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Dorina Pojani
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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Journal article
Published: 01 July 2021 in Journal of Transport Geography
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This study examines the effect of weather on bikeshare use. We employ data from forty Public Bicycle Sharing Programs located in forty cities (16 countries) across five different climate zones, spanning tropical to boreal climates. Our curated dataset is longitudinal and consists of nearly 100 million cycling trips. Key findings include: (a) the most significant variable, particularly on weekdays, is the time of day, followed by precipitation; (b) in most cities, usage increases on weekdays and weekends up to a point around 27 to 28 °C, before declining; (c) usage by hour usually follows a bimodal or trimodal daily pattern on weekdays, except for schemes which are too small to serve a commuter function (weekend and weekday usage is similar in small schemes); (d) weekend usage peaks at around 2 to 3 pm in most schemes, except those in hotter climates where the peak is around 5 pm; (e) precipitation negatively affects female ridership more than male ridership; and, (f) a changing climate is likely to affect cycling by boosting ridership in cold climates and lowering ridership in warm climates, but the effects will likely be small. In the spirit of reproducibility, all data and R code are publicly available.

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Richard Bean; Dorina Pojani; Jonathan Corcoran. How does weather affect bikeshare use? A comparative analysis of forty cities across climate zones. Journal of Transport Geography 2021, 95, 103155 .

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Richard Bean, Dorina Pojani, Jonathan Corcoran. How does weather affect bikeshare use? A comparative analysis of forty cities across climate zones. Journal of Transport Geography. 2021; 95 ():103155.

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Richard Bean; Dorina Pojani; Jonathan Corcoran. 2021. "How does weather affect bikeshare use? A comparative analysis of forty cities across climate zones." Journal of Transport Geography 95, no. : 103155.

Research article
Published: 23 June 2021 in Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability
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This article recounts a study of media predictions on the future of cities, post-pandemic. From a theoretical perspective, we consider discourse and storytelling (written, oral, or visual) as crucial public policy and planning tools. The study is based on a qualitative analysis of more than 110 media articles from more than 60 sources, which appeared online and/or in print between March and May 2020. We find that the media has played the role of both Kassandra and Pollyanna. Some prophecies have spelled doom and gloom whereas others have envisioned a brighter urban future. The value of the study is in establishing a baseline of “urban prophecies” formulated by the media. These can be revisited in the future to find out whether they were realistic.

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Dorina Pojani; Sara Alidoust. Lest we forget: media predictions of a post-Covid-19 urban future. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability 2021, 1 -17.

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Dorina Pojani, Sara Alidoust. Lest we forget: media predictions of a post-Covid-19 urban future. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability. 2021; ():1-17.

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Dorina Pojani; Sara Alidoust. 2021. "Lest we forget: media predictions of a post-Covid-19 urban future." Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability , no. : 1-17.

Research article
Published: 14 June 2021 in Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability
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Academics have decried the erosion of public space under the neoliberal practices that have taken root since the 1980s in cities around the world. However, it is unclear whether users are concerned about the ownership of the urban spaces they use. To find out, this study surveyed users and observed their behaviour in three types of public spaces in Liverpool, UK: one entirely private development, one public-private partnership, and one urban renewal project taken over by a grassroots organization. The findings indicate that users appreciate privatised areas for the pleasant, clean, and safe environment they offer, as well as for the socialising opportunities. At the same time, privatised spaces send subtle signals to users that certain activities, people, or behaviours are not tolerated or encouraged. To reinforce the democratic essence of public space, values of appropriation should be safeguarded in all types of urban spaces, including privately produced ones.

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Els Leclercq; Dorina Pojani. Public space privatisation: are users concerned? Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability 2021, 1 -18.

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Els Leclercq, Dorina Pojani. Public space privatisation: are users concerned? Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability. 2021; ():1-18.

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Els Leclercq; Dorina Pojani. 2021. "Public space privatisation: are users concerned?" Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability , no. : 1-18.

