Anthony Kent

Dr. Anthony Kent

Lecturer

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Anthony Kent is Program Manager and Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning and is affiliated with the Centre for Urban Research. Anthony researches on the spatial economy of cities, industrial clusters and regional economic change processes. He also specialises in urban planning processes in Indonesian cities and is a regular contributor to tertiary educational development in Indonesia.

He is Associate Editor of Urban Policy and Research, the leading urbanist journal in Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia. He has previously consulted for the Victorian Auditor General's Office and the Knowledge Sector Initiative, Jakarta and was formerly Secretary for the UN-affiliated Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Human Settlements.

Supervisor projects

  • Resilient ‘Smart Villages’: Exploring the contributions of 'Smart' Frameworks and Strategies to Disaster Resilience and Response in Rural and Regional Australia: A Case Study of GS3
  • 7 Aug 2023

Teaching interests

Second-tier cities, urban and regional planning in Indonesia, industrial clusters

Anthony currently teaches the following courses:

- ARCH1408 Urban Economics and Spatial Development
- ARCH1204 Strategic Urban Planning

Research interests

Human Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Policy and Administration, Other Built Environment and Design, Sociology, Environmental Science and Management
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