Dr Mark Limb
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
Mark is a qualified urban planner with more than a decade of experience in strategic and statutory land use planning, and a full member of the Planning Institute of Australia. His doctoral research evaluated the implementation of two decades of compact city policy in greater Brisbane. Mark currently coordinates and lectures undergraduate units in Planning and Design Practice, Urban Planning Practice, and Stakeholder Engagement. His ongoing research interests include policy evaluation, infill development, land use planning, and active transportation. Mark's current research projects are valued at more than $2.6m.Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Land use planning, Plan evaluation, Policy evaluation, Stakeholder engagement, Active transportation
Research field
Urban and regional planning, Other built environment and design
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Urban and Regional Planning (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
Planning Institute of Australia (MPIA)
Publications
- Limb, M. & Collyer, S. (2023). The effect of safety attire on perceptions of cyclist dehumanisation. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 95, 494–509. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/240130
- Murray, C. & Limb, M. (2023). We Zoned for Density and Got Higher House Prices: Supply and Price Effects of Upzoning over 20 Years. Urban Policy and Research, 41(2), 129–147. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235371
- Limb, M., (2023). Gray to Green Communities: A Call to Action on the Housing and Climate Crisis. Urban Policy and Research, 41(1), 119–120. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236181
- Limb, M., Grodach, C., Donehue, P. & Mayere, S. (2021). When plans are used to no effect: Considering implementation performance of greater Brisbane's compact activity centre policies. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 48(7), 1860–1875. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203670
- Limb, M. & Murray, C. (2021). Zoning isn't to blame for Australia’s soaring house prices. The Conversation. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209051
- Mayere, S., Donehue, P., Limb, M. & Grodach, C. (2020). Rethinking the implementation of the compact city: Factors affecting compact activity centre policy conformance in greater Brisbane, 1996 to 2016. Urban Policy and Research, 38(4), 291–306. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203322
- Grodach, C. & Limb, M. (2020). Compact City Reset: Towards Alternatives to Market-driven Density. Urban Policy and Research, 38(4), 287–290. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/206183
- Limb, M., Grodach, C. & Mayere, S. (2018). Where is the compact city? A method to monitor the implementation of compact activity centre policy. Proceedings of the 8th State of Australian Cities (SOAC) Conference, 1–15. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132074
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Mark, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- An Inter-Generational Learning and Living Campus: A New Model for Healthy Senior Living and Integrated School Communities Across Urban and Regional Australia
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1187656
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Aged Care; Aged Health; Services Research; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Worker Education
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.