Article
Published: 26 May 2021 in Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
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We explore the participation levels of NIMBY (‘Not In My Backyard’) proponents versus other voices at public hearings San Francisco, a city with an exceptionally dire housing crisis. Once very diverse, radical, and bohemian, San Francisco has become the most expensive city in the US, which caters to a wealthy minority—heavily connected to the tech industries of the neighboring Silicon Valley. Taking a qualitative approach, we review videos of planning commission meetings between 2018 and 2019 in San Francisco in which housing development proposals are considered. We find that NIMBYism continues to dominate the dialog at public hearings on development proposals. Planning meetings appear to be dominated by older, white, and financially stable residents, and this is a major (though not sole) barrier to the city’s social mix.

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Georgina McNee; Dorina Pojani. NIMBYism as a barrier to housing and social mix in San Francisco. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 2021, 1 -21.

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Georgina McNee, Dorina Pojani. NIMBYism as a barrier to housing and social mix in San Francisco. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 2021; ():1-21.

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Georgina McNee; Dorina Pojani. 2021. "NIMBYism as a barrier to housing and social mix in San Francisco." Journal of Housing and the Built Environment , no. : 1-21.

Review
Published: 22 April 2021 in Sustainability
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The widening income gap in post-reform China has given rise to social inequality. Among those, transport poverty and inequality have significantly affected the daily life of low-income groups. While important, this is an under-researched topic in China. This gap in the academic literature is glaring given the country’s urbanization rates, sprawling cities and income differentials. Most previous studies have only focused on two aspects of transport poverty—job-housing imbalance and accessibility. A comprehensive understanding of the causes and impacts of transport inequality is currently lacking. Therefore, a systematic review of academic literature based on keywords relevant to transport poverty in China was conducted to provide a more complete assessment of the situation in Chinese cities. In total, 62 relevant studies were identified after close examination of the articles (including titles, abstracts, and full-texts). This set of articles allowed a number of general patterns to be identified. It was found that the most common causes of transport poverty include: a lack of access to private vehicles; uneven access to alternative transport options; inadequate public transport provision; jobs-housing imbalance; and the hukou system (a system of household registration which aims to regulate population distribution and rural-to-urban migration). The main impacts of transport poverty include: curtailed mobility and longer travel times; higher household expenditures on travel; reduced access to jobs and essential services; higher household expenditures on travel; and health and environmental issues.

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Weichang Kong; Dorina Pojani; Neil Sipe; Dominic Stead. Transport Poverty in Chinese Cities: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4707 .

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Weichang Kong, Dorina Pojani, Neil Sipe, Dominic Stead. Transport Poverty in Chinese Cities: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4707.

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Weichang Kong; Dorina Pojani; Neil Sipe; Dominic Stead. 2021. "Transport Poverty in Chinese Cities: A Systematic Literature Review." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4707.

Journal article
Published: 16 April 2021 in Case Studies on Transport Policy
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This exploratory study examines the motivations of people who live “car-free” by choice in Brisbane, Australia. The Theory of Planned Behaviour is employed as a guiding framework for the analysis. Unlike the “car-less”, the “car-free” are physically and intellectually able to drive, and have sufficient income to purchase and maintain a car, yet they have chosen on shun automobility. In a low-density, sprawling, and car-oriented context like Brisbane’s, their choice is unusual, hence worth examining. Through in-depth interviews of 24 car-free people, we found that they have embraced car-free living in order to ‘go green’; pursue health and well-being; and achieve convenience and minimalism. Personal advantages have priority over collective interests. Participants share a belief that car ownership is simply unnecessary if one makes certain practical adjustments. A characteristic element that unites the car-free is their maverick outlook. All have been willing to defy a key societal norm, automobility, even as this involves some downsides. They believe that the advantages of a car-free life outweigh any drawbacks. It appears that a car-free lifestyle is an educated middle-class phenomenon. However, a larger survey may reveal specific demographic clusters among the car-free.

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Hayley Paijmans; Dorina Pojani. Living car-free by choice in a sprawling city: Desirable and … possible? Case Studies on Transport Policy 2021, 9, 823 -829.

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Hayley Paijmans, Dorina Pojani. Living car-free by choice in a sprawling city: Desirable and … possible? Case Studies on Transport Policy. 2021; 9 (2):823-829.

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Hayley Paijmans; Dorina Pojani. 2021. "Living car-free by choice in a sprawling city: Desirable and … possible?" Case Studies on Transport Policy 9, no. 2: 823-829.

Journal article
Published: 05 April 2021 in Journal of Transport Geography
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Ridesharing and the tech companies that enable it have become household names. However, as research has focused on users rather than non-users, much less is known about the latter. Understanding the characteristics, behaviours, and motivations of non-users is quite important too, if the planning goal is to shift urban populations from private cars to ridesharing. This study examines both users and non-users in the context of Adelaide, an Australian metropolis of 1.3 million inhabitants. We segment (potential) ridesharers into three groups: (1) users, (2) interested non-users, and (3) non-interested non-users in order to investigate the determinants of their behaviours and preferences in more detail. Applying advanced statistical analyses, we find that population density and housing value at neighbourhood level, higher levels of education and income, causal work status, younger age, and access to smartphones are the key factors associated with higher ridesharing use and/or higher interest in ridesharing. Factors such as concern over safety and security, advanced age, digital illiteracy, and suburban living lead non-interested non-users to shun ridesharing. Socio-demographic factors such as car ownership, ethnic background; gender, and household size, are not associated with ridesharing behaviours or preferences. We conclude that the choice of ridesharing in Adelaide is driven by the notion of socio-economic status.

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Ali Soltani; Andrew Allan; Fahimeh Khalaj; Dorina Pojani; Milad Mehdizadeh. Ridesharing in Adelaide: Segmentation of users. Journal of Transport Geography 2021, 92, 103030 .

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Ali Soltani, Andrew Allan, Fahimeh Khalaj, Dorina Pojani, Milad Mehdizadeh. Ridesharing in Adelaide: Segmentation of users. Journal of Transport Geography. 2021; 92 ():103030.

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Ali Soltani; Andrew Allan; Fahimeh Khalaj; Dorina Pojani; Milad Mehdizadeh. 2021. "Ridesharing in Adelaide: Segmentation of users." Journal of Transport Geography 92, no. : 103030.

Editorial
Published: 18 December 2020 in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
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Dorina Pojani; Lake Sagaris; Enrica Papa. Editorial of special issue on ‘transport, gender, culture’. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 2020, 144, 34 -36.

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Dorina Pojani, Lake Sagaris, Enrica Papa. Editorial of special issue on ‘transport, gender, culture’. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 2020; 144 ():34-36.

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Dorina Pojani; Lake Sagaris; Enrica Papa. 2020. "Editorial of special issue on ‘transport, gender, culture’." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 144, no. : 34-36.

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Published: 01 September 2020 in Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe
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This article analyzes media representations of squatters and their settlements in five case studies in the Western Balkans: the capitals of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia, and Serbia, drawing on a database of 300 newspaper articles, dating from 1990 to 2015. The analysis reveals eight themes. The press has: (1) questioned the state’s legitimacy to govern, (2) characterized squatters as citizens; (3) sympathized with squatters; (4) de-legitimized controls on informal housing and the classes in power; (5) expressed resentment towards powerful elites which have also engaged in informal construction; (6) engaged in nostalgic reminiscing about the rule of law under socialism; (7) engaged in exclusionary discourse towards squatters; and (8) criminalized squatters. Given the region’s socialist legacy of egalitarianism, negative representations of squatters have been mostly symbolic and they have not significantly diminished their chances of bettering their lives in the city. Building “informality” is clearly a social construct, and its representations depend largely on the class, size, and political clout of the social groups engaged in informal construction.

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Dorina Pojani; Kenneth Baar. The legitimacy of informal settlements in Balkan States. Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe 2020, 28, 135 -153.

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Dorina Pojani, Kenneth Baar. The legitimacy of informal settlements in Balkan States. Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. 2020; 28 (2-3):135-153.

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Dorina Pojani; Kenneth Baar. 2020. "The legitimacy of informal settlements in Balkan States." Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe 28, no. 2-3: 135-153.

