Michelle Thompson-Fawcett FRSNZ, DNZG, MNZPI
Poutoko Taiea | Distinguished Professor
Ngāti Whātua
BTP(Auck)
MPlan(Auck)
DPhil(Oxon)
Richardson Building, room 4C17
Tel +64 3 479 8762
Email michelle.thompson-fawcett@otago.ac.nz
Recordings
Inaugural Professorial Lecture
Watch Michelle's Inaugural Professorship Lecture (2018)
FRSNZ Fellow’s Seminar
Watch Michelle's seminar for Royal Society Te Apārangi
Teaching
- GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures
- GEOG 215 Envisioning Sustainable Cities
- GEOG 384 Envisioning Sustainable Cities
- PLAN 435 Planning Thinking and Research: Case Study I
- PLAN 535 Planning Thinking and Research: Case Study II
- GEOG 536 Toitū te Taiao: Planning in a Māori Context
Research
Research interests
- Processes, practices, contests & power relations of urban place making and landscape change
- Indigenous planning/resource management aspirations, practices, influence
- Transformation in spatial planning and governance in local government
Recent research grants
- 2026-2031 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant ‘Ethics as Code, Ethics as Craft: Exploring Dynamic Practices and Governance in Planning Ethics’ (lead by Janice Barry, Pamela Robinson, Raphael Ayambire, with collaborators Brian Webb, Heather Campbell, Lindsay Lyles, Meaghan
McSorley & Nancy Marshall) - 2021-2026 Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga Indigenous Centre of Research Excellence Programme ‘Toitū he Kāinga: Healthy Environmental Relationships in Urban Settings’ (with Robin Quigg, Crystal Olin and James Berghan)
- 2016-2021 Canadian Social Science & Humanities Research Council Grant 'Indigenous Peoples, Municipalities and the Emergence of New Urban Planning Contact Zones: The Examples of Manitoba, Canada & Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand' (with Janice Barry and Hirini Matunga)
Postgraduate student supervision
Current doctoral students
- Jovan Mokaraka-Harris: Merging the worlds of Geography through a Te Ao Māori worldview
- Leteisha Te Awhe-Downey: Ko wai au? Encouraging sense of belonging amongst Māori diaspora: A whānau-based rangahau
- Cassino Doyle: Kaupapa Kāika. Village Enterprise As Postgrowth Praxis?
- Jacinta Beckwith: He Waka Tipua, He Waka Atua, Te Waka Tākitimu e! Understanding Kaupapa Māori archaeology for the health and wellbeing of Māori coastal communities in the wake of the changing climate
Recently completed doctoral students
- Dyanna Jolly: Effectiveness of Indigenous Impact Assessment in NZ
- Crystal Filep/Olin: Challenging Neighbourhood Conceptions in Stockholm
- Ben Payne: The Contested Place of Tenure Review in NZ’s High-Country
- Katie James: Environmental Governance and Climate Change Adaptation in the Top of the South, NZ
- Johnie Nyametso: Informal settlements in major urban areas, Ghana
- Nicola Bould: Educating designers to be socially and environmentally sustainable
Publications
Lopez-Huertas, M. J., Low, M., Miller, J., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2026). Indigenous Planning: Cracking coloniality through everyday practices. Planning Theory & Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14649357.2026.2712368 Journal - Research Article
Millar, C., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2026). Contemplating obstacles: Experiences of indigenising urban spaces: The case of Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Urban Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00420980261456471 Journal - Research Article
Quigg, R., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Thompson-Fawcett, D., & Tawera, K. (2025). Indigenous urban identity: The impacts of enhancing Māori food sovereignty and design practices in the city. Proceedings of Indigenous Futures International Conference: Indigenous Futures Unbound: Reimagining Indigenous Futures Through Knowledge and Praxis. Retrieved from https://indigenous-futures.org/news-events/ifc-conference-2025 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2025). Experiences of Indigenising urban spaces: The case of Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of Indigenous Futures International Conference: Indigenous Futures Unbound: Reimagining Indigenous Futures Through Knowledge and Praxis. Retrieved from https://indigenous-futures.org/news-events/ifc-conference-2025 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Qviström, M., Luka, N., Butler, A., Broto, V. C., Doughty, K., Garlick, B., … Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2025). On moving ahead, staying put, and engaging fully with landscape studies of planning. In M. Qviström (Ed.), A research agenda for landscape studies of planning. (pp. 179-186). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781803929705 Chapter in Book - Research
2026
Journal - Research Article
Lopez-Huertas, M. J., Low, M., Miller, J., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2026). Indigenous Planning: Cracking coloniality through everyday practices. Planning Theory & Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14649357.2026.2712368
Millar, C., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2026). Contemplating obstacles: Experiences of indigenising urban spaces: The case of Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Urban Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00420980261456471
2025
Chapter in Book - Research
Qviström, M., Luka, N., Butler, A., Broto, V. C., Doughty, K., Garlick, B., … Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2025). On moving ahead, staying put, and engaging fully with landscape studies of planning. In M. Qviström (Ed.), A research agenda for landscape studies of planning. (pp. 179-186). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781803929705
Doyle, C., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2025). Insurgent Indigenous practices and the guardianship of cultural landscapes. In M. Qviström (Ed.), A research agenda for landscape studies of planning. (pp. 75-90). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781803929705
Journal - Research Article
Jolly, D., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2025). Explaining variability in cultural impact assessment outcomes: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand. Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14615517.2025.2555110
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2025). Identity and research ethics in Indigenous research. In C. Ergler, F. van Beusekom, J. Misera, J. Melchert & T. Bork-Hüffer (Eds.), Symposium Proceedings: Doing Research Co-Productively, Inclusively or Participatorily: Motivations, Practices, Challenges. (pp. 16-18). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Quigg, R., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Thompson-Fawcett, D., & Tawera, K. (2025). Indigenous urban identity: The impacts of enhancing Māori food sovereignty and design practices in the city. Proceedings of Indigenous Futures International Conference: Indigenous Futures Unbound: Reimagining Indigenous Futures Through Knowledge and Praxis. Retrieved from https://indigenous-futures.org/news-events/ifc-conference-2025
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2025). Experiences of Indigenising urban spaces: The case of Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of Indigenous Futures International Conference: Indigenous Futures Unbound: Reimagining Indigenous Futures Through Knowledge and Praxis. Retrieved from https://indigenous-futures.org/news-events/ifc-conference-2025
2024
Journal - Research Article
Potiki, M., O'Brien, R., Macmillan, A., Roy, G., Stephenson, J., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2024). Whakatō te Pū Harakeke: Embedding bicultural principles into a design process. MAI Journal, 13(1), 89-102. doi: 10.20507/MAIJournal.2024.13.1.8
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Tawera, K. (2024). Indigenous kinship, identity, practices: Replanning settler-colonial cities. Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference. (pp. 69-70). Retrieved from https://www.acsp.org
Raymond, S. E., Moses, K., Miller, J., Lee, K. L., Barcham, M., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2024). Moana urbanism: Land, mobility, and relations [Roundtable discussion]. Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference. (pp. 20-21). Retrieved from https://www.acsp.org
2023
Chapter in Book - Research
Kitson, A., Barry, J., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2023). Indigenous urban futurities: Identity, place, and property development by indigenous communities in the city. In K. Ruckstuhl, I. A. Velásquez Nimatuj, J.-A. McNeish & N. Postero (Eds.), Routledge handbook of indigenous development. (pp. 414-423). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003153085-49
Journal - Research Article
Jolly, D., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2023). Influential Indigenous voices? Evaluating cultural impact assessment effectiveness in Aotearoa New Zealand. Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal, 41(5), 391-402. doi: 10.1080/14615517.2023.2229657
Olin, C. V., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2023). ‘Just right’ urbanism? Beyond communitarian ideals in Stockholm’s compact neighbourhoods. Journal of Urbanism, 16(3), 358-379. doi: 10.1080/17549175.2021.2005116
Journal - Research Other
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2023). Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning research. Frontiers in Research Metrics & Analytics, 8, 1118038. doi: 10.3389/frma.2023.1118038
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Te Awhe-Downey, L., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Schaaf, M. (2023). Ko wai au? Encouraging sense of belonging amongst Māori diaspora: A whānau-based rangahau. Proceedings of the Graduate Research Student Symposium. (pp. 25-26). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research
Doyle, C., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Ruwhiu, D. (2023). Exploring Indigenous notions of wellbeing and planning as mechanisms for spatializing degrowth. Proceedings of the Graduate Research Student Symposium. (pp. 12-13). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research
2022
Chapter in Book - Research
Takau, Y., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2022). Urban planning oscillations: Seeking a Tongan way before and after the 2006 riots. In J. Engle, J. Agyeman & T. Chung-Tiam-Fook (Eds.), Sacred civics: Building seven generation cities. (pp. 133-145). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003199816-13
Journal - Research Article
Olin, C. V., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2022). At ease in the city: Neighbourhood as an extension of the cosy Swedish home. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 3, 100114. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2022.100114
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2022). Fluid stories: Indigeneity flowing through the urban narrative: The example of Ōtākaro, New Zealand. Cities, 131, 104060. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2022.104060
Olin, C. V., Berghan, J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Ivory, V., Witten, K., Howden-Chapman, P., … O'Sullivan, K. C., Keall, M., Ombler, J., & Hinckson, E. (2022). Inclusive and collective urban home spaces: The future of housing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 3, 100080. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2022.100080
Chua-oon Rinfret, P., Connelly, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2022). Practising impact assessment: A content analysis of 20 Cultural Impact Assessment reports in Aotearoa New Zealand. AlterNative, 18(1), 155-162. doi: 10.1177/11771801221085290
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Jolly, D., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2022). Kia Manawa: Rising to the challenge in cultural impact assessment. Proceedings of the New Zealand Geographical Society (NZGS) Conference. (pp. 88-89). Retrieved from https://www.nzgsconference2022.co.nz/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M., Ringham, S., Parsons, M., Fisher, K., & Taylor, L. (2022, November). Mana wāhine o mātai matawhenua. Panel discussion at the New Zealand Geographical Society (NZGS) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
2021
Journal - Research Article
Jolly, D., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2021). Enhancing Indigenous impact assessment: Lessons from Indigenous planning theory. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 87, 106541. doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2020.106541
Other Research Output
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2021, October). Decolonising settler-colonial urban planning processes. Matariki Lecture Series: #RaceRacismDecolonisation, Event 3: Decolonisation. [Public Seminar].
2020
Journal - Research Article
Filep, C., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2020). New urbanism and contextual relativity: Insights from Sweden. Urban Planning, 5(4), 404-416. doi: 10.17645/up.v5i4.3514
Barry, J., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2020). Decolonizing the boundaries between the ‘planner’ and the ‘planned’: Implications of indigenous property development. Planning Theory & Practice, 21(3), 410-425. doi: 10.1080/14649357.2020.1775874
2019
Journal - Research Article
Riddle, C., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2019). Rural change and tourism in remote regions: Developments and Indigenous endeavour in Westland, Te Tai o Poutini, Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Geographer, 75, 194-203. doi: 10.1111/nzg.12236
Thompson-Fawcett, M., Kitson, A., & Barry, J. (2019). Enhancing cultural aspirations in urban design: The gradual transformation by Indigenous innovation. Urban Design International, 24, 271-279. doi: 10.1057/s41289-018-0075-y
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Arnold, J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Ruru, J., & Lyver, P. (2019, August). Indigenisation of the land classification system in Aotearoa: Exploring the development of biocultural frameworks for access and use of whenua tūpuna, wai māori and taonga. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Mokaraka-Harris, J. J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Reilly, M. P. J., & Kawharu, M. (2019, August). Sprouts of knowledge: Weaving new knowledge with the resonance of ancient rhythms. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Takau, Y., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2019, August). Policy in practice: The development of planning processes in Tonga following the 2006 riots. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Jolly, D., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Morgan, R. (2019, August). How far have we come? Iwi and hapū experiences with cultural impact assessment in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
McGough, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2019, August). The impact of Airbnb: A case study of Queenstown, New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2018
Journal - Research Article
Filep, C. V., Turner, S., Eidse, N., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Fitzsimons, S. (2018). Advancing rigour in solicited diary research. Qualitative Research, 18(4), 451-470. doi: 10.1177/1468794117728411
Mokaraka-Harris, J. J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Ergler, C. R. (2018). Tree grown from many layers: An Indigenous perspective of collective identity. New Zealand Geographer, 74(3), 121-130. doi: 10.1111/nzg.12159
Journal - Research Other
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Riddle, C. (2018). Being ourselves and seeing ourselves in the city: Enabling the conceptual space for Indigenous urban planning. Planning Theory & Practice, 18(4), 659-664. doi: 10.1080/14649357.2017.1380961
Other Research Output
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2018, October). Whakawhanaketanga toitū: A tale of tū cities. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
Thompson-Fawcett, M., Rona, L., & Rae, H. (2017). Taiao Toitū: Māori and planning. In C. Miller & L. Beattie (Eds.), Planning practice in New Zealand. (pp. 175-188). Wellington, New Zealand: LexisNexis.
