STAFF PROFILE
Dr Anthony Kent
Anthony Kent is Program Manager and Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning and is affiliated with the Centre for Urban Research. Anthony researches on the spatial economy of cities, industrial clusters and regional economic change processes. He also specialises in urban planning processes in Indonesian cities and is a regular contributor to tertiary educational development in Indonesia.
He is Associate Editor of Urban Policy and Research, the leading urbanist journal in Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia. He has previously consulted for the Victorian Auditor General's Office and the Knowledge Sector Initiative, Jakarta and was formerly Secretary for the UN-affiliated Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Human Settlements.
Anthony currently teaches the following courses:
- ARCH1408 Urban Economics and Spatial Development
- ARCH1067 Urban Policy Research Project
- ARCH1204 Strategic Urban Planning
- BA (Sociology)
- BLItt Hons (Human Geography)
- GradDipUrbPlan
- MEnvSc
- PhD (RMIT)
- Kim, H.,Sabri, S.,Kent, A. (2020). Smart cities as a platform for technological and social innovation in productivity, sustainability, and livability: A conceptual framework In: Smart Cities for Technological and Social Innovation. Case Studies, Current Trends and Future Steps, Elsevier, United Kingdom
- Kim, H.,Kent, A. (2020). Diversified development paths of smart cities In: Smart Cities for Technological and Social Innovation, Elsevier, United Kingdom
- Kim, H.,Kent, A. (2019). The Emergence of International Urban Planning and Design Firms in China from an OLI Perspective In: Journal of Regional and City Planning, 30, 123 - 139
- Kent, A. (2015). Food Bowl or Empty Bowl? Climate Change, Farm Exits and Regional Economies In: Refereed Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association International, Sydney, Australia, 1-4 December 2015
- Kent, A. (2014). Through thick or thin? The performance and operation of firms and the institutional thickness model In: Space and Polity, 18, 269 - 284
- Kent, A.,Ikgopoleng, H. (2011). Gaborone In: Cities, 28, 478 - 494
- Kent, A. (2009). Local economic bodies and the location decisions of firms In: State of Australian Cities (SOAC) Conference 2009; City Growth, Sustainability, Vitality and Vulnerability, Perth, Australia, 24-27 November 2009
- Kent, A.,Mercer, D. (2006). Australia's mandatory renewable energy target (MRET): an assessment In: Energy Policy, 34, 1046 - 1062
- Kent, A. (2005). Labour market issues in Melbournes north In: Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities (SOAC) Conference 2005; The Australian Sustainable Cities and Regions Network; City Economy, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 30th November - 2nd December, 2005
- Korean Urban Policy for Sustainable Development. Funded by: Korea Foundation Research Grant from (2022 to 2023)
- Korean Urban Development Policy: Land readjustment (Administered by University of Melbourne). Funded by: Korea Foundation Research Grant from (2021 to 2022)