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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Paula Hooper is a Healthway Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) within the School of Design at the University of Western Australia.
Her multidisciplinary research work has studied the impact of the built environment and urban design on health and wellbeing and has had a strong focus on policy-relevance and research-translation, for which she has won numerous planning industry-based awards.
Her current Healthway Research Fellowship will see her developing, implementing and evaluating an evidence-based health impact planning support system to assist in the design and creation of healthy liveable communities.
Paula is highly skilled in spatial analytics and the use of geographic informations systems and the development of measurement methods of urban design features and public open space.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Industry keywords
- Built Environment
- Health
- Environmental
Research expertise keywords
- Urban Planning
- Public health
- Physical activity promotion
- Physical activity and obesity
- Health and the built environment
- Health promotion evaluation
- Health promotion
- Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Planning theory and professional practice
- Geography
- Spatial Analysis
- Spatial statistics
- Epidemiological methods
- Evaluation
- Policy evaluation
- Urban analytics
- Planning support systems
- Public participatory GIS
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An evaluation of the policy and practice of designing and implementing healthy apartment design standards in three Australian cities
Foster, S., Hooper, P., Duckworth, A. & Bolleter, J., Jan 2022, In: Building and Environment. 207, B, 108493.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new Australian dream? Exploring associations between apartment design attributes and housing satisfaction in three Australian cities
Kleeman, A., Hooper, P., Giles-Corti, B. & Foster, S., Dec 2022, In: Cities. 131, 104043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Children’s exposure to outdoor food advertising near primary and secondary schools in Australia
Trapp, G., Hooper, P., Thornton, L., Kennington, K., Sartori, A., Wickens, N., Mandzufas, J. & Billingham, W., Jul 2022, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 33, 3, p. 642-648 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Cracking up? Associations between building defects and mental health in new Australian apartment buildings
Foster, S., Hooper, P. & Easthope, H., 28 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cities and Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a planning support system to evaluate transit-oriented development masterplan concepts for optimal health outcomes
Hooper, P., Bolleter, J. & Edwards, N., Nov 2022, In: Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. 49, 9, p. 2429-2450 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Park Life - Perth Pilot Project
Hooper, P. (Creator), Edwards, N. (Data Manager), Burton, M. (Contributor) & Pandit, R. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, 2021
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PLAWA Community Facility Guidelines 2020 Mapping Portal for Perth and Peel
Hooper, P. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, Aug 2020
DOI: 10.26182/5f48756e3e9a7, https://uwa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=057e427ac6054d1d8a7bdefdfc066c10
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Public Open Space Tool
Hooper, P. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 1 Jan 2012
DOI: 10.26182/5f47217418828, https://www.postool.com.au
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Plan My Australia
Edwards, N. (Creator), Bolleter, J. (Owner) & Hooper, P. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, 8 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.26182/zpdv-2486
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The TRavel Environment and Kids (TREK) Study…15 years on
Biermann, S., Trapp, G., Hooper, P., Saunders, J. & Gannett, A.
18/10/21 → 16/06/23
Project: Research
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Supporting healthy eating: The Food Environment AssesSment Tool (FEAST)
Hooper, P., Thornton, L., Pollard, C., Pulker, C., Cooper, M. & Trapp, G.
WA Health Promotion Foundation Healthway
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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OneOneFive Hamilton Hill Demonstration Project
Hooper, P., Grace, B., Bolleter, J. & Duckworth, A.
14/04/21 → 30/07/23
Project: Research
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Map My Say - An innovative participatory mapping tool for TOD evaluation
Hooper, P., Bolleter, J., Foster, S., London, G., Biermann, S. & Olaru, D.
Australian Research Council, DevelopmentWA, WA Department for Communities, Western Australian Planning Commission
1/11/20 → 18/10/23
Project: Research
Prizes
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Winner: 2021 Planning Research Award, Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) WA Awards for Planning Excellence, Perth
Bolleter, Julian (Recipient), Hooper, Paula (Recipient), Grace, Bill (Recipient) & Freestone, R. (Recipient), 2020
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Activities
- 1 Collaboration on community projects
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Hamilton Hill senior high school redevelopment - local structure plan development community engagement
Paula Hooper (Speaker)
Sep 2017 → Nov 2017Activity: Service and engagement › Collaboration on community projects