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Kevin O’Connor

Kevin O’Connor is an economic geographer and Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on understanding economic systems and their impacts on cities and regions, and he has published widely in international and Australian journals. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia, and is co-author of Australia’s Changing Economic Geography: A Society Dividing (Oxford University Press, 2001) and Melbourne 2030: Planning Rhetoric Versus Urban Reality (Monash University ePress, 2005).


Publications View All

  • Fault Lines Exposed

    Scott Baum, Kevin O'Connor and Robert Stimson
  • Melbourne 2030

    Bob Birrell, Kevin OConnor, Virginia Rapson and Ernest Healy

Events

‘Verge 2023: Defiant’ book launch

Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC

Join Australian Book Review Editor Peter Rose to celebrate the launch of the journal Verge 2023 titled Defiant. Defiant is edited by Samuel Bernard, Thomas Rock and Vera Yingzhi Gu. Crackling with energy...

The Big Teal – Net Zero: Investing in the Future (Brisbane)

Playhouse, QPAC Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane, QLD

A decade-long climate war and inadequate government action have left a vacuum of opportunities that are being sucked up by an increasing number of business leaders, investors and activists. Respected...

$30 – $35

Book launch | Monash University Low FODMAP: The Cookbook (Invitation Only)

Monash University Caulfield Monash Art, Design and Architecture Exhibition Space,, Caulfield

120 delicious and easy-to-follow recipes developed by the founders of the FODMAP diet This is the perfect cooking companion to better manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Offering 120...

Book Launch: The Uncertainty Effect by Michelle Lazarus

Matheson Library Monash University, Clayton, VIC

To be launched by Professor Sharon Pickering A smart, practical book that shows us how to navigate uncertain times In an age of pandemic and economic precarity, how can we...