Adjunct Professor Michael Bounds

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Selected Publications
• Engagement 
• Contact Details

Biography

Associate Professor Bounds is an Urban Sociologist and author of Urban Social Theory:City, Self and Society (Oxford University Press 2004). A former Head of School at UWS, he has lectured and researched in sociology for over twenty five years in the academic programs of UWS, UNSW, UTS and in France and the UK. His research over the past 10 years has concentrated on the study of the social impacts of urban development, with a particular focus on urban consolidation and gentrification. He has undertaken research on strata title governance, brownfield redevelopment in Pyrmont-Ultimo in Sydney and master-planned development in the south west of Sydney. He is a member of the Planning Institute of Australia, The Australian Institute of Urban Studies and recently retired from the executive committee of Research Committee 43 of the International Sociological Association. He reviews for a number of academic publishers and urban, planning and sociological journals.

Associate Professor Bounds was formerly Director of the AHURI node for UWS and UNSW with the Urban Research Centre. He is also a Director of Cambridge Examinations P/L and Australian Research and Testing Services P/L. He has contributed to the development and teaching of the Master of Urban Management.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Urban Social Theory, Urban Sociology, Social Research Methods, Social Planning, Social Impact Assessment, Urban Consolidation, Urban Politics, Gentrification, Strata Titles and Multiple Occupancy Governance.

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Grants / Current Projects

CCR-URC Engagement in Partnership with Penrith City Council (2006-2007), Universal Design and Cultural Context: accessibility, diversity and Recreational Space in Penrith with Sofoulis, Armstrong, Bounds, Mellick and Andrews.

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Selected Publications

Book

Bounds M. (2004), Urban Social Theory: City, Self and Society, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

Book Chapters

Bounds M, (2009), 'Governance and Residential Satisfaction in Multiple Occupancy Developments in Sydney', in Blandy, S., Dixon, J. and Dupuis, A. (eds), Multi-Owned Housing: Law, Power and Practice, Ashgate Publishing.

Bounds M, (2000), 'The Community Concept and Planned Estates', in, Chekki Dan (ed), Community Structure and Dynamics at the Dawn of the New Millenium, JAI Press Connecticut USA, pp 447-460.

Refereed Journals

Bounds, M. (2007), Book Review - Roth, G., (ed) Street Smart, Australian Planner, 44(3), September 2007.

Bounds, M. and Morris, A., Second wave gentrification in inner-city Sydney, Cities, 23(2), April 2006: 99-108.

Bounds, M. and Morris, A. (2005) High-rise gentrification: the redevelopment of Pyrmont Ultimo, Urban Design International (2005) 10: 179–188.

Bounds, M. (2004), Book Review - Stevenson, D., Cities and Urban Cultures, Journal of Sociology, 40(3): 309-10, September 2004.

Bounds, M. (2003) Book Review - Hillier, J. and Rooksby, E. (eds), Habitus a Sense of Place, Journal of Sociology, 39(2), June 2003.

Bounds, M. and Morris, A.(2001), Economic Restructuring and Gentrification in the Inner City: A Case Study of Pyrmont Ultimo, Australian Planner, 38(2): 128-132.

Bounds, M., Dwyer, W. and Mallik, G. (2000), The Olympics and Regional Movements in the Price of Residential Property; A comparative analysis of two rapid growth regions in Sydney, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, 6(1).

Bounds, M. & Dwyer W. (1999), The Sydney Olympics and Movements in the Price of Residential Property, Australian Property Journal, 35(8).

Searle, G. & Bounds M. (1999), State Powers, State Land and Competition for Global Entertainment: The case of Sydney, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 23(1): 165-172.

Conference Papers

Bounds, M., 'Meso and micro governance in urban consolidation: The role of UDCs and bodies corporate in inner urban developments', State of Australian Cities Conference, Griffith University, Brisbane, November 2005.

Bounds, M., 'The Community Concept and City Planning: From Garden Cities to New Towns to New Urbanism', Garnaut C., & Hamnett S., (eds) (2000), Proceedings of the Fifth Australian Urban History Planning History Conference, University of South Australia, 76-86.

Bounds, M. and Cottle D., (1998), 'Whitlam in Werriwa: A study in the Urban Political History of Western Sydney', in Freestone R (ed.)(1998), Proceedings of the 8th International Planning Society Conference, 15-18 July, Sydney, UNSW, pp 56-61.

Bounds, M., 'New Urbanism and the concept of Community', Specifier, Vol 6 issue 3 1997, pp 31-36.

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Engagement

Active media engagement, Newspaper articles, radio and other media interviews. Consultant to Meriton Apartments, Albany Consulting Group, Lane Cove Municipal Council, Regional Planning Partnership – IMROC, Hurstville City Council and others.

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