Article
Published: 23 July 2020 in Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
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Set in Brisbane–Australia’s third city—this study solicits the views of residents regarding the preservation of the iconic Queenslander houses (late nineteenth century–early twentieth century). Through in-depth interviews with twenty participants, we sought to determine whether owner-occupiers of Queenslanders value this heritage and why, whether they are engaged in its protection, and if so, what their motivations are. We found that Queenslanders are valued on multiple levels: as placemaking features, as aesthetic pleasure, and as climatic comfort. While maintaining an older home involves a substantial amount of time and money—available mostly to the middle-class and middle-aged groups—this is viewed as fair considering the benefits of living in a Queenslander. Residents believe that the local government can and should do more to protect what is left of the historical housing stock. However, one portion of the public only cares to preserve the outer shells of heritage homes while extensively renovating and modernising interiors. A concern for heritage is sometimes used as a screen for NIMBYism. As a growing city, Brisbane needs to navigate a fine line between increasing the supply of apartment units and preserving the character of local neighbourhoods, which traditionally have been single-family only.

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Vanessa Neilsen; Dorina Pojani. Perspectives on built heritage preservation: a study of Queenslander homeowners in Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 2020, 35, 1055 -1077.

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Vanessa Neilsen, Dorina Pojani. Perspectives on built heritage preservation: a study of Queenslander homeowners in Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 2020; 35 (4):1055-1077.

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Vanessa Neilsen; Dorina Pojani. 2020. "Perspectives on built heritage preservation: a study of Queenslander homeowners in Brisbane, Australia." Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 35, no. 4: 1055-1077.

Articles
Published: 27 June 2020 in Australian Planner
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This study measures where gentrification has been occurring in the past decade in Australia’s three major cities: Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Based on existing theory, an analytical framework is built to locate gentrification, which takes into account various demographic indicators and spatial markers. The findings are quite surprising, and contradict earlier urban geography theories that frame gentrification as an inner-city phenomenon. The highest levels of gentrification are not found in the immediate inner cities but rather in a band located 5–15 km from the CBDs. In contrast to outer suburbs, the inner suburbs in all three cities are relatively stable and affluent at this point, with median house prices surpassing one million dollars, and median incomes substantially higher than average. The ‘new middle class’ which has traditionally been associated with inner city gentrification is unable to access the housing market in these previously gentrified suburbs, and is therefore moving outwards.

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Claudia Pegler; Hankan Li; Dorina Pojani. Gentrification in Australia’s largest cities: a bird’s-eye view. Australian Planner 2020, 56, 191 -205.

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Claudia Pegler, Hankan Li, Dorina Pojani. Gentrification in Australia’s largest cities: a bird’s-eye view. Australian Planner. 2020; 56 (3):191-205.

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Claudia Pegler; Hankan Li; Dorina Pojani. 2020. "Gentrification in Australia’s largest cities: a bird’s-eye view." Australian Planner 56, no. 3: 191-205.

Articles
Published: 07 May 2020 in Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability
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Public views and perceptions surrounding parking demand and supply in Australian cities remain underexplored in the academic literature. In this exploratory study, we draw on written and oral qualitative data to set forth popular narratives and sentiments on parking supply and demand. We reveal two competing storylines. The first and more traditional one casts (free) parking as a “birthright” that is to be retained at all cost. The second and more recent storyline – which aligns closely to the position of contemporary planners – casts cars and parking as a “scourge” to be combated in order to restore urban liveability. We conclude that the emergence of this more recent storyline bodes well for the sustainability of urban areas.

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Dorina Pojani; Neil Sipe. Emerging narratives of parking supply and demand in contemporary cities. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability 2020, 14, 18 -33.

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Dorina Pojani, Neil Sipe. Emerging narratives of parking supply and demand in contemporary cities. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability. 2020; 14 (1):18-33.

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Dorina Pojani; Neil Sipe. 2020. "Emerging narratives of parking supply and demand in contemporary cities." Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability 14, no. 1: 18-33.

Chapter
Published: 21 April 2020 in The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods
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This chapter delineates the way forward. In the case study cities, it is universally accepted that there is a transport crisis. Knowledge about what sustainable transport interventions could be adopted locally also abounds. Implementation—rather than the transfer of ideas—is the problem. The chapter looks at the public policy and administration literature for suggestions on how to bring about implementation. Existing models suggest that, up to now, implementation of sustainable urban transport projects in Southeast Asia has been mostly ‘symbolic’ or ‘experimental’. The goal for the future would be to move Jakarta, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok to ‘administrative’ and ‘political’ forms of implementation which carry less ambiguity of goals and means.

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Dorina Pojani. Sustainable Urban Transport in Southeast Asia: Making It Happen. The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods 2020, 117 -121.

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Dorina Pojani. Sustainable Urban Transport in Southeast Asia: Making It Happen. The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods. 2020; ():117-121.

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Dorina Pojani. 2020. "Sustainable Urban Transport in Southeast Asia: Making It Happen." The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods , no. : 117-121.

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Published: 21 April 2020 in The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods
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This chapter introduces the book, which examines issues related to policy transfer in urban transport planning in Southeast Asia. The metropolitan regions of four major capitals—Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Bangkok—are considered. The book assesses the in-bound and out-bound transfer of sustainable transport planning policies, concepts, and tools. The investigation focuses on who transfers policy and why, what elements of policy are transferred, in what direction and to what degree, and what barriers does transfer face. The analysis draws on eighty in-depth interviews with transport planners and policy makers from various government levels, non-profit organizations, private consultancies, academic departments, and international advisory agencies located in the case study cities.

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Dorina Pojani. Policy Transfer as an Emerging Field of Study. The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods 2020, 1 -8.

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Dorina Pojani. Policy Transfer as an Emerging Field of Study. The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods. 2020; ():1-8.

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Dorina Pojani. 2020. "Policy Transfer as an Emerging Field of Study." The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods , no. : 1-8.

Chapter
Published: 21 April 2020 in The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods
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This chapter discusses the various theoretical approaches to studying policy transfer. These include: policy transfer; policy mobility; policy convergence; policy diffusion; lesson-drawing; policy learning; bandwagoning; and knowledge transfer. The chapter also presents the six-faceted analytical framework employed in the study. The framework, adapted by the author, was originally proposed by David Dolowitz and David Marsh (2000).

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Dorina Pojani. Theoretical Approaches to Studying Policy Transfer. The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods 2020, 9 -16.

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Dorina Pojani. Theoretical Approaches to Studying Policy Transfer. The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods. 2020; ():9-16.

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Dorina Pojani. 2020. "Theoretical Approaches to Studying Policy Transfer." The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods , no. : 9-16.

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Published: 21 April 2020 in The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods
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This chapter discusses the findings of the study. It is structured in accordance with the six facets (the 6D’s) of the analytical framework set forth in the previous chapter: (1) drives, (2) drivers, (3) description, (4) direction, (5) deterrents, and (6) degree of policy transfer. Much of the discussion is based on the views and opinions of the interviewees. The analysis makes extensive use of direct quotes.

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Dorina Pojani. Transport Policy Transfer in ‘Tiger Cub’ City-Regions. The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods 2020, 17 -116.

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Dorina Pojani. Transport Policy Transfer in ‘Tiger Cub’ City-Regions. The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods. 2020; ():17-116.

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Dorina Pojani. 2020. "Transport Policy Transfer in ‘Tiger Cub’ City-Regions." The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods , no. : 17-116.

Review
Published: 23 March 2020 in Transport Reviews
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Fahimeh Khalaj; Dorina Pojani; Neil Sipe; Jonathan Corcoran. Why are cities removing their freeways? A systematic review of the literature. Transport Reviews 2020, 40, 557 -580.

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Fahimeh Khalaj, Dorina Pojani, Neil Sipe, Jonathan Corcoran. Why are cities removing their freeways? A systematic review of the literature. Transport Reviews. 2020; 40 (5):557-580.

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Fahimeh Khalaj; Dorina Pojani; Neil Sipe; Jonathan Corcoran. 2020. "Why are cities removing their freeways? A systematic review of the literature." Transport Reviews 40, no. 5: 557-580.

Journal article
Published: 03 March 2020 in Cities
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In the last four decades, public space production has shifted from being predominantly led by the public sector to include a greater variety of private actors, large and small, for-profit and non-profit. This study, set in Liverpool, England, analyses and compares three variations of the privatization of public space production: entirely private development; public private partnership (PPP); and community-led development. The purpose is to determine whether, why, and by how much ‘publicness’ has declined in the production of urban spaces. While most planning literature has tended to demonize privatization, this study reveals that processes which tend to be collaborative and involve multiple public and private stakeholders have a higher degree of ‘publicness’ compared to both entirely privately-led and entirely publicly-led processes.

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Els Leclercq; Dorina Pojani; Ellen Van Bueren. Is public space privatization always bad for the public? Mixed evidence from the United Kingdom. Cities 2020, 100, 102649 .

