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
- Kroen, A.,Pemberton, S.,De Gruyter, C. (2023). Measuring the timing between public transport provision and residential development in greenfield estates In: Journal of Public Transportation, 25, 1 - 11
- Kroen, A.,Dodson, J. (2023). Evaluation of the Programme “Developing National Urban Policies and Smart City Strategies in Three Selected Countries: I.R. Iran, Myanmar & Nigeria” In: UN-Habitat Nairobi, Kenya
- 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
- Kroen, A.,Dodson, J.,Butt, A. (2022). The benefits and challenges of Australian Government investment in infrastructure in outer suburban growth areas In: National Growth Areas Alliance Melbourne, Australia
- 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.,Pemberton, S.,Goodman, R.,De Gruyter, C. (2021). Developer-led buses – a solution for growth area transport needs? In: Bus Association Victoria Melbourne, Australia
1 PhD Completions2 PhD Current Supervisions
- 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)