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
- 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
2014
Other Outputs
The many faces of poverty: A month in the life of the Wesley Mission Brisbanes's Emergency Relief Serviece: A report for Wesley Mission Brisbane
Walters, Peter, Cheshire, Lynda, Johnson, Laurel and Roitman, Sonia (2014). The many faces of poverty: A month in the life of the Wesley Mission Brisbanes's Emergency Relief Serviece: A report for Wesley Mission Brisbane. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland Housing and Urban Studies Research Network (UQ HAUS).
2014
Conference Publication
The use of public space as an instrument for social inclusion: the case of Aboriginal and asylum seeker residents in Brisbane, Australia
Johnson, Laurel and Roitman, Sonia (2014). The use of public space as an instrument for social inclusion: the case of Aboriginal and asylum seeker residents in Brisbane, Australia. World Town Planning Day: Equality in the City: Making Cities Socially Cohesive, On line conference, 5-7 November 2014.
2012
Conference Publication
Providing public transport in the child friendly city: Stockholm vs. South East Queensland
Grant-Smith, Deanna, Edwards, Peter and Johnson, Laurel (2012). Providing public transport in the child friendly city: Stockholm vs. South East Queensland. 26th Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP 2012), Ankara, Turkey, 11-15 July 2012. Ankara, Turkey: Association of European Schools of Planning.
2012
Journal Article
Mapping local solutions to entrenched transport problems: key lessons regarding the use of geographical information technologies in community mapping with disadvantaged communities
Grant-Smith, Deanna and Johnson, Laurel (2012). Mapping local solutions to entrenched transport problems: key lessons regarding the use of geographical information technologies in community mapping with disadvantaged communities. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 52 (3) 3, 1-17. doi: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2012.tb00368.x
2012
Conference Publication
Out of mind, Out of sight: putting children in their place in urban planning
Johnson, Laurel and Grant-Smith, Deanna (2012). Out of mind, Out of sight: putting children in their place in urban planning. The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (TASA 2012), Brisbane, Australia, 26-29 November 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
More substance than froth: the role of planning in creating a child and youth friendly community
Johnson, Laurel and Wyeth, Stephanie (2012). More substance than froth: the role of planning in creating a child and youth friendly community. Planning Institute of Australia (Qld) Annual Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 3-5 October 2012. Brisbane, Australia: Planning Institute of Australia, Queensland Division.
2010
Book Chapter
Getting on and getting around : Transport, mobility and disadvantage
Burton, Paul and Johnson, Laurel (2010). Getting on and getting around : Transport, mobility and disadvantage. A climate for growth. (pp. 220-237) edited by Brendan Gleeson and Wendy Steele. St Lucia, Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland Press.
2005
Conference Publication
Big roads, no transport-community mapping for transport improvements
Johnson, Laurel (2005). Big roads, no transport-community mapping for transport improvements. 2nd State of Australian Cities Conference (SOAC 2005), Griffith Univ., Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 30 November-2 December 2005. Brisbane (on-line): Grifffith Univ.
2004
Other Outputs
What is Metropolitan Planning?
Gleeson, Brendan , Darbas, Toni , Johnson, Laurel and Lawson, Suzanne (2004). What is Metropolitan Planning?. Brisbane, QLD, Australia:
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
Contact Dr Laurel Johnson directly for media enquiries about:
- consultation
- development
- social infrastructure
- social planning
- urban planning
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