Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
Tony Matthews, PhD, is an Urban & Environmental planner with a strong track record in research, teaching and practice. He is widely published and cited in international planning literature aimed at scholars, students and practitioners.
His research interests include: urban development; the interplay between cities and climate change; climate change adaptation; green infrastructure; community-led engagement in planning processes, place-making; policy creation; resource management; and urban consolidation.
Tony has successfully competed for substantial research funding in recent years, with awards from CSIRO and the Australian Research Council amongst others.
Tony holds the professional designations of Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI) and Member of the Planning Institute of Australia (MPIA). He has experience of planning practice at local, state and national government levels. He has contributed to strategic, multi-disciplinary consultancy projects focused on urban and regional development in Australia and elsewhere.
How do we save ageing Australians from the heat? Greening our cities is a good start
Mar 01, 2019 13:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Heatwaves have killed more Australians than road accidents, fires, floods and all other natural disasters combined. Although recent research shows extreme cold is a worry in some parts of Australia, our hottest summer on...
What about the people missing out on renewables? Here's what planners can do about energy justice
Sep 11, 2017 08:53 am UTC| Insights & Views
The rapid shift to new energy sources is outpacing land use planning in cities. As interest in renewable energy burgeons, another concern has emerged energy justice. Improvements in renewable energy generation, energy...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects