STAFF PROFILE
Dr Annette Kroen
Dr Annette Kroen is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research. Her research explores suburban growth areas, transport choice, social connectedness, resilience and the relation between disaster management and planning policy.
Annette is an urban and regional planner with expertise in outer suburban development, integrated land use and transport planning, community engagement, urban governance, and policy analysis.
Prior to joining RMIT University, Annette was a Research Fellow at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund, Germany. There, she was part of the research and development project "QuartiersNETZ", which explored the involvement of older people into participative neighbourhood development as well as the development and testing of innovative senior-focused technical interaction and communication media. She has also worked in transport and planning with the Victorian government as well as a consultant and facilitator on a range of planning related projects.
Annette's wider research interests span the areas of suburban growth, metropolitan governance, community engagement and development, and transport and land use planning.
- PhD, RMIT University (awarded October 2010). Thesis: 'Cooperative Metropolitan Governance: Towards Effective Regional Sustainable Development?
- Dipl.-Ing. Raumplanung (equivalent to a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning), University of Dortmund, Germany
- Kroen, A.,De Gruyter, C.,Goodman, R.,Pemberton, S. (2023). Developer-Led Bus Services in Greenfield Areas–Characteristics and Opportunities In: Urban Policy and Research, 41, 314 - 329
- Zapata-Diomedi, M.,Both, A.,Abbas, A.,Woodcock, J.,Kroen, A.,Davern, M.,Gunn, L. (2023). Shifting car travel to active modes to improve population health and achieve transport goals: A simulation study In: Journal of Transport and Health, 31, 1 - 19
- De Gruyter, C.,Gunn, L.,Kroen, A.,Saghapour, T.,Davern, M.,Higgs, C. (2022). Exploring changes in the frequency of public transport use among residents who move to outer suburban greenfield estates In: Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10, 341 - 353
- Goodman, R.,Kroen, A.,Davern, M. (2021). Quality of Life, Sustainability and Transport: The Case of Melbourne, Australia In: Handbook of Quality of Life and Sustainability, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland
- Kroen, A.,De Gruyter, C. (2021). Development Contributions for Regional and State Infrastructure–A Case Study of Melbourne, Australia In: Urban Policy and Research, 39, 157 - 174
- Butt, A.,Kroen, A.,Steele, W.,Duhr, S. (2021). Local government co-ordination: metropolitan governance in twenty-first century Australia In: AHURI Final Report, , 1 - 69
- Kroen, A.,Goodman, R.,Taylor, E. (2021). Precinct planning for active and public transport in growth suburbs In: Australian Planner, 57, 177 - 187
- Kroen, A. (2020). The missing link between growth area planning and metropolitan governance In: Australian Planner, 56, 153 - 157
- Gunn, L.,Kroen, A.,De Gruyter, C.,Higgs, C.,Saghapour, T.,Davern, M. (2020). Early delivery of equitable and healthy transport options in new suburbs: Policy, place and people In: Journal of Transport & Health, 18, 1 - 15
- Kroen, A.,Taylor, E.,Goodman, R. (2019). Melbourne’s Growth Area Infrastructure Contribution and the Funding of Public Transport in Outer Suburbs In: Proceedings of the 9th State of Australian Cities National Conference (SOAC 2019), Perth, Australia, 3 - 5 December 2019
1 PhD Completions
- Integrating housing policy, settlement planning, and disaster prevention, preparedness and response (23/PRO/53331). Funded by: Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute (AHURI) - Competitive from (2023 to 2024)