Summary
Paul Maginn is Programme Co-ordinator for Urban and Regional Planning at UWA and Deputy Director of the recently established UWA AHURI Research Centre. He was the Chair of the 2011 World Planning Schools Congress (Perth, WA, 4-7 July 2011) - www.wpsc2011.com.au.
Paul's primary research expertise and interests lie in urban policy, community participation, race/ethnic issues and qualitative methods. He is the author/co-editor of 3 books and is currently co-editing a fourth book, Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning (2nd Ed) with Assoc Professor Susan Thompson (UNSW).
Paul is currently conducting research on the geographies and regulation of adult/sex entertainment and retailing in Australia with Dr Christine Steinmetz (UNSW).
Experience
- Assoc Professor/Programme Co-ordinator (Urban/Regional Planning), University of Western Australia 2007 – present
- Lecturer (Urban and Regional Planning), University of South Australia 2005 – 2007
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University 2003 – 2005
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, London South Bank University 2003 – 2003
Education
- London South Bank University, PhD, 2002
- Queen's University of Belfast, PG Diploma (Town and Country Planning), 1992
- University of Ulster (Coleraine), BSc (Hons) Regional Analysis and Development, 1990
Research Areas
- Human Geography (1604)
- Urban And Regional Planning (1205)
Available for
- Multidisciplinary Research Collaboration
- Contract Research
- Speaking Engagements
- Expertise Requests
- Talking With Students
- Media Interviews