Social Sustainability

Exploring the policy and planning links between land use, transport, environmental sustainability, social inclusion and wellbeing.

This research explores the policy and planning links between land use, transport, environmental sustainability, social inclusion and wellbeing. The work seeks to better understand the role of land use and transport in fostering the wellbeing of people and communities who are at risk of being excluded from societal benefits and experience the greatest disadvantages in the context of continuing climate change. These issues are considered in urban and rural environments, with reference to developed and developing countries.

Aims and activities

  • To undertake research in the field that seeks to better understand the facilitators and inhibitors to achieving social and environmental sustainability.
  • The aim is for this work to lead to practical outcomes with improved policy and planning by practitioners and more inclusive involvement of local communities. This is achieved through close local liaisons with government, as well as influencing global players in this area.
  • To work closely with other colleagues in Australia and internationally.
  • To disseminate findings with publications and conversations in order to contribute to the building of knowledge in this area and establishing a wider network of influence.

Publications

Stanley, J. (2019) Social perspectives: Transport as if people mattered, in J. Stanley & D. Henshaw (eds.) Research Agenda in Transport Policy,  Edward Elgar, UK, pp. 16-24.

Stanley, J. & Stanley, J. Balbontin, C. & Hensher, D. (2019) Social exclusion: The role of mobility and bridging social capital in regional AustraliaTransportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 125, pp. 223-233.

Lucas, K, Akyelken, N., & Stanley, J. (2019) 'Social assessment of transport projects in Global South cities using community perceptions of needs', in, Hickman, R., Mella-Lira, B., Givoni, M., Geurs, K. (eds) Transport, Space and Equity, Edward Elgar, UK.

Brain, P., Stanley, J. & Stanley, J. (2019) 'Melbourne: How big, how fast and at what cost?' MSSI Research Paper, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne.

Stanley, J., Stanley, J. & Gleeson, B. (2019) 'Planning transport to meet the needs of children and young people' in, Hickman, R., Mella-Lira, B., Givoni, M., Geurs, K. (eds) Transport, Space and Equity, Edward Elgar, UK.

Stanley, JK & Stanley JR (2018) The Value of Getting There: Mobility for Stronger Australian Regions, Policy Paper 10, Bus and Coach Industry, Canberra, ACT.

Stanley, J. (2018) Social exclusion: Concepts and methodologies, in Zhang, J. & Feng, C-M, (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Transport in Asia, Routledge.

Perez Barbosa, D., Stanley, J., and Zhang, J. (2018) Social exclusion and the place of urban passenger transport in developing Asian countries, in Zhang, J. & Feng, C-M, (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Transport in Asia, Routledge.

Chikaraishi, M., Stanley, J., Fujiwara, A., & Zhang, J. (2018) Social exclusion and transport in an aging and shrinking society , in Zhang, J. & Feng, C-M, (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Transport in Asia, Routledge.

Stanley, JK & Stanley JR (2018) The Value of Getting There: Mobility for Stronger Australian Regions, Policy Paper 10, Bus and Coach Industry, Canberra, ACT.

Lowe, C., Stanley, J.R. & Stanley J.S. (2018) Sense of Community Responsibility as Determinant of Corporate Responsibility, Research in Transportation Economics

Stanley, J. & Stanley, J. (2018) Social exclusion: The role of mobility and bridging social capital in regional Australia, Transportation Research A

Stanley, JK, & Stanley J.R. and Hansen, R. (2017) How Great Cities Happen: Integrating People, Land Use and Transport, Edward Elgar, UK.

Stanley, J. (2017) Equity in Recovery, in A. March, & M. Kornakova (Eds.) Urban Planning for Disaster Recovery, pp. 31-46, Elsevier, UK.

Cao, D., Stanley, J. and Stanley, J. (2017) Indicators of socio-spatial transport disadvantage for inter-island transport planning in rural Philippine communities, Social Inclusion, 5 (4) 116-131

Stanley, J. R. & Stanley, J. K. (2017) The importance of transport for social inclusion, Social Inclusion, 5 (4) 108-115.

Stanley, JR (2016) Cities of the Future: What Should Be Their Form? MSSI Issues Paper No. 7, October.

Stanley, J., Stanley, J. and Davis, S. (2015) Connecting Neighbourhoods: The 20 minute city, Bus and Coach Industry Policy Paper 4’. Bus Industry Confederation, Australia, ACT.

Stanley, J.K. & Stanley J.R. (2015) Equity in transport, in Nash, C. (ed.). Handbook in Methods and Applications in Transport Economics and Policy, pp. 418-436, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK.

Research team

Affiliated with Transport, Health and Urban Design Hub

A/Prof Janet Stanley, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute

Prof John Stanley, Sydney University

Dr Chris Lowe, Bus Association Victoria