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Quigg, R. (2017). Identity, place, and the (cultural) wellbeing of indigenous children. In C. R. Ergler, R. Kearns & K. Witten (Eds.), Children's health and wellbeing in urban environments. (pp. 223-233). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Journal - Research Article
Thompson-Fawcett, M., Ruru, J., & Tipa, G. (2017). Indigenous resource management plans: Transporting non-indigenous people into the indigenous world. Planning Practice & Research, 32(3), 259-273. doi: 10.1080/02697459.2017.1308641
Puketapu-Dentice, K., Connelly, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2017). Towards integrating Indigenous culture in urban form. Spatial Justice, 11, 6.
2016
Journal - Research Article
Mokaraka-Harris, J. J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Ergler, C. (2016). Te manako: The desire for self-determination. AlterNative, 12(3), 250-265. doi: 10.20507/AlterNative.2016.12.3.4
James, K., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Hansen, C. J. (2016). Transformations in identity, governance and planning: The case of the small city. Urban Studies, 53(6), 1162-1177. doi: 10.1177/0042098015571060
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2016, April). Moving ice: Scientist pilgrimages and belonging in Antarctica. Verbal presentation at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.
Mokaraka-Harris, J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Ergler, C. (2016, February). Te Manako: Forms of self-determination. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Geographical Society Conference: Geographical Interactions, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2015
Journal - Research Article
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Picard, S. (2015). Future values: Addressing the moving target of sustainable cultural landscapes. International Journal of Society Systems Science, 7(4), 352-367.
Filep, C. V., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Fitzsimons, S., & Turner, S. (2015). Reaching revelatory places: The role of solicited diaries in extending research on emotional geographies into the unfamiliar. Area, 47(4), 459-465. doi: 10.1111/area.12217
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Ruckstuhl, K., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Carter, L., Ruwhiu, D., Stephenson, J., & Morgan, T. K. K. B. (2015). Where go the indigenous in the mining nation? Proceedings of the International Indigenous Development Research Conference. (pp. 79-86). Auckland, New Zealand: Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reid, A., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2015). Maori cultural landscapes in Otago. In C. Ergler & S. Connelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 53). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Geography, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Filep, C. V., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Rae, M. (2015). Advancing new urban conceptions: The Stockholm Study. In C. Ergler & S. Connelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 38). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Geography, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Mokaraka-Harris, J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Ergler, C. (2015). Hokianga: Forms of self-determination. In C. Ergler & S. Connelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 17). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Geography, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M., Hansen, C. J., & James, K. (2015, May). Transformations in leadership, governance and planning: The case of the small city. Verbal presentation at the Regional Studies Association Annual Conference, Piacenza, Italy.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2015, May). Indigenous participation in earthquake recovery planning. Verbal presentation at the Hui Poutama: Māori Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2014
Journal - Research Article
Ruckstuhl, K., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Rae, H. (2014). Māori and mining: Indigenous perspectives on reconceptualising and contextualising the social licence to operate. Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal, 32(4), 304-314. doi: 10.1080/14615517.2014.929782
Stocker, N., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2014). ‘It’s Not Like Never-the-Twain-Shall-Meet’: Politician–staff relationship structures in local government. Local Government Studies, 40(5), 791-808. doi: 10.1080/03003930.2014.887563
Filep, C. V., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Rae, M. (2014). Built narratives. Journal of Urban Design, 19(3), 298-316. doi: 10.1080/13574809.2014.890043
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Morgan, T., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2014). Planning for music festivals and their impacts on local communities. In T. Konlechner & S. Connelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 46). Retrieved from http://www.geography.otago.ac.nz/resources
Kean, G., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2014). Maximising the potential of existing urban infrastructure: Can infrastructure reuse provide alternative public spaces. In T. Konlechner & S. Connelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 33). Retrieved from http://www.geography.otago.ac.nz/resources
