Dr Ed Randal

2026

Journal - Research Article

Chisholm, E., Logan, A., Witten, K., Olin, C. V., Randal, E., Leigh, L., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2026). “Like a family without being a family”: Social connectedness between social housing tenants in Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 10, 100334. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100334

Journal - Research Other

Osborne, E., Miller, A., Randal, E., & Shaw, C. (2026). Rapidly reducing oil reliance: Quick wins in active transport. The Briefing, (2 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/rapidly-reducing-oil-reliance-quick-wins-active-transport

2025

Journal - Research Article

Keall, M., Chapman, R., Love, K., Penny, G., Randal, E., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2025). Travel behaviour and carbon emissions of residents of public housing areas in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Urban Science, 9, 469. doi: 10.3390/urbansci9110469

Olin, C. V., Witten, K., Randal, E., Chisholm, E., Logan, A., Howden-Chapman, P., & Leigh, L. (2025). Placemaking and the Complexities of Measuring Impact in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public and Community Housing: From Theory to Practice and Lived Experience. Architecture, 5, 69. doi: 10.3390/architecture5030069

Randal, E., Logan, A., Penny, G., Teariki, M. A., Chapman, R., Keall, M., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2025). Transport and wellbeing of public housing tenants: A scoping review. Urban Science, 9(6), 206. doi: 10.3390/urbansci9060206

Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Randal, E., Wang, K., Wu, X., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2025). Multi-scale quantification and optimization of spatial resilience under industrial activities: A case study of resource-based cities in China. Sustainable Cities & Society, 128, 106487. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106487

Witten, K., Olin, C. V., Logan, A., Chisholm, E., Randal, E., Howden-Chapman, P., & Leigh, L. (2025). Placemaking for tenant wellbeing: Exploring the decision-making of public and community housing providers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 8, 100258. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100258

Shaw, C., Randal, E., Macmillan, A., Tripp, D., Miller, A., Woodward, A., & Thu, W. (2025). Improving health and preventing cancer through a better transport system in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 55(5), 1235-1251. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2024.2412092

2024

Journal - Research Article

Chisholm, E., Olin, C., Randal, E., Witten, K., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2024). Placemaking and public housing: The state of knowledge and research priorities. Housing Studies, 39(10), 2580-2605. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2023.2206799

Journal - Research Other

Keall, M., Beanland, V., Chapman, R., Curl, A., