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Professor Douglas Baker
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Regional air transport, Airport Planning, Airport Metropolis, Governance, Integrated Resource Management, Land use planning, Transit Oriented Development, Infrastructure Planning
Research field
Urban and regional planning
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Waterloo)
Teaching
Teaching Areas Dr. Baker has taught the following courses:
- UDB 163: Introduction to Land Use Planning QUT
- Planning 100: Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning, University of Waterloo
- ENVS 104: Introduction to Planning UNBC
- EVP 1037 Introduction to Environmental Planning Griffith University
- NRES 210: Integrated Resources Management UNBC
- Geography 265: Urban Spatial Behavior Wilfred Laurier University
- ERS 290: Environmental Impact Assessment University of Waterloo
- DBP 415/501: Integrated Resource and Environmental Management QUT
- ENVS 303: Land and Resource Regulation UNBC
- ENVS 305: Environmental Impact Assessment UNBC
- DBP 415/501: Integrated Resource and Environmental Management QUT
- ENVS 303: Land and Resource Regulation UNBC
- ENVS 305: Environmental Impact Assessment UNBC
- Planning 390: Methodology for Senior Honours Essay University of Waterloo
- DPB 412: Planning Theory and Ethics QUT
- ENVS 402: Terrain Assessment UNBC
- ENVS 403: Energy Development UNBC
- ENVS 405: Advanced Environmental Assessment UNBC
- ENVS 410: Land Use Planning UNBC
- Planning 480: Philosophy and Methodology of Planning University of Waterloo
- ENVS 499: Directed Studies UNBC
- Planning 490: Senior Honours Essay University of Waterloo
- ENVS 610: Land Use Planning UNBC
- ENVS 605: Advanced Environmental Assessment UNBC
- NRES 802: Integrated Systems in Natural Resources Management UNBC.
Experience
External Collaborations Within the broad field of urban and regional planning, Dr. Baker and his research team have strong collaborations with:
- Brisbane Airport Corporation
- Adelaide Airport
- Canberra Airport
- Australian Airports Association
- Brisbane City Council
- Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning
Professional and Community Service Roles
Technical Committees Member
- Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation – Professional Staff Recruitment Working Group
- National Committee for Policy – Planning Institute of Australia
- Policy Coordinator for Queensland – Planning Institute of Australia.
- External Oral Examiner (Final Exam) for the Planning Institute of British Columbia
- External Written Examiner (Provisional Exam) for the Canadian Institute of Planners
- Technical and Research Committee for Mine Reclamation for the Province of British Columbia
- Regulatory Review Working Group: Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland State Government
- Mining and First Nations Committee (Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Mining Association of BC)
- Expert Witness for Sierra Legal Defense Fund and Canadian Arctic Resources Committee: Environmental Assessment Review Process for Ekati Diamonds Project
- General Plan Committee for the Energy Council – Reporting to the Minister of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources (Planning Institute of British Columbia representative).
Community Committees Member
- City of Prince George Advisory Planning Commission
- City of Prince George Environmental Advisory Committee
- City of Prince George Bylaw Committee
- Prince George Art Gallery Review Committee
External Journal Reviewer
- Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
- Australian Planner
- Environmental Management
- Society and Natural Resources
- Journal of Business Ethics
- International Journal of Wilderness
- Alternatives
- Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Publications
- Jaydarifard, S., Behara, K., Baker, D. & Paz, A. (2024). Driver fatigue in taxi, ride-hailing, and ridesharing services: a systematic review. Transport Reviews, 44(3), 572–590. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244382
- Summerhayes, L., Baker, D. & Vella, K. (2024). Food diversity and accessibility enabled urban environments for sustainable food consumption: a case study of Brisbane, Australia. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/252006
- Ahmadian, M., Baker, D. & Paz, A. (2024). Leveraging Business Intelligence Solutions for Urban Parking Management. City, Culture and Society, 37. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/248135
- Golbabaei, F., Bunker, J., Yigitcanlar, T., Baker, D., Mirhashemi, A. & Paz, A. (2024). Sustainable end-of-life management of abandoned and derelict vessels through the lens of circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 474. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/251996
- Summerhayes, L. & Baker, D. (2024). Trans-Governance and Food Systems (Tr-GaF) for food policy integration: A case study of the Australian food policy landscape. Food Policy, 128. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/252477
- Ke, M. & Baker, D. (2023). Australian Airports and Local Economic Development. Journal of Urban Technology, 30(1), 71–93. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/234752
- Baker, D., Briant, S., Hajirasouli, A., Yigitcanlar, T., Paz, A., Bhaskar, A., Corry, P., Whelan, K., Donehue, P. & Parsons, H. (2023). Urban Freight Logistics and Land Use Planning Education: Trends and Gaps through the Lens of Literature. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 17. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236596
- Kamruzzaman, M., Aston, L., Baker, D., Braun, B. & Shatu, F. (2021). Changes in land use typology of global airports: An empirical investigation with implications for the aerotropolis concept. Journal of Transport Geography, 97. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214337
- Baker, D. & Braun, B. (2020). Flughafen und Stadtentwicklung: Befunde aus einer weltweiten Landnutzungsanalyse [Airports and urban development. Evidence from a global land-use analysis]. Geographische Rundschau, 72(3), 16–20. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202164
- Assemi, B., Baker, D. & Paz, A. (2020). Searching for on-street parking: An empirical investigation of the factors influencing cruise time. Transport Policy, 97, 186–196. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202813
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Douglas, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- The impact of governance on regional natural resource planning
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP130100933
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Regional Governance; Land Use Planning; Sustainable Environments
- Title
- The Airport Metropolis: Managing the Interfaces
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0775225
- Start year
- 2007
- Keywords
- land use planning; infrastructure; governance; economic development; airports; urban development
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Increasing the Effectiveness of Stakeholder Engagement in the Use of Environmental Decision Support Systems (2018)
- The Metagovernance of Australian Water Policy: Practices, Rationales and Outcomes (2018)
- Airport Planning and Stakeholder Engagement: An International Comparison (2017)
- Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in a Neoliberal Context: Influences and Responses (2016)
- Consonance in Urban Form: The Architectural Dimension of Urban Morphology (2015)
- Exploring the Usefulness of Structural-Functional Approaches to Systematically Assess the Functionality of Governance Arrangements for Natural Resource Management Planning in Two Australian Case Studies (2015)
- Transformation of Public Space in Contemporary Urban Neighbourhoods of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: An Investigation of Changing Provision, Use and Meaning (2015)
- Land Use Planning and the Airport Metropolis (2013)
- Network Governance in US Airport Taxicab Planning Activities (2013)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.