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Personal profile
Biography
Carl Grodach is Foundation Professor of Urban Planning & Design at Monash University. He was the inaugural Director of Urban Planning and Design from 2017-2022.
Professor Grodach studies community and economic development planning. His primary research interest currently is on urban manufacturing and how land use regulations shape industry development, interaction, and change. He is also studying the socio-economic impacts of reuse and the circular economy (e.g. labor, skills, social inclusion) and engaged in comparative study of craft manufacturing and urban development in Australia, Asia, and North America. He has extensively studied the the creative industries and the ways that planning efforts shape urban development outcomes. This includes studies of the community-level impacts of the arts and creative industries (e.g. gentrification, neighbourhood revitalisation), urban cultural policy evaluation, economic impact studies, and urban design outcomes.
Prof Grodach has published extensively in leading urban studies and planning journals including Cities, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Journal of Urban Affairs, and Urban Studies. He is the author of the book Urban Revitalization: Remaking Cities in a Changing World (Routledge, 2015) and editor of The Politics of Urban Cultural Policy: Global Perspectives (Routledge, 2013). His work has been funded by the Australian Research Council; City of Melbourne/Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning; US National Endowment for the Arts; New York Community Trust, and the Government of Canada.
He recently completed the Australian Research Council project Urban cultural policy and the changing dynamics of cultural production, which identified new directions for urban cultural policy through international comparative research around the emerging nexus between the cultural industries and manufacturing.
Through funding from the ARC, he also worked alongside a team of researchers from five Australian universities to establish iHUB, a nationally networked digital infrastructure platform for built environment research, synthesis, and engagement. The Monash iHub platform supported his role as a lead researcher working on The Melbourne Experiment, a landmark Monash University research initiative studying the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on the city. Working with planning, architecture, and data science colleagues, this work mapped COVID employment vulnerability, tracked neighbourhood sentiment during lockdown through Twitter, and led to the development of the Melbourne Digital City Model, an urban engagement platform integrating multiple, large data sets into an interactive 3D model of the city.
Prof Grodach has taught various undergraduate and graduate-level studio and seminar classes in community development, cultural planning, economic development, strategic planning, urban design, urban theory, and urban revitalisation. He has also worked closely with his students to produce a diverse set of award-winning plans and studies for community organisations and governments in Australia and the US.
Grodach is co-Editor-in-Chief of City, Culture, and Society, an editorial board member of Australian Planner, and committee member on the Australasian Cities Research Network (ACRN), which organises the biannual State of Australasian Cities conference. He served as co-Director of the Festival of Urbanism, 2018-2022.
Supervision interests
- Community development
- Creative industries, cultural policy and planning
- Industrial land use policy/urban manufacturing
- Local and regional economic development
- Spatial inequality, gentrification and neighbourhood change
- Urban redevelopment and revitalization
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Urban Planning, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles
Award Date: 1 Jun 2006
Research area keywords
- community development
- economic development
- creative industries
- cultural planning
- urban design
- urban geography
- urban planning
- urban politics
- urban sociology
Network
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Remaking Postindustrial Plans: Urban Industrial Zoning Past and Future
Grodach, C., Taylor, L. & Hurley, J.
1/03/21 → 28/02/24
Project: Research
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Measuring the benefits of reuse in the circular economy
Lane, R., Grodach, C., Healy, S. & Soker, O.
8/10/20 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Creative cities in Sri Lanka: Understanding the cultural heritage, modernity and the sustainability of a creative industry in Pilimatalawa.
Ranathunga, G. M., Karunarthne, P. V. M., R., R., Grodach, C. & Butt, A.
5/06/19 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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iHUB:Smart urban research-synthesis-engagement platform for decision making
Newton, P., Burry, M., Pettit, C., Grodach, C., Morrison, G., Keller, J., Murray, S., Haeussler, M., White, M., Urich, C., Dia, H., Rohl, A., Liu, X., Kenway, S. J. & Gibbes, B.
17/04/19 → 16/04/20
Project: Research
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20-Minute Neighbourhoods Pilot Program - Stage 2
Grodach, C., Kamruzzaman, L., Wickes, R. & Harper, L.
Melbourne City Council (City of Melbourne)
1/01/19 → 30/08/19
Project: Research
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Resilience and Adaptation in Gentrifying Urban Industrial Districts: The Experience of Cultural Manufacturers in San Francisco and Melbourne
Martin, D. & Grodach, C., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Craft industries and ribbon development: place change along the Colombo-Kandy Road, Sri Lanka
Wickramaarachchi, N., Grodach, C., Ranathunga, G. M., Ratnayake, R. & Karunarathne, P. V. M., 2022, In: International Planning Studies. 27, 2, p. 196-212 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Digital City Modeling and Emerging Directions in Public Participation in Planning
Gower, A., Hotker, M. & Grodach, C., 2022, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Brears, R. (ed.). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Research › peer-review
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Industrial lands, equity, and economic diversity: a comparative study of planned employment areas in Melbourne, Australia
Grodach, C. & Guerra-Tao, N., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Urban Research & Practice. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Placing production in urban cultural policy: The locational patterns of cultural industries and related manufacturing
Martin, D. & Grodach, C., 2022, In: Journal of Urban Affairs. 44, 4-5, p. 567–587 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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The Institutional Dynamics of Land Use Planning in San Francisco
Carl Grodach (Contributor)
1 Dec 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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City planning for living locally and 20-minute neighbourhoods post-COVID
Alexa Gower (Contributor) & Carl Grodach (Contributor)
30 Mar 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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The Festival of 'endangered' Urbanism 2021
Carl Grodach (Organiser)
13 Sep 2021 → 24 Sep 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Urban Cultural Policy and the Changing Dynamics of Cultural Production
Carl Grodach (Contributor)
1 Feb 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Endangered urban spaces: Industrial lands in Geelong, Melbourne and Sydney
Carl Grodach (Contributor)
1 Sep 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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REALESTATE.COM.AU: 'COVID remote working puts spotlight on the 20-minute neighbourhood'
Carl Grodach, Liton Kamruzzaman & Laura Harper
13/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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HERALD SUN: 'Defence Force called in to help Victoria battle worsening coronavirus situation'
24/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Manufacturing an opportunity: Will COVID-19 change city life for the better?
17/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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ABC TV - WEEKEND BREAKFAST NEWS: 'The Melbourne Experiment'
9/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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