Filep, C. V., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2014). Journaling urban landscape transformation: Methodological creativity. Proceedings of the Relational Landscape Studies of Urbanisation Conference. Retrieved from http://landscapestudies.se/conference/programme.html
Filep, C. V., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Rae, M. (2014). Stories of urbanisation. Proceedings of the Relational Landscape Studies of Urbanisation Conference. Retrieved from http://landscapestudies.se/conference/programme.html
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2014, August). Indigenous positions in relation to extractive activity: The planning process. Verbal presentation at the Te Poutama Maori Otago International Research Workshop: When the Mining Nation Goes, Where Goes the Indigenous? Dunedin, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Ruckstuhl, K. (2014, July). Social license to operate? Indigenous groups are not conventional stakeholders. Verbal presentation at the Institute of Australian Geographers & the New Zealand Geographical Society (IAG-NZGS) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
2013
Authored Book - Research
Ruckstuhl, K., Carter, L., Easterbrook, L., Gorman, A. R., Rae, H., Ruru, J., Ruwhiu, D., Stephenson, J., Suszko, A., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Turner, R. (2013). Māori and mining. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago, 59p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4362
Journal - Research Other
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2013). Suburban urbanity: Re-envisioning indigenous settlement practices. Planning Theory & Practice, 14(3), 406-409. doi: 10.1080/14649357.2013.808833
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Fitzsimons, S. (2013). Protecting ice: Place attachment and nature conservation in Antarctica. Proceedings of the 5th Nordic Geographers Meeting. Retrieved from http://conference.hi.is/ngm2013/abstract-michelle-thompson-fawcett/
Thompson-Fawcett, M., Ruru, J., & Tipa, G. (2013). Indigenous plans: Merely inclusion or genuine influence? Proceedings of the Association of European Schools of Planning & the Association of Collegiate School of Planning (AESOP/ACSP) 5th Joint Congress: Planning for Resilient Cities and Regions. (pp. 160). Retrieved from http://aesop-acspdublin2013.com/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Rae, H., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2013, November). Indigenous participation in earthquake recovery planning. Verbal presentation at the Disaster! A Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2012
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Moore, A., Mason, C., Whigham, P., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2012). Polygon generalization with circle arcs. Proceedings of the Geospatial Science Research (GSR_2) Symposium. [CD-ROM] Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne Geospatial Science, RMIT University. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Kapa, J. (2012, January). Aligning the academic staff promotions policy with the Māori strategic framework. Verbal presentation at the Inaugural Te Poutama Māori Academic Career Development Wānanga, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2012, August). Mātauranga Māori urban design. Verbal presentation at the Hui Poutama: Māori Research Symposium: Ka Haere Whakamua, Ka Titiro Whakamuri, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Ruwhiu, D., Carter, L., Ruru, J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Ruckstuhl, K., Stephenson, J., Gorman, A., Suszko, A., & Turner, R. (2012, August). Māori and mining: A tool kit for navigating through the mining information miasma. Verbal presentation at the Hui Poutama: Māori Research Symposium: Ka Haere Whakamua, Ka Titiro Whakamuri, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2011
Chapter in Book - Research
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2011). Fuzzy futuring? Intensification, social sustainability and the Lisbjerg vision. In K. Witten, W. Abrahamse & K. Stuart (Eds.), Growth misconduct? Avoiding sprawl and improving urban intensification in New Zealand. (pp. 23-31). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
Journal - Research Article
McGregor, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2011). Tourism in a small town: Impacts on community solidarity. International Journal of Sustainable Society, 3(2), 174-189. doi: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2011.039920
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M., Ruru, J., & Tipa, G. (2011, March). Southern Plans. Verbal presentation at the Maori Planning Hui Pre-Conference Workshop at the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) Conference: Winds of Change, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M., & Ruru, J. (2011, August). Iwi management plans: “Tattered, worn and coffee-stained”. Verbal presentation at the Hui Poutama: Maori Research Symposium: Past, Present, Future: Ka Haere Whakamua, Ka Titiro Whakamuri, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Fitzsimons, S. (2011, September). Sense of belonging where no-one belongs: Understanding how people develop a place attachment to Antarctica. Verbal presentation at the Places, People, Stories: An Interdisciplinary & International Conference, Kalmar, Sweden.
