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.
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.
Book Chapter: Communicating urban research
Wyeth, Stephanie and Johnson, Laurel (2021). Communicating urban research. Methods in Urban Analysis. (pp. 191-205) edited by Scott Baum. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-1677-8_11
Other Outputs: Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework
Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Other Outputs: Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing
Johnson, Laurel, Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Mapping Aboriginal routes to link landscape knowledge and cultural identity
(2017–2022) ARC Linkage Projects
Urban Poverty: A Month in the Life of Wesley Mission Brisbane's Emergency Relief
(2014) Wesley Mission Brisbane
(2016) Doctor Philosophy
Wyeth, Stephanie and Johnson, Laurel (2021). Communicating urban research. Methods in Urban Analysis. (pp. 191-205) edited by Scott Baum. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-1677-8_11
Darchen, Sebastien, Johnson, Laurel, Sipe, Neil and Mongard, John (2020). Project implementation. Placemaking fundamentals for the built environment. (pp. 177-199) edited by Dominique Hess and Cristina Hernandez-Santin. Singapore, Singapore: Palgrave McMillan. doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9624-4_9
Putting children in their place on public transit: managing mobilities in the child-friendly city
Grant-Smith, Deanna, Edwards, Peter and Johnson, Laurel (2018). Putting children in their place on public transit: managing mobilities in the child-friendly city. Dialogues in urban and regional planning 6: the right to the city. (pp. 201-216) edited by Christopher Silver, Robert Freestone and Christophe Demazière. New York, NY United States: Routledge.
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.
The lost countryside: spatial production of rural culture in Tangwan village in Shanghai
Ye, Chao, Ma, Xiangyi, Gao, Yang and Johnson, Laurel (2020). The lost countryside: spatial production of rural culture in Tangwan village in Shanghai. Habitat International, 98 102137, 102137. doi: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102137
Discretion and the erosion of community trust in planning: reflections on the post‐political
Kwok, Melanie, Johnson, Laurel and Pojani, Dorina (2018). Discretion and the erosion of community trust in planning: reflections on the post‐political. Geographical Research, 56 (4), 382-392. doi: 10.1111/1745-5871.12310
The place of public space in the lives of Middle Eastern women migrants in Australia
Gholamhosseini, Roja, Pojani, Dorina, Mateo Babiano, Iderlina, Johnson, Laurel and Minnery, John (2018). The place of public space in the lives of Middle Eastern women migrants in Australia. Journal of Urban Design, 24 (2), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/13574809.2018.1498293
Challenging the productivity mantra: academic writing with spirit in place
Johnson, Laurel, Roitman, Sonia, Morgan, Ann and MacLeod, Jason (2017). Challenging the productivity mantra: academic writing with spirit in place. Higher Education Research and Development, 36 (6), 1181-1193. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2017.1300140
Learning by doing: employer expectations of planning studio education
Pojani, Dorina, Johnson, Laurel, Darchen, Sebastien and Yang, Katie (2016). Learning by doing: employer expectations of planning studio education. Urban Policy and Research, 36 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/08111146.2016.1221814
Managing the challenges of combining mobilities of care and commuting: an Australian perspective
Grant-Smith, Deanna, Osborne, Natalie and Johnson, Laurel (2016). Managing the challenges of combining mobilities of care and commuting: an Australian perspective. Community, Work & Family, 20 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/13668803.2016.1202194
Shevellar, Lynda, Johnson, Laurel and Lyons, Kristen (2015). Re-imagining the practices of town, social and community planning in Australia: opportunities for planning in neoliberal policy settings. Australian Planner, 52 (4), 266-276. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2015.1056816
Fair Shared Cities: the impact of gender planning in Europe
Johnson, Laurel (2015). Fair Shared Cities: the impact of gender planning in Europe. Urban Policy and Research, 33 (3), 378-380. doi: 10.1080/08111146.2015.1057911
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
Adeniyi, Ayodeji and Johnson, Laurel (2020). ”I won't move to a one bedroom dog box”: The challenges of downsizing for older social housing tenants in Queensland, Australia. 2018 Joint Asia-Pacific Network for Housing Research and Australasian Housing Researchers Conference , Gold Coast, QLD, Australia , 6-8 June 2018. Joint APNHR and AHRC.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework
Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing
Johnson, Laurel, Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Yarrabilba Community Hub measurement and evaluation framework
Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub measurement and evaluation framework. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Transport justice in the suburbs: leveraging social capital to reduce transport disadvantage
Johnson, Laurel (2020). Transport justice in the suburbs: leveraging social capital to reduce transport disadvantage. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8c9b18d
Transport Justice in the Suburbs: leveraging social capital to reduce transport disadvantage
Laurel Johnson (2020). Transport Justice in the Suburbs: leveraging social capital to reduce transport disadvantage. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia.
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).
What is Metropolitan Planning?
Gleeson, Brendan , Darbas, Toni , Johnson, Laurel and Lawson, Suzanne (2004). What is Metropolitan Planning?. Brisbane, QLD, Australia:
Mapping Aboriginal routes to link landscape knowledge and cultural identity
(2017–2022) ARC Linkage Projects
Urban Poverty: A Month in the Life of Wesley Mission Brisbane's Emergency Relief
(2014) Wesley Mission Brisbane
Note for students: Dr Laurel Johnson is not currently available to take on new students.
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor