Dr Anthony Kimpton


Dr Anthony Kimpton
NameDr Anthony Kimpton
Email Addressanthony.kimpton@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Urban and Regional Planning)
QualificationsBA Qld, BA(Hons) Qld, PhD Qld
DepartmentSchool of Surveying and Built Environment
AffiliationsCentre for Health Research
Institute for Resilient Regions
Centre for Heritage and Culture
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-7615
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Biography

Cities and regions are rapidly evolving and so it's crucial to understand the drivers behind these changes so researchers, planners, policymakers, and communities can collaborate towards inclusive, equitable, and sustainable development. By leveraging big data and digital technologies, we can reach a comprehensive understanding in less time to ensure research is still relevant by the time it can be translated into planning policy and practice.

As an urban and regional planning academic with expertise in human geography, software development, and data science, I leverage big data, digital technologies, and spatial modelling techniques to support positive change in urban and regional development. With over a decade of research experience across academia and government, I bridge the gap between academia and industry.

My research focuses on urban and regional planning, big data, and data science, using spatial analysis and data visualization techniques to address complex urban challenges. I have published numerous articles in top-tier academic journals, lead successful research grants to develop national data products and present my planning research overseas, and presented my research at conferences around the world.

In addition to my academic research, I have been a developer within the ATRC developing transport data pipelines and web visualisation microservices, and a senior data analyst within the ABS leading a interdisciplinary team of data analyst investigating where big data can replace household survey collection for data products used by multiple government departments. As such, I have experience within and outside of academia with developing knowledge, techniques, and tools used by planners and policymakers to improve urban planning processes and outcomes.

As an educator, I strive to mentor and inspire the next generation of planners to think creatively and critically about urban challenges, and augmenting their planning expertise with big data and spatial data science. Planning is inherently collaborative and interdisciplinary, and I encourage students to gain broad and inclusive perspectives to ensure planning policy and practice addresses the needs of today and tomorrow's increasingly globalised urban and regional communities.

If you are interested in learning more about my work or collaborating on a project, please reach out as I am appreciate opportunities to connect and collaborate with others who share my passion for creating more just and sustainable cities where vibrant and diverse local communities can flourish

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Research AssistantThe University of Queensland20132018
Sessional LecturerThe University of Queensland20162022
Postdoctoral Research FellowThe University of Queensland20182020
Big Data and Visualisation Microservice DeveloperAustralian Urban Research Infrastructure Network20212021
Postdoctoral Research FellowThe University of Queensland20222022
Data Scientist and MADIP Data SpecialistAustralian Bureau of Statistics’ Big Data Pathways20222023
Lecturer of Urban and Regional PlanningThe University of Southern Queensland2023

Expertise

urban, regional, planning, policy, geography, social equity, spatial modelling, data science, big data, data visualisation, PlanTech

Teaching

URP2001 Planning Structures and Statutory Planning

URP3200 Regional Planning

URP3201 Sustainable Urban Design and Development

URP4002 Urban and Regional Planning Theory

Fields of Research

  • 330402. History and theory of the built environment (excl. architecture)
  • 330403. Housing markets, development and management
  • 330404. Land use and environmental planning
  • 330405. Public participation and community engagement
  • 330406. Regional analysis and development
  • 330408. Strategic, metropolitan and regional planning
  • 330409. Transport planning
  • 330410. Urban analysis and development
  • 330412. Urban informatics
  • 330413. Urban planning and health
  • 330499. Urban and regional planning not elsewhere classified
  • 350902. Intelligent mobility
  • 350905. Passenger needs
  • 350906. Public transport
  • 380117. Transport economics
  • 380118. Urban and regional economics
  • 410103. Human impacts of climate change and human adaptation
  • 420205. Epidemiological modelling
  • 420305. Health and community services
  • 420602. Health equity
  • 420603. Health promotion
  • 440208. Environmental crime
  • 440301. Family and household studies
  • 440303. Migration
  • 440305. Population trends and policies
  • 440403. Labour, migration and development
  • 440405. Poverty, inclusivity and wellbeing
  • 440406. Rural community development
  • 440407. Socio-economic development
  • 440408. Urban community development
  • 440603. Economic geography
  • 440605. Health geography
  • 440607. Population geography
  • 440609. Rural and regional geography
  • 440610. Social geography
  • 440611. Transport geography
  • 440612. Urban geography
  • 440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified
  • 440707. Housing policy
  • 440709. Public policy
  • 440712. Social policy
  • 440714. Urban policy
  • 441001. Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment
  • 441016. Urban sociology and community studies
  • 460105. Applications in social sciences and education
  • 460106. Spatial data and applications
  • 460502. Data mining and knowledge discovery
  • 460511. Stream and sensor data
  • 460907. Information systems for sustainable development and the public good

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Member of the Planning Institute of Australia
BA
Qld
2011
BA(Hons)
Qld
2012
PhD
Qld
2018

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Paving the path to active living through Australian local government policy - an exploration of evidence-based practiceAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Preserving and Sharing the Architectural History of Central IpswichPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2024
Integrating powered micromobility in sport events logistics and its impact on sustainability: Examining their usage pattern, policies, and environmental impact to deliver climate-positive mega sport events.Principal SupervisorDoctoral2024
Transport Accessibility and its Relation to Health and Social Outcomes in Lockyer Valley, AustraliaAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Understanding the role of modality style in mode choice behaviour associated with first and last mile travelAssociateDoctoral2023
Project titleDetailsYear
High Impact Projects Grant (Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network)Lead the development of the Green Australian Vehicle Ownership (GreenAVO)service that harvests and links Australian state and territory vehicle registration APIs withvehicle characteristics from the Australian Green Vehicle Guide API to revealspatiotemporal trends in vehicle ownership at the postcode-level for tracking, predicting,and accelerating the national transition towards hybrid and electric vehicles throughstrategic planning and infrastructure.2021
Early Career Researcher Travel Grant (Institute of Australian Geographers)Competitive grant funding travel to the 2020 International Geographical Unionconference in Turkey (cancelled due to COVID)2020
Early Career Researcher Grant (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)Competitive grant for travel and registration to present at the 2019 AustralianSociological Association conference2019
Australian Postgraduate Award (Australian Research Council)Competitive grant providing stipend throughout PhD candidature2014
DateNameAwarding organisationUnderpinning research
2018The University of Queensland Dean's Award for Outstanding ThesisThe University of Queensland

Can reliable sub-state emigration estimates be obtained from an administrative population dataset? The case of the Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) of Australia

Wilson, Tonm, Wu, Gin, Bernard, Aude, Argent, Neil and Kimpton, Anthony. 2024. "Can reliable sub-state emigration estimates be obtained from an administrative population dataset? The case of the Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) of Australia." Journal of Population Research. 42. https://doi.org/110.1007/s12546-024-09355-w

Please mind the gap: Examining regional variations in private vehicle carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption—The case of Australia

Lim, Kai Li, Lu, Ying, Kimpton, Anthony, Zahnow, Renee, Li, Tiebei, Dodson, Jago, Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2024. "Please mind the gap: Examining regional variations in private vehicle carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption—The case of Australia ." Journal of Transport Geography. 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.104023

The pitfalls and benefits of using administrative data for internal migration research: An evaluation of Australia’s Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA)

Bernard, Aude, Wu, Jing, Wilson, Tom, Argent, Neil, Zając, Tomasz and Kimpton, Anthony. 2024. "The pitfalls and benefits of using administrative data for internal migration research: An evaluation of Australia’s Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA)." Demographic Research. 51, pp. 687-722. https://doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2024.51.22

First and last mile travel mode choice: A systematic review of the empirical literature

Lu, Ying, Kimpton, Anthony, Prato, Carlo G., Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2024. "First and last mile travel mode choice: A systematic review of the empirical literature." International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. 18 (1), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2023.2218285

Weather to scoot? How weather shapes shared e-scooter ridership patterns

Kimpton, Anthony, Loginova, Julia, Pojani, Dorina, Bean, Richard, Sigler, Thomas and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2022. "Weather to scoot? How weather shapes shared e-scooter ridership patterns." Journal of Transport Geography. 104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103439

Neighbourhood correlates of average population walking: using aggregated, anonymised mobile phone data to identify where people walk

Zahnow, Renee, Kimpton, Anthony, Corcoran, Jonathan and Mielke, Gregore. 2022. "Neighbourhood correlates of average population walking: using aggregated, anonymised mobile phone data to identify where people walk." Health and Place. 77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102892

The temporality of on-street parking – exploring the role of land-use mix and change on parking dynamics

Kimpton, Anthony, Stead, Dominic and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2023. "The temporality of on-street parking – exploring the role of land-use mix and change on parking dynamics." Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. 50 (2), pp. 370-385. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083221112957

Community resilience to crime: A study of the 2011 Brisbane flood

Wickes, Rebecca, Zahnow, Renee, Corcoran, Jonathan and Kimpton, Anthony. 2022. "Community resilience to crime: A study of the 2011 Brisbane flood." American Journal of Community Psychology. 70 (3-4), pp. 379-393. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12610

The role of household modality style in first and last mile travel mode choice

Lu, Ying, Prato, Carlo G., Sipe, Neil, Kimpton, Anthony and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2022. "The role of household modality style in first and last mile travel mode choice." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 158, pp. 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.02.003

