My current major research field, planning history, uses longitudinal studies of planning practice to answer questions about implementation. The main site is Canada's national capital region, which is the focus of the country's longest sustained urban planning effort. The capital city research program was supported by three SSHRC grants and a Fulbright fellowship. The results are reported in a book, many refereed articles and a research website. This research stream culminated in another book, Town and Crown: An illustrated history of Canada's capital.
A second research focus is planning Canadian suburbs. This area has been addressed in several book chapters, articles in the Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research and Journal of Urban Design. The project was supported by a SSHRC grant to examine the proportions and policy implications of Canadian suburbs. The research was recently extended for comparison with Australian suburbs during a recent sabbatical at UWA's Institute for Advanced Study.
