Andrew Butt

Professor Andrew Butt

Assoc Dean, Sustain & Urban Plan
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Andrew is a Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies (GUSS) and the Centre for Urban Research (CUR) at RMIT.

Andrew is a planning educator and researcher with a focus on rural and regional planning issues. He has a background in planning practice and his current research and supervision is in the area of land use change and planning policy associated with regional Australia, food systems and peri-urban development.

Andrew has worked for over 30 years in planning practice, research and teaching in Australia and elsewhere. He has undertaken several industry-funded research projects with government agencies in the areas of rural planning, regional development and demographic analysis.  He has been involved in curriculum design, development and review at several universities internationally.

Academic positions

  • Associate Dean - Sustainability and Urban Planning
  • RMIT University
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 2019 – Present

Supervisor projects

  • Evaluating the Trustworthiness of cadastral Systems to Support urban land development and regulation in Rwanda
  • 24 May 2023
  • Path diversification in the regional transition of a dual-core heavy industrial city: Tangshan, China
  • 15 May 2023
  • Explore the benefits of urban agriculture for sustainable urban development
  • 3 Jan 2023
  • A systemic risk governance framework for the impacts of climate change on urban health- An urban planning perspective
  • 18 Nov 2022
  • Securitizing Public Space and Socio-spatial Disorders, Case study: Makassar, Indonesia
  • 9 Nov 2022
  • Evaluating Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Considerations in the Victorian Planning System, Australia
  • 21 Oct 2020
  • Can Dhaka Be Liveable and Sustainable? The Complexities and Dilemmas of Planning and Planners for Achieving Urban Liveability and Sustainability
  • 20 Oct 2020
  • Peri-Urbanisation and Planning Practice in Tamale, Ghana: A Governmental Perspective
  • 14 Aug 2018

Teaching interests

Urban Planning Practice and Research, Rural and Regional Planning

Research interests

Peri-urbanisation processes (Australia and elsewhere), Rural and regional planning and governance, Planning practice and the profession
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