Jean Hillier
British town planner
Jean Hillier is Professor Emerita in the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Research interests
Research interests include poststructural planning theory and methodology for strategic practice in conditions of uncertainty, more-than-human planning theory and practice, and problematisation of cultural heritage practices in spatial planning, particularly in China.
Research projects
ARC Large Grant. The Role of Procedural Justice in Determining the Effectiveness of Citizen Involvement in Planning.
AHURI. Falling through the Net, A Risk Management Model for Home Ownership Support Schemes. (with Peter V., Walker R. & Berry M.)
AHURI. The Impact of Urban Regeneration on Indigenous Households. (with Walker R.)
EU FP6. Katarsis. (with Moulaert F.).
EU FP7.
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