2010
Edited Book - Research
Stuart, K., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (Eds.). (2010). Tāone tupu ora: Indigenous knowledge and sustainable urban design. Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa, 119p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2010). Keeping the past in sight to signal ways forward. In K. Stuart & M. Thompson-Fawcett (Eds.), Tāone tupu ora: Indigenous knowledge and sustainable urban design. (pp. 11-15). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Picard, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2010). Cultural values of landscape: Reconsidering landscape in a planning context. In W. Stephenson (Ed.), Proceedings of the Geography Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 32). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Geography, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2010, February). Fuzzy futuring; Danish distinction. Verbal presentation at the 14th Public Health Summerschool: Growth misconduct? Can we do better on urban intensification? Wellington, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Ruru, J. (2010, December). Iwi resource management plans: Progressing beyond worthy objectives to genuine implementation. Verbal presentation at the Māori Association of Social Science Conference: Mā tāu rourou: Mā tāku rourou: Working with Māori communities, Auckland, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Thompson-Fawcett, M. & Ruru, J. (2010, October). "Actually, the iwi can fund that research...": Decolonising, partnership and plans. Department of Geography Seminar Series, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
2009
Journal - Research Article
McGregor, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2009). Effective tourism planning. Planning Quarterly, 172, 28-30.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Campbell-Hunt, C., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2009). Clustering on the edge: Nurturing international competitiveness? Proceedings of the Competitive Advantage New Zealand (CANZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.victoria.ac.nz/canz/research//conference-dec09.aspx
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2009). Regional advantage. Proceedings of the Competitive Advantage New Zealand (CANZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.victoria.ac.nz/canz/research//conference-dec09.aspx
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2009, May). Analysis of governance activities at the local scale. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Planning Institute Conference: Letting off Steam, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Hansen, C. J. (2009, November). The morphing of strategic urban governance and planning: A case of small cities in crisis. Verbal presentation at the International Conference on Regional and City Planning: Positioning Planning in Global Crises, Bandung, Indonesia.
Other Research Output
Campbell-Hunt, C. & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2009, October). Clustering on the edge: Nurturing international competitiveness? Department of Management Research Seminar, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
2008
Chapter in Book - Research
Bond, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2008). Multiplicities, interwoven threads, holistic paths: The phronetic long-haul approach. In P. J. Maginn, S. M. Thompson & M. Tonts (Eds.), Qualitative urban analysis: An international perspective: Studies in qualitative methodology (Vol. 9). (pp. 51-78). Oxford, UK: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s1042-3192(07)00202-9
Chapter in Book - Other
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2008). Postscript 1: Complex missions. In Re-thinking urban environments and health. (pp. 43-44). Wellington, New Zealand: Public Health Advisory Committee.
Journal - Research Article
Ancell, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2008). The social sustainability of medium density housing: A conceptual model and Christchurch case study. Housing Studies, 23(3), 423-442.
Journal - Research Other
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2008). Inclusive urbanism [Viewpoint]. Journal of Urbanism, 1(1), 15. doi: 10.1080/17549170801903769
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2008, June). Identities and inclusivity: Celebrating diversity through local governance practices. Verbal presentation at the Eighth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities & Nations, Montreal, Canada.
2007
Chapter in Book - Research
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2007). Creative spin?: The fashion dividend in Dunedin. In K. Inkson, V. Browning & J. Kirkwood (Eds.), Working on the Edge: A portrait of business in Dunedin. (pp. 114-124). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Bond, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2007). Public participation and new urbanism: A conflicting agenda? Planning Theory & Practice, 8(4), 449-472.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2007). Local - Global development trajectories: The municipality and the fashion industry in Dunedin, New Zealand. Space & Polity, 11(3), 317-330.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2007). Styling the city: The municipality, fashion and identity in Dunedin, New Zealand. Proceedings of the 43rd International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Congress: Urban Trialogues: Co-productive Ways to Relate Visioning and Strategic Urban Projects. Retrieved from http://www.isocarp.net//projects/case_studies/cases/main.asp
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2007, June). Creative spin? The fashion dividend in Dunedin. Verbal presentation at the International Cities, Town Centres & Communities (ICTC) Conference: Cities on the Edge: New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Morgan, R. (2007, November). Impact assessment and the future of Australasian cities. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment (NZAIA) Annual Conference: Assessing the Impacts of Growth on our Urban Areas, Auckland, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2007, June). The phronetic long-haul: Going the distance in qualitative urban research. Verbal presentation at the International Cities, Town Centres & Communities (ICTC) Conference: Cities on the Edge: New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Brooking, T. & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2007, October). Healing the great divide: Rural and urban New Zealand. University of Otago National Identity Seminar Series, Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].
2006
Edited Book - Research
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Freeman, C. (Eds.). (2006). Living together: Towards inclusive communities. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press, 272p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2006). Planning to live together. In M. Thompson-Fawcett & C. Freeman (Eds.), Living together: Towards inclusive communities in New Zealand. (pp. 259-266). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Bond, S., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2006). Design-led participatory planning. In M. Thompson-Fawcett & C. Freeman (Eds.), Living together: Towards inclusive communities in New Zealand. (pp. 171-194). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Blackford, H., Panelli, R., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2006). Implementing crime prevention through environmental design. New Zealand Surveyor, 296, 7-8.
Hery Setiawan, Mathieu, R., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2006). Assessing the applicability of the V-I-S model to map urban land use in the developing world: Case study of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Computers, Environment & Urban Systems, 30(4), 503-522. doi: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2005.04.003
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2006, November). Dunedin fashion cluster. Verbal presentation at the Competitive Advantage New Zealand Project Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Bond, S. (2006, April). Multiplicities, interwoven threads, holistic approaches: Going the distance in longitudinal qualitative urban research. Verbal presentation at the Global Places, Local Spaces: Planning Research Conference, London, UK.
2005
Chapter in Book - Research
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2005). Botany Downs- Manukau City. In Urban Design Case Studies. (pp. 18-25). Wellington: Ministry for the Environment.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Bond, S. (2005). Democracy within the urbanist planning paradigm: Social justice or empty rhetoric? In The dream of a greater Europe: Book of abstracts. In A. Voigt & A. Kanonier (Eds.), Proceedings of the Association of European School of Planning Congress. (pp. 228-229). [Abstract]
2004
Chapter in Book - Research
Hogg, M., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2004). Power in paradise: Elite strength and landscape transformation in Queenstown, New Zealand, 1995-2001. In G. Kearsley & B. Fitzharris (Eds.), Glimpses of a gaian world. (pp. 331-344). University of Otago: School of Social Science.
Journal - Research Article
Vanstone, A., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Morgan, R. (2004). Cultural impact assessment: A collaborative management tool with potential. Planning Quarterly, 155, 6-8.
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Bond, S. (2004). Participatory community planning, urbanist style: Theory and practice at Poundbury. Open House International, 29(4), 28-37.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2004). Reinventing the tenement: Transformation of Crown Street in the Gorbals, Glasgow. Journal of Urban Design, 9(2), 177-203.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2004, May). New urbanism in New Zealand: An aberration on the cultural landscape? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Planning Institute Conference, Invercargill.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2004, October). Urbanism and enhanced democracy? The intentions and outcomes of 'urbanist' participatory processes. Verbal presentation at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland, Oregon.
2003
Edited Book - Research
Freeman, C., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (Eds.). (2003). Living space: Towards sustainable settlements in New Zealand. Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 240p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holland, P., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2003). Putting down roots. In C. Freeman & M. Thompson-Fawcett (Eds.), Living space: Towards sustainable settlements in New Zealand. (pp. 33-54). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M., & Freeman, C. (2003). Achieving sustainable settlements for everyone. In C. Freeman & M. Thompson-Fawcett (Eds.), Living space: Towards sustainable settlements in New Zealand. (pp. 221-226). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M., & Carter, C. (2003). Sustainable urban layout? In C. Freeman & M. Thompson-Fawcett (Eds.), Living space: Towards sustainable settlements in New Zealand. (pp. 195-220). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press.
