Dr Paul Tranter - Senior Lecturer - School of PEMS - UNSW@ADFA - Personal page http://www.pems.adfa.edu.au/~s8000097/index.html

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences
UNSW @ ADFA
Canberra, ACT 2600, AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 2 62688310
Fax: +61 2 62688017
Email:p.tranter@adfa.edu.au

PEMSStaff homepage: http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/pems/research/tranter/index.html

Biography

Dr Paul Tranter is a Senior Lecturer in Geography in the School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS) at UNSW@ADFA (the Australian Defence Force Academy ) in Canberra . Here he lectures in social geography and transport geography, and has been the recipient of three teaching awards. A key theme in his courses is the study of major challenges facing human society in coming decades, particularly those relating to “peak oil”. His research interests include the themes of child-friendly environments and sustainable cities, the public health impacts of motorsport, and the promotion of active transport through the concept of “effective speed”.

Paul is an author of several publications relating to child-friendly environments has presented at several forums on child-friendly cities, in Canberra, Brisbane Melbourne and Sydney. As well as his teaching and research, over the last few years, Paul has held several leadership roles including: Head of School (Geography and Oceanography), Geography Coordinator (School of PEMS ), Convenor of the ADFA Human Research Ethics Advisory Panel, Chair of the Academic Staff Committee (PEMS). Paul is currently the Presiding Member of the UNSW@ADFA Teaching and Learning Committee.

Research

Many of Paul's research interests have had an important element of social relevance. He has applied geographical concepts and methodologies to the study of such topics as: pathological events (e.g. accidents, depression); residential privacy; tenant participation in public housing; transport provision in disadvantaged areas; children's road safety and independent mobility; local authority attitudes and policies towards sustainable transport; the health implications and messages associated with motorsport; possible links between motorsport and illegal street racing http://www.patrec.org/atrf/papers/2004/Warn,%20Tranter%20&%20Kingham%20(2004).pdf
; and children's use of school grounds for environmental learning.

Paul's current research projects include the following:

•  “Peak oil and children” (with Dr Scott Sharpe). This project investigates how the challenge of peak oil might provide opportunities for making cities more child friendly.

Tranter, P. and Sharpe, S. (2007) Children and Peak Oil: An Opportunity in Crisis, International Journal of Children’s Rights 15, 181–197.

•  “Slowing Down in the Community: Reducing the Speeding Behaviour of Motorists Through Cultural Change” (with Dr James Warn and Dr Murray May). This project, funded by an NRMA ACT Road Safety Trust grant, seeks to develop a holistic model in order to reframe the way in which the wider community and policymakers perceive road safety.

•  “Popping the bubble-wrap: unleashing the power of play” (with Professor Anita Bundy – University of Sydney, Dr Shirely Wyver – Macquarie University, and Assoc. Professor Geraldine Naughton – Australian Catholic University). This project aims to promote active, social and creative play amongst children in a primary school, by introducing a range of loose materials into the school ground.

Publications

Bundy, A., Tranter, P. , Naughton, G., Wyver, S., & Luckett, T. (2008) Playfulness: Reframing the value of play and play spaces for children, in Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences (3rd edn), J. Bowes & R. Grace (eds), Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

Bundy, A., Tranter, P. , Luckett, T., Naughton, G., Wyver, S., Spies & Ragen, J. A.(2008) Playful interaction: Occupational therapy for ‘all' children on the playground, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(5), 522-7.

May, M., Tranter, P. J. & Warn, J. (2008) Towards a holistic framework for road safety in Australia, Journal of Transport Geography, 16(6), 395-405.

Tranter, P. & Warn, J. (2008) Relationships between interest in motor racing and driver attitudes and behaviour amongst mature drivers: An Australian case study, Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40(5), 1683-1689.

Tranter, P. & Sharpe, S. (2008) Escaping monstropolis: Child-friendly cities, peak oil and Monsters Inc., Children's Geographies, 6(3), 295-308, ISSN:1473-3277.

Tranter, P. and Ker, I. (2007) A Wish Called $quander: (In)Effective Speed and Effective Wellbeing in Australian Cities, Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities 2007 National Conference, 28-30 Nov 2007, University of South Australia and Flinders University. Adelaide, Australia.
Available at: http://www.oxha.org/knowledge/publications/TranterKer_Wishcalledsquander.pdf

Tranter, P. J. & Sharpe, S. (2007) Children and peak oil: an opportunity in crisis, International Journal of Children's Rights , 15, (1), 181-197

Tranter, P. (2006) Overcoming Social Traps: a key to creating child friendly cities. Chapter 8 in B. Gleeson & N. Sipe (Eds.), Creating Child Friendly Cities: Reinstating Kids in the City (pp. 121-135). New York : Routledge.

Tranter, P. J., & Lowes, M. D. (2006). Communicating urban values through motorsport events: the case of Australia 's "High Performance" cities. Chapter 8 in T. Gibson & M. D. Lowes (Eds.), Urban Communication: Production, Text, Context (pp. 165-176). New York : Roman and Littlefield Publishers Inc.

Tranter, P. & May, M. (2006) The hidden benefits of walking: is speed stealing our time and money? Walk 21: 7th International Conference on Walking and Livable Communities Melbourne, 23-25 October, Available: http://www.walk21.com/paper_search/results_detail.asp?Paper=88

O'Brien, C. & Tranter, P. (2006) Planning for and with Children and Youth: insights from children about happiness, well-being and walking, Walk 21: 7 th International Conference on Walking and Livable Communities , Melbourne, 23-25 October, Available: http://www.walk21.com/charter/charter_papers_detail.asp?Paper=89&Charter=6

Tranter, P. J. & Lowes, M. D. (2005) The place of motorsport in public health: an Australian perspective, Health and Place, 11, 379-391.

Malone, K. & Tranter, P. (2005) “Hanging out in the schoolground”: A reflective look at researching children's environmental learning, Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 10, 212-224.

Tranter, P. & May, M. (2005) Questioning the need for speed: can “effective speed” guide change in travel behaviour and transport policy?, Proceedings of the 28th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28-30 September, Sydney.

Tranter, P. J. & May, M. (2005) Using the Concept of Effective Speed as a Stimulus for Travel Behaviour Change and Policy Development , A Report for the Australian Greenhouse Office, Department of Environment and Heritage, Australia, ISBN: 1 921 12011 8.

Warn, J., Tranter P. J. & Kingham, S. (2004) Fast and Furious 3: illegal street racing, sensation seeking and risky driving behaviours in New Zealand, 27th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 Sept to 1 Oct, Adelaide.

Tranter, P. J. (2004) Effective Speeds: Car Costs are Slowing Us Down, A report for the Australian Greenhouse Office, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Available at: http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/transport/publications/effectivespeeds.html ISBN: 1 9208 40 62 1.

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