Austin Barber

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Austin Barber's research focuses on the planning and regeneration of city centre and inner city districts in major cities. Particular strands of interest include:

the rise of “city living” and new housing development in central urban areas
socio-economic sustainability in the development of new inner city neighbourhoods
innovative planning and development approaches in urban districts
comparative study of these themes across European and North American cities

Dr Barber welcomes expressions of interest in undertaking doctoral research linked to his main areas of research.

Research activity per year

21 Commissioned report
14 Article
8 Chapter
6 Paper
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2013
Policies towards Place Attraction and Policies for Place Retention
Lawton, P., Meczyński, M. & Barber, A., 5 Mar 2013, Place-making and Policies for Competitive Cities. Wiley Interscience/John Wiley and Sons, p. 105-125 21 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
5 Citations (Scopus)
2012
Benchmarking sustainability in cities: The role of indicators and future scenarios
Boyko, C., Gaterell, M., Barber, A., Brown, J., Bryson, J., Butler, D., Caputo, S., Caserio, M., Coles, R., Cooper, R., Davies, G., Farmani, R., Hale, J., Hales, A., Hewitt, C., Hunt, D., Jankovic, L., Jefferson, I., Leach, J. & Lombardi, D. & 7 others, Mackenzie, A., Memon, F., Pugh, T., Sadler, J., Weingaertner-Kohlscheen, C., Whyatt, J. & Rogers, C., 1 Nov 2012, In: Global Environmental Change. 22, 1, p. 245-254 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
74 Citations (Scopus)
Elucidating sustainability sequencing: tensions and tradeoffs in development decision-making
Lombardi, D. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2012, In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Resistance and resilience - paradigms for critical local infrastructure
Rogers, C., Bouch, C., Williams, S., Barber, A., Baker, C., Bryson, J., Chapman, D., Chapman, L., Coaffee, J., Jefferson, I. & Quinn, A., Jun 2012, In: Institution of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Municipal Engineer. 165, 2, p. 73-84 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
52 Citations (Scopus)
Scenario archetypes: converging rather than diverging themes
Hunt, D. V. L., Lombardi, D. R., Atkinson, S., Barber, A. R. G., Barnes, M., Boyko, C. T., Brown, J., Bryson, J., Butler, D., Caputo, S., Caserio, M., Coles, R., Cooper, R. F. D., Farmani, R., Gaterell, M., Hale, J., Hales, C., Hewitt, C. N., Jankovic, L. & Jefferson, I. & 7 others, Leach, J., MacKenzie, A. R., Memon, F. A., Sadler, J. P., Weingaertner, C., Whyatt, J. D. & Rogers, C. D. F., 20 Apr 2012, In: Sustainability. 4, 4, p. 740-772 33 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Social infrastructure and sustainable urban communities
Brown, J. & Barber, A., 1 Mar 2012, In: Institution of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Engineering Sustainability. 165, 1, p. 99-109 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
15 Citations (Scopus)
Social infrastructure and sustainable urban communities: planning challenges and opportunities
Brown, J. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2012, In: Institution of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Engineering Sustainability.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2011
Conceptualising Sustainability in UK urban Regeneration: a discursive formation
Lombardi, D., Porter, E., Rogers, C. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2011, In: Urban Studies. 48, 2, p. 273-296 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
64 Citations (Scopus)
Elucidating sustainability sequencing, tensions, and trade-offs in development decision making
Lombardi, D., Caserio, M., Donovan, R., Hale, J., Hunt, D., Weingaertner-Kohlscheen, C., Barber, A., Bryson, J., Coles, R., Gaterell, M., Jankovic, L., Jefferson, I., Sadler, J. & Rogers, C., 1 Nov 2011, In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. 38, 6, p. 1105-1121 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
20 Citations (Scopus)
Leadership Challenges in the Inner City: Planning for Sustainable Regeneration in Birmingham and Barcelona
Barber, A., Pareja-Eastaway, M. & Collinge, C., 1 Jan 2011, Leadership and Place.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2010
Leadership challenges in the inner city: planning for sustainable regeneration in Birmingham and Barcelona
Barber, A. & Pareja Eastaway, M., 1 Jan 2010, In: Policy Studies. 31, 4, p. 393-411 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
21 Citations (Scopus)
Policies and strategies for the creative knowledge economy in Birmingham and the West Midlands: How to enhance the city's competitiveness
Brown, J., Lutz, R., Gibney, J., Barber, A., Chapain, C. & Murie, A., 1 Jan 2010, Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR).
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Re-inventing the city: Barcelona, Birmingham and Dublin
Crossa, V., Barber, A., Pareja-Eastaway, M., Musterd, S. & Murie, A., 1 Jan 2010, Making Competitive Cities.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Urban Regeneration and Socio-economic Sustainability: A Role for Established Small Food Outlets
Weingaertner-Kohlscheen, C. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2010, In: European Planning Studies. 18, 10, p. 1653-1674 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
13 Citations (Scopus)
2009

Attracting talent? Birmingham and the West Midlands Region as a destination for the highly skilled. The view of trans-national migrants
Brown, J., Barber, A., Chapain, C., Gibney, J., Murie, A. & Lutz, R., 1 Jan 2009, AMIDST.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
The development of urban regeneration policy in the United Kingdom
Kyung, S., Barber, A., Groves, R., Lee, P., Trickett, L., Watson, C. & Weingaertner-Kohlscheen, C., 1 Jan 2009, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
2008

Birmingham: Towards a creative knowledge economy? Understanding the attractiveness of the metropolitan region for creative knowledge workers. ACRE, 5.3
Brown, J., Chapain, C., Murie, A., Lutz, R., Barber, A. & Gibney, J., 1 Jan 2008, AMIDST.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
'Birmingham: Whose Urban Renaissance? Regeneration as a response to economic restructuring'
Barber, A. & Hall, S., 1 Jan 2008, In: Policy Studies. 29, 3, p. 281-292 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

34 Citations (Scopus)
Creative Tensions: Economic and Re-Urbanisation Ambitions in the Planning of City Districts
Barber, A., 1 Jan 2008.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
Living in Birmingham's City Centre: A Second Independent Review
Barber, A. & Blackaby, B., 1 Jan 2008, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Towards a New Strategic Leadership of Place for the Knowledge-Based Economy
Gibney, J., Murie, A., Barber, A., Chapain, C., Collinge, C., Copeland, S., Freeman, T., Yapp, C. & MacNeill, S., 1 Jan 2008, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Understand the Attractiveness of Birmingham and the West Midlands Regional for Creative Knowledge Firm. The Managers' View
Brown, J., Barber, A., Chapain, C., Gibney, J., Lutz, R. & Murie, A., 1 Jan 2008, AMIDST.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
'Urban Development and Diversity: The Complexities of Planning for Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods in the Inner City'
Weingaertner-Kohlscheen, C. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2008.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2007

Birmingham: renaissance urbaine et nouvelles polarisations spatiales
Barber, A., Chignier Riboulon, F., Semond, N. & Hall, S., 1 Jan 2007, Nouvelle attrativité des territoires et engagement des acteurs.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Can Retail Development Prime Wider Regeneration? A Case Study of Merry Hill/Brierley Hill
Beazley, M., Barber, A., Chapain, C., Hall, S., MacNeill, S., Sankey, S. & Saunders, H., 1 Jan 2007, School of Public Policy.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Effects of Regeneration on Small Businesses in Eastside
Weingaertner-Kohlscheen, C. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2007, Not Known.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
From City of a Thousand Trades to City of a Thousand Ideas: Birmingham in the West Midlands. ACRE Report
Brown, J., Chapain, C., Murie, A., Barber, A., Gibney, J. & Lutz, R., 1 Jan 2007, AMIDSt, University of Amsterdam.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Making the Business Case for the Creative Industries: Baseline and Growth Study of the Creative Industries in Birmingham
Lutz, R., Chapain, C., Collinge, C., Barber, A. & Tice, A., 1 Jan 2007, Not Known.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Planning for sustainable re-urbanisation: Policy challenges and City Centre housing in Birmingham
Barber, A., 1 Jan 2007, In: Town Planning Review. 78, 2, p. 179-202 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

8 Citations (Scopus)
Planning the Cultural Quarter in Birmingham's Eastside
Barber, A. & Porter, L., 1 Nov 2007, In: European Planning Studies. 15, 10, p. 1327-1348 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

32 Citations (Scopus)
Urban Regeneration and Sustainability: Challenges for established small businesses
Weingaertner-Kohlscheen, C. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2007, p. 1-22. 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2006

Changing housing markets, race and community: Policy and practice in Birmingham
Barber, A., Groves, R., Murie, A. & Beider, H., 1 Jan 2006, Neighbourhood Renewal & Housing Markets: Community Engagement in the US & UK.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Closing Time: The Meaning of Place and State-led Gentrification in Birmingham's Eastside
Porter, E. & Barber, A., Jul 2006, In: City. 10, 2, p. 215-234 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

26 Citations (Scopus)
Combining Competitiveness and Diversity in the Heart of the Entrepreneurial City? Planning for a Sustainable New District in Birmingham's Eastside
Barber, A., 1 Jan 2006.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
"Nouveaux Defis Politiques et Institutionnels: Le Developpment des Residences de Centre-Ville dans les Grandes Agglomerations Regionales Anglaises"
Barber, A., Commercon, N., Conod, P. & Ruget, A., 1 Jan 2006, Territoires institutionnels, territoires fonctionnels.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Reconciling Competitiveness and Inclusion in the Heart of the Entrepreneurial City? Planning for New Central Districts in Lyon and Birmingham
Barber, A., 1 Jan 2006.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
Redevelopment of the Mina Zayed Area: Economic Potential for Abu Dhabi City
Collinge, C., Groves, R., Barber, A. & Hall, S., 1 Jan 2006, Not Known.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
'The Development of the Creative Industries in Birmingham: Main Report'
Burfitt, J., Chapain, C., Collinge, C., Gibney, J., Lutz, R. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2006, School of Public Policy.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Whose Urban Renaissance? Policy versus neighbourhood narratives of economic restructuring in Birmingham
Hall, S. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2006.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2005

Of Pubs and Technoparks: State-led Gentrification in Birmingham’s Eastside
Barber, A. & Porter, E., 13 Jul 2005, Book of Abstracts : The Dream of a GREATER Europe. Voig, A. & Kanonier, A. (eds.). Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, Vol. 19.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Open Access
Review of..."Transforming Barcelona"
Barber, A., 1 Jan 2005, In: Local Government Studies, Routledge, London. 31, 1, p. 12-129 118 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
The Development of the Creative Industries in Birmingham: Annex Report
Burfitt, J., Chapain, C., Collinge, C., Gibney, J., Lutz, R. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2005, School of Public Policy.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
2004

City Living and New Urban Policy Challenges
Barber, A. & Kang, M., 1 Jan 2004, Urban Squatter Policies (III): The Cases of Korea and United Kingdom.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Inter-City Competition and Competition: The Role of Transnational Urban Net Working in the European Entrepreneurial City
Barber, A., 1 Jan 2004
Research output: Other contribution
Live/Work Housing in the West Midlands
Barber, A., 1 Jan 2004, Not Known.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
2003

Filling the Gap:The Need for Middle Market Housing in Birmingham City Centre
Barber, A. & Blackaby, B., 1 Jan 2003, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
The Housing Market and Economic Function of the Eastern Corridor of Birmingham and Solihull
Lee, P., Barber, A., Burfitt, J., Collinge, C., Ferrari, E., Hall, S., Murie, A. & Roberts, J., 1 Jan 2003, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
2002

Brindleyplace and the Regeneration of Birmingham's Convention Quarter
Barber, A., 1 Jan 2002, Not Known.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
City Living In Birmingham: An Independent Review, Birmingham
Blackaby, B., Murie, A. & Barber, A., 1 Jan 2002, Not Known.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Neighbourhood Trajectories and Social Exclusion in Wakefield
Lee, P., Hall, S., Barber, A., Murie, A. & Leather, P., 1 Jan 2002, Not Known.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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