Parking policy and bay-sharing for unmooring automobility from cities

Kimpton, Anthony, Pojani, Dorina, Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2021. "Parking policy and bay-sharing for unmooring automobility from cities." Sigler, Thomas and Corcoran, Jonathan (ed.) A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy: Elgar Modern Guides. United Kingdom. Edward Elgar. pp. 87-102

Sociospatial Factors Explaining Daylight Saving Preferences in Australia

Sigler, Thomas, Boyd, Hayley and Kimpton, Anthony. 2021. "Sociospatial Factors Explaining Daylight Saving Preferences in Australia." Professional Geographer. 73 (4), pp. 765-774. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2021.1933550

Neighbourhood places, collective efficacy and crime: A longitudinal perspective

Zahnow, Renee, Corcoran, Jonathan, Kimpton, Anthony and Wickes, Rebecca. 2022. "Neighbourhood places, collective efficacy and crime: A longitudinal perspective." Urban Studies: an international journal for research in urban studies. 59 (4), pp. 789-809. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980211008820

The socio-spatial determinants of COVID-19 diffusion: the impact of globalisation, settlement characteristics and population

Sigler, Thomas, Mahmuda, Sirat, Kimpton, A., Kimpton, Anthony, Loginova, Julia, Wohland, Pia, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2021. "The socio-spatial determinants of COVID-19 diffusion: the impact of globalisation, settlement characteristics and population." Globalization and Health. 17 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00707-2

Explaining the Railheading Travel Behaviour with Home Location, Park ‘N’ Ride Characteristics, and the Built Environment to Strengthen Multimodalism

Kimpton, Anthony. 2021. "Explaining the Railheading Travel Behaviour with Home Location, Park ‘N’ Ride Characteristics, and the Built Environment to Strengthen Multimodalism." Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. 14 (3), pp. 525-546. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-020-09361-4

Contemporary parking policy, practice, and outcomes in three large Australian cities

Kimpton, Anthony, Pojani, Dorina, Ryan, Connor, Ouyang, Lisha, Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2021. "Contemporary parking policy, practice, and outcomes in three large Australian cities." Progress in Planning. 153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progress.2020.100506

Visualising Australia's older population using grid maps

Kimpton, Anthony. 2020. "Visualising Australia's older population using grid maps." Australian Population Studies. 4 (1), pp. 70-72.

Parking Behavior: Park ‘n’ Ride (PnR) to encourage multimodalism in Brisbane

Kimpton, Anthony, Pojani, Dorina, Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2020. "Parking Behavior: Park ‘n’ Ride (PnR) to encourage multimodalism in Brisbane." Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. 91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104304

Upset diagrams for examining whether parking maximums influence modal choice and car holdings

Kimpton, Anthony. 2020. "Upset diagrams for examining whether parking maximums influence modal choice and car holdings." Environment and Planning A. 52 (6), pp. 1023-1026. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X19890871

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." Pojani, Dorina, Corcoran, Jonathan, Sipe, Neil, Mateo-Babiano, Iderlina and Stead, Dominic (ed.) Parking: An International Perspective. United Kingdom. Elsevier. pp. 245-260

Planning Students’ Conceptions of Research

Pojani, Dorina, Kimpton, Anthony and Rocco, Roberto. 2023. "Planning Students’ Conceptions of Research." Journal of Planning Education and Research. 43 (2), pp. 402-415. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X19884107

The temporality of place: Constructing a temporal typology of crime in commercial precincts

Corcoran, J., Zahnow, R., Kimpton, A., Wickes, R. and Brunsdon, C.. 2021. "The temporality of place: Constructing a temporal typology of crime in commercial precincts." Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. 48 (1), pp. 9-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399808319846904

A spatial analytic approach for classifying greenspace and comparing greenspace social equity

Kimpton, Anthony. 2017. "A spatial analytic approach for classifying greenspace and comparing greenspace social equity." Applied Geography. 82, pp. 129-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.03.016

Greenspace and Crime: An Analysis of Greenspace Types, Neighboring Composition, and the Temporal Dimensions of Crime

Kimpton, Anthony, Corcoran, Jonathan and Wickes, Rebecca. 2017. "Greenspace and Crime: An Analysis of Greenspace Types, Neighboring Composition, and the Temporal Dimensions of Crime." Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 54 (3), pp. 303-337. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022427816666309

Greenspace and Place Attachment: Do Greener Suburbs Lead to Greater Residential Place Attachment?

Kimpton, Anthony, Wickes, Rebecca and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2014. "Greenspace and Place Attachment: Do Greener Suburbs Lead to Greater Residential Place Attachment? " Urban Policy and Research. 32 (4), pp. 477-497. https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2014.908769