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Dr Anthony Kimpton

Dr Anthony Kimpton
Name Anthony Kimpton
Pronoun He/Him/His
Position Lecturer (Urban and Regional Planning)
Section School of Surveying and Built Environment
Office 445
Location Springfield Campus
Phone +61 7 3470 4511
Extension 4511
Email
Qualifications BA Qld , BA(Hons) Qld , PhD Qld
Homepage https://research.usq.edu.au/researcher/yyw38/dr-anthony-kimpton
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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, application 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, led 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 specialist 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

Research Career


  • Transportation ( 350900 )
  • Regional Analysis And Development ( 330406 )
  • Human Geography not elsewhere classified ( 440699 )
  • Information Systems For Sustainable Development And The Public Good ( 460907 )
  • Health Services And Systems ( 420300 )
  • Transport Planning ( 330409 )
  • Transport Geography ( 440611 )
  • Family And Household Studies ( 440301 )
  • Housing Policy ( 440707 )
  • Applications In Social Sciences And Education ( 460105 )
  • Data Management And Data Science ( 460500 )
  • Health Promotion ( 420603 )
  • Social Policy ( 440712 )
  • Land Use And Environmental Planning ( 330404 )
  • Demography ( 440300 )
  • Information Systems ( 460900 )
  • Spatial Data And Applications ( 460106 )
  • Rural And Regional Geography ( 440609 )
  • Labour ( 440403 )
  • Sociology ( 441000 )
  • Applied Sociology ( 441001 )
  • Urban Sociology And Community Studies ( 441016 )
  • Public Policy ( 440709 )
  • Rural Community Development ( 440406 )
  • Urban And Regional Planning not elsewhere classified ( 330499 )
  • Passenger Needs ( 350905 )
  • Social Geography ( 440610 )
  • Intelligent Mobility ( 350902 )
  • Public Health ( 420600 )
  • Criminology ( 440200 )
  • Health And Community Services ( 420305 )
  • Human Geography ( 440600 )
  • Economic Geography ( 440603 )
  • Migration ( 440303 )
  • Stream And Sensor Data ( 460511 )
  • Transport Economics ( 380117 )
  • History And Theory Of The Built Environment (excl. Architecture) ( 330402 )
  • Policy And Administration ( 440700 )
  • Public Participation And Community Engagement ( 330405 )
  • Health Equity ( 420602 )
  • Urban Informatics ( 330412 )
  • Human Impacts Of Climate Change And Human Adaptation ( 410103 )
  • Housing Markets ( 330403 )
  • Socio-Economic Development ( 440407 )
  • Urban And Regional Planning ( 330400 )
  • Urban Geography ( 440612 )
  • Population Trends And Policies ( 440305 )
  • Design ( 330300 )
  • Environmental Crime ( 440208 )
  • Urban Analysis And Development ( 330410 )
  • Epidemiological Modelling ( 420205 )
  • Applied Economics ( 380100 )
  • Health Geography ( 440605 )
  • Climate Change Impacts And Adaptation ( 410100 )
  • Strategic ( 330408 )
  • Epidemiology ( 420200 )
  • Urban Policy ( 440714 )
  • Poverty ( 440405 )
  • Public Transport ( 350906 )
  • Urban Planning And Health ( 330413 )
  • Urban And Regional Economics ( 380118 )
  • Population Geography ( 440607 )
  • Urban Community Development ( 440408 )
  • Development Studies ( 440400 )
  • Data Mining And Knowledge Discovery ( 460502 )
  • Applied Computing ( 460100 )

Urban, regional, and transport planning; open and green space; planning technologies; geographic information systems; social sustainability; geography and demography; crime prevention through environmental design; data visualization; big data; data science; microservices; web applications


Member of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)
Member of the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM)


  • Institute for Resilient Regions (IRR)
  • Centre for Health, Informatics and Economic Research (CHIER)
  • Centre for Heritage and Culture (CHC)

Teaching


URP2001: Planning Structures and Statutory Planning
URP3200: Regional Planning
URP3201: Sustainable Urban Design and Development
URP4002 Urban and Regional Planning Theory


9 Years

Supervision


  • Transportation ( 350900 )
  • Regional Analysis And Development ( 330406 )
  • Human Geography not elsewhere classified ( 440699 )
  • Information Systems For Sustainable Development And The Public Good ( 460907 )
  • Health Services And Systems ( 420300 )
  • Transport Planning ( 330409 )
  • Transport Geography ( 440611 )
  • Family And Household Studies ( 440301 )
  • Housing Policy ( 440707 )
  • Applications In Social Sciences And Education ( 460105 )
  • Data Management And Data Science ( 460500 )
  • Health Promotion ( 420603 )
  • Social Policy ( 440712 )
  • Land Use And Environmental Planning ( 330404 )
  • Demography ( 440300 )
  • Information Systems ( 460900 )
  • Spatial Data And Applications ( 460106 )
  • Rural And Regional Geography ( 440609 )
  • Labour ( 440403 )
  • Sociology ( 441000 )
  • Applied Sociology ( 441001 )
  • Urban Sociology And Community Studies ( 441016 )
  • Public Policy ( 440709 )
  • Rural Community Development ( 440406 )
  • Urban And Regional Planning not elsewhere classified ( 330499 )
  • Passenger Needs ( 350905 )
  • Social Geography ( 440610 )
  • Intelligent Mobility ( 350902 )
  • Public Health ( 420600 )
  • Criminology ( 440200 )
  • Health And Community Services ( 420305 )
  • Human Geography ( 440600 )
  • Economic Geography ( 440603 )
  • Migration ( 440303 )
  • Stream And Sensor Data ( 460511 )
  • Transport Economics ( 380117 )
  • History And Theory Of The Built Environment (excl. Architecture) ( 330402 )
  • Policy And Administration ( 440700 )
  • Public Participation And Community Engagement ( 330405 )
  • Health Equity ( 420602 )
  • Urban Informatics ( 330412 )
  • Human Impacts Of Climate Change And Human Adaptation ( 410103 )
  • Housing Markets ( 330403 )
  • Socio-Economic Development ( 440407 )
  • Urban And Regional Planning ( 330400 )
  • Urban Geography ( 440612 )
  • Population Trends And Policies ( 440305 )
  • Design ( 330300 )
  • Environmental Crime ( 440208 )
  • Urban Analysis And Development ( 330410 )
  • Epidemiological Modelling ( 420205 )
  • Applied Economics ( 380100 )
  • Health Geography ( 440605 )
  • Climate Change Impacts And Adaptation ( 410100 )
  • Strategic ( 330408 )
  • Epidemiology ( 420200 )
  • Urban Policy ( 440714 )
  • Poverty ( 440405 )
  • Public Transport ( 350906 )
  • Urban Planning And Health ( 330413 )
  • Urban And Regional Economics ( 380118 )
  • Population Geography ( 440607 )
  • Urban Community Development ( 440408 )
  • Development Studies ( 440400 )
  • Data Mining And Knowledge Discovery ( 460502 )
  • Applied Computing ( 460100 )