Journal - Research Article
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2003). Engaging with a tenacious new urbanism. Planning Theory & Practice, 4(2), 212-219.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2003). 'Urbanist' lived experience: Resident observations on life in Poundbury. Urban Design International, 8, 67-84.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2003). A new urbanist diffusion network: The Americo-European connection. Built Environment, 29(3), 253-270.
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M., & Bond, S. (2003). Urbanist intentions for the built landscape: Examples of concept and practice in England, Canada and New Zealand. Progress in Planning, 60(2), 147-234.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Moore, A., Mason, C., Whigham, P., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2003). The use of the circle tree for the efficient storage of polygons. In P. Atkinson, G. Foody & D. Martin (Eds.), Proceedings of GeoComputation 2003. [CD-ROM] University of Southampton. [Full Paper]
Moore, A., Mason, C., Whigham, P., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2003). The storage and reconstruction of polygon boundaries using circles. In P. A. Whigham & A. Moore (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th Annual Colloquium of the Spatial Information Research Centre. (pp. 139-145). Dunedin: University of Otago. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2003, February). Auckland medium density? Who and why? Verbal presentation at the Urbanism Down Under Conference, Auckland.
2002
Chapter in Book - Research
Sims, M., & Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2002). Planning for the cultural landscape. In M. Kawharu (Ed.), Whenua: Managing Our Resources. (pp. 252-271). Auckland: Reed.
Journal - Research Article
McKibbin, C., Thompson-Fawcett, M. M., & Baldwin, A. J. (2002). Rural cluster housing. New Zealand Surveyor, 292(April 2002), 39-45.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M., & Sims, M. (2002). From mountains to the sea: Planning for the cultural landscape. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Sims, M. (2002, February). Planning for the cultural landscape. Verbal presentation at the 6th Australasian Urban and Planning History Conference, Auckalnd.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2002). Urban Intensification in Auckland: Property Management and Areas for Improvement in Eden Terrace. Commissioned by Auckland Regional Council. Dunedin: University of Otago, Geography Department. 24p.
2001
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2001, July). Diverse strategies for sustainable urban form: A critical assessment of New Zealand approaches. Verbal presentation at the 30th International Making Cities Livable Conference, Venice, Italy.
2000
Chapter in Book - Research
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2000). The contribution of urban villages to sustainable management. In K. Williams, E. Burton & M. Jenks (Eds.), Achieving Sustainable Urban Form. (pp. 275-287). London: E & FN Spon.
Journal - Research Other
Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2000). [Review of the book Introduction to environmental impact assessment]. European Planning Studies. [Book Review].
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (2000). Envisioning urbanitas. In J. Stephens (Ed.), Habitus 2000: A sense of place Conference Proceedings, Perth, 5-9 September 2000. Perth: Curtin University. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Freeman, C. (2000, May). In search of strategic, visionary, dynamic planning: Principles for achieving liveable, sustainable settlements in NZ. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Planning Institute Conference, Christchurch.
1999
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (1999). Re-urbanising growth. Planning Quarterly, 135, 22-24.
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (1999). Envisioning urban villages: A critique of a movement and two urban transformations University of Oxford, UK.
1998
Journal - Research Article
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (1998). Leon Krier and the organic revival within urban policy and practice. Planning Perspectives, 13(2), 167-194.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (1998). Envisioning urban villages. 94th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Programme. [CD-ROM], (pp. 790). [Abstract]
1997
Journal - Research Article
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (1997). The urbanist revision of development. Urban Design International, 1(4), 1-22.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (1997). Duplication and hypertrophy: Intention inorganic conceptions of city form. Royal Geographical Society and Institute of British Geographers Annual Conference. (pp. 108). [Abstract]
Thompson-Fawcett, M. M. (1997). Nostalgic urban discourses: Elite networks and ideologies of transformation. Royal Geographical Society and Institute of British Geographers Annual Conference. (pp. 135). [Abstract]