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Els Leclercq, Dorina Pojani, Ellen Van Bueren. Is public space privatization always bad for the public? Mixed evidence from the United Kingdom. Cities. 2020; 100 ():102649.

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Els Leclercq; Dorina Pojani; Ellen Van Bueren. 2020. "Is public space privatization always bad for the public? Mixed evidence from the United Kingdom." Cities 100, no. : 102649.

Research article
Published: 02 February 2020 in Journal of Planning Education and Research
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This exploratory study assesses the utility, in terms of learning and conceptualizing planning, of a role-playing exercise (the Great Planning Game [GPG]) and a serious game (Polis PowerPlays [PPP]) employed in a planning theory course offered at The University of Queensland in Australia. The study reveals that role-playing and serious gaming are equally engaging and help planning students learn and embody different roles while having fun. No great differences can be discerned in terms of learning effectiveness. With regard to teaching style, the GPG is more passive and tends to encourage collaboration, whereas the PPP is more dynamic and fosters competition. Both activities help students discover aspects of planning—and planning stakeholders—which they may not have considered before. Most participating students appear to regard planning as a pluralist pursuit. Communication and public participation are viewed as central to planning processes. However, traces of incrementalism and rationality are also present. While students believe in equity planning (i.e., advocacy from within the system), radical social justice approaches that challenge the status quo are notably absent. Overall, the authors conclude that these activities cannot fully replace guided and structured instruction but, as “whole task practices,” are a desirable complement to direct instruction.

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Dorina Pojani; Roberto Rocco. Edutainment: Role-Playing versus Serious Gaming in Planning Education. Journal of Planning Education and Research 2020, 1 .

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Dorina Pojani, Roberto Rocco. Edutainment: Role-Playing versus Serious Gaming in Planning Education. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 2020; ():1.

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Dorina Pojani; Roberto Rocco. 2020. "Edutainment: Role-Playing versus Serious Gaming in Planning Education." Journal of Planning Education and Research , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 16 January 2020 in Land Use Policy
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‘Park ‘n’ Ride’ facilities (PnR) initially emerged to accommodate motorists that would otherwise exhaust the local supply of parking around train stations and other rapid high occupancy vehicle nodes but increasing became a planning strategy to provide commuters from auto-dependent suburbs with access to rapid high occupancy vehicle to reduce their environmental impacts and inner-city road and parking capacity requirements. Theoretically, PnR should influence modal choice by making the transfer between car and rapid transit more convenient yet this base assumption rarely matches the empirical reality. Our synthesis of the PnR literature suggests that motorists deciding whether to park-and-ride have considerations beyond minimising their travel duration and expenses, and we develop a new integrative model of PnR, multi-modalism, and modal choice to illustrate how reliability and competing transport planning strategies such as inter-city mobility, transit-oriented development, and active transport interact and inform modal choice. Upon laying these theoretical foundations, we empirically examine the extent to which developing or modifying PnR influences modal choice in our case study context, Brisbane, Australia. Our research findings suggest that it is new rather than modified PnR that influence modal choice and that new park and riders are typically drawn from nearby locations rather than peripheral and therefore auto-dependent areas. This influence is particularly evident in suburbs closer to the inner city, and is problematic given that these are not the intended users of PnR. Our synthesis and examination of multi-modalism and modal choice has important implications for researchers, planners, and policy makers attempting to influence modal choice and improve the efficiency of urban mobility.

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Anthony Kimpton; Dorina Pojani; Neil Sipe; Jonathan Corcoran. Parking Behavior: Park ‘n’ Ride (PnR) to encourage multimodalism in Brisbane. Land Use Policy 2020, 91, 104304 .

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Anthony Kimpton, Dorina Pojani, Neil Sipe, Jonathan Corcoran. Parking Behavior: Park ‘n’ Ride (PnR) to encourage multimodalism in Brisbane. Land Use Policy. 2020; 91 ():104304.

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Anthony Kimpton; Dorina Pojani; Neil Sipe; Jonathan Corcoran. 2020. "Parking Behavior: Park ‘n’ Ride (PnR) to encourage multimodalism in Brisbane." Land Use Policy 91, no. : 104304.