Joined UNSW in 1993. Previously had 14 years experience in private and public sectors, including over 2 years with a planning and urban research consultancy firm, as well as the following State Government organisations: Land Commission of NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Land and Environment Court and the Department of Mineral Resources.
Teaching
Planning and environmental law, planning administration and policy.
Research
Natural resources planning and management, environmental planning law, environmental studies, urban development and planning policy.
Research Reports
Best Practice in Development Assessment for Local Government
Recent Publications
Papers & Book Chapters
Williams, PJ., Freestone, R. & Thompson, SM., 2008, 'Quantifying student perceptions of work experience to assess the effectiveness of practice-based learning', in Planning Education in a Globalised World, Conference Proceedings, ANZAPS Conference 2008, eds S. Thompson, N. Gurran, P. Phibbs and G. Searle, Sydney, Sydney, pp. 141 - 158
Jackson, T., Kelly, A. & Williams, PJ., 2008, 'Comparison of strategic envrionmental assessment in New South Wales and Scotland', in IAIA 08, eds , Perth, WA, International Association for Impact Assessment, pp. 1 - 5
Pinnegar, S., Milligan, V., Quintal, D., Randolph, WG., Williams, P. & Yates, J., 2008, 'Innocation financing for home ownership:the potential for shared quity initiatives in Australia, AHURI Positioning Paper No 106', in AHURI Positioning Paper No 106, , .
Williams, PJ., Freestone, R. & Thompson, SM. 'Measuring the Effectiveness of Practice-Based Learning: Monitoring Student Perceptions of Work Experience'. In: Developing Competent People. University of Salford, UK, Centre for Education in the Built Environment, pp. 1 - 18 2007.
Freestone, R., Williams, PJ., Thompson, SM. & Trembath, K. 'A Quantitative Approach to Assessment of Work-based Learning Outcomes: An Urban Planning Application'. Higher Education Research and Development 2007; 26 No.4(December 2007): pp. 347 - 361.
Williams, PJ. 'The Natural Environment'. In: Susan Thompson, eds. Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning. First. Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Williams, PJ. 'Planning and the Legislative Framework'. In: Susan Thompson, eds. Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning. First. Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Williams, PJ. 'Government, People and Politics'. In: Susan Thompson, eds. Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning. First. Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Williams, PJ. 'Environmental Impact Assessment in New South Wales, Australia'. In: Behnam Ta'i, Peter Murphy and P. S. Rana, eds. Environmental Impact Assessment: An Indo-Australian Perspective. First. Delhi: Bookwell, 2007.
Freestone, R., Williams, PJ. & Bowden, A., 2006, 'Fly Buy Cities: Some Planning Aspects of Airport Privatisation in Australia', in Urban Policy and Researcfh, vol 24, pp. 491 - 508.
Freestone, R., Thompson, SM. & Williams, PJ., 2006, 'Student Experience of Work Based Learning in Planning Education', in Journal of Planning Education and Research, vol 26, pp. 237 - 249.
Williams, PJ., 2005, 'The land and environmental court's planning principles: Relationship with planning theory and practice', in Environmental and Planning Law Journal, vol 22 no 6(1st), pp. 401 - 408.
Williams, PJ., 2005, 'Statutory planning approaches for affordable and social housing provisions: A comparison of recent Australian and Irish experience', in Environmental and Planning Law Journal, vol 22 no 1(1st), pp. 7 - 19.
Williams, PJ., 2004, 'Use of Transferable Development Rights as a Growth Management Tool', in Environmental and Planning Law Journal, vol 21/2(April 2004), pp. 105 - 123.
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