the social and transport disadvantaged community of Ellen Grove on the edge of Brisbane city. The participatory nature of that community mapping research made the recommendations compelling for politicans and decision makers. Laurel's social infrastructure analysis in many communities in Victoria, Western Australia and south east Queensland has delivered infrastructure and services for building social cohesion in those locations.
Works
Search Professor Laurel Johnson’s works on UQ eSpace
2024
Other Outputs
Learning approaches for place-based change : The SMBI story
Johnson, Laurel, Shaweesh, Maram, Reddel, Tim and Nuttall, Gina (2024). Learning approaches for place-based change : The SMBI story. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Brisbane South PHN.
2024
Other Outputs
Place based road safety literature and practice review
Shaweesh, Maram, Johnson, Laurel, Yates, Miriam and Reddel, Tim (2024). Place based road safety literature and practice review. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 1859 to the 1970s
Reddel, Tim, van der Arend, Jenny, Limerick, Michael and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 1859 to the 1970s. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs from the 1970s to the present
Limerick, Michael, van der Arend, Jenny, Reddel, Tim and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs from the 1970s to the present. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - A Torres Strait administrative history
Loban, Heron, Reddel, Tim, van der Arend, Jenny, Limerick, Michael and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - A Torres Strait administrative history. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - Community governance arrangements in discrete Indigenous communities
Limerick, Michael, Reddel, Tim, van der Arend, Jenny and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - Community governance arrangements in discrete Indigenous communities. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry reseach project - A timeline of administrative arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs in Queensland
Reddel, Tim, van der Arend, Jenny, Limerick, Michael and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry reseach project - A timeline of administrative arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs in Queensland. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
The SMBI Community Initiative Learning by Doing approach: review report
Shaweesh, Maram, Johnson, Laurel and Reddel, Tim (2024). The SMBI Community Initiative Learning by Doing approach: review report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Brisbane South PHN.
2024
Other Outputs
SMBI Learning by Doing Project: Literature Review, Interview Guide and SMBI Community Initiative Learning Journey (Deliverable 1- prepared for Brisbane South PHN)
Shaweesh, Maram, Johnson, Laurel and Reddel, Tim (2024). SMBI Learning by Doing Project: Literature Review, Interview Guide and SMBI Community Initiative Learning Journey (Deliverable 1- prepared for Brisbane South PHN). St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2024
Journal Article
Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland
Alidoust, Sara, Wyeth, Stephanie, Reddel, Tim, Cornish, Gillian, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Johnson, Laurel and Shaweesh, Maram (2024). Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland. Australian Planner, 60 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2309352
2024
Other Outputs
Research and policy agenda on health inequalities and planetary health: a coproduced cross sector vision
Baille, Anna, Olsen, Jonathan, Pearce, Anna, Irwin, Sarah, Pangbourne, Kate, Corcoran, Jonathan, Johnson, Laurel, Lisa McDaid, Reddel, Tim, Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie and Glasgow, Queensland and Leeds Health and Equity Initiative (2024). Research and policy agenda on health inequalities and planetary health: a coproduced cross sector vision. Glasgow, United Kingdom: University of Glasgow. doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.339527
2024
Book Chapter
The Queensland suburb: a singular vision
Johnson, Laurel and Wyeth, Stephanie (2024). The Queensland suburb: a singular vision. The next Australian city. (pp. 140-150) edited by Guy Gibson and Ross Elliot. Cleveland, QLD Australia: Connor Court Publishing.
2021
Other Outputs
Synthesis evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy’s First Action Plan 2017-2020
Reddel, Tim, Verstege, Emily, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Wyeth, Stephanie (2021). Synthesis evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy’s First Action Plan 2017-2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2021
Book Chapter
Communicating urban research
Wyeth, Stephanie and Johnson, Laurel (2021). Communicating urban research. Methods in Urban Analysis. (pp. 191-205) edited by Scott Baum. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-1677-8_11
2020
Other Outputs
Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework
Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2020
Other Outputs
Yarrabilba Community Hub measurement and evaluation framework
Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub measurement and evaluation framework. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2020
Other Outputs
Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing
Johnson, Laurel, Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2020
Other Outputs
Interim progress analysis for the evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027
Reddel, Tim, Porter, Dave, Verstege, Emily, Johnson, Laurel, Wyeth, Stephanie, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Lam, Jack and Fullerton, Ken (2020). Interim progress analysis for the evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Department of Housing and Public Works.
2020
Other Outputs
Transport justice in the suburbs: leveraging social capital to reduce transport disadvantage
Johnson, Laurel (2020). Transport justice in the suburbs: leveraging social capital to reduce transport disadvantage. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8c9b18d
2020
Other Outputs
Evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027: Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Emily Verstege, Tim Reddel, Mark Western, Laurel Johnson, Stephanie Wyeth, Elin Charles-Edwards, Jack Lam, Caroline Salom, Dave Porter and Andrew Hawkins (2020). Evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027: Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Laurel Johnson is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Planning, Policy and Performance: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Social Housing Policy of Oman
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- consultation
- development
- social infrastructure
- social planning
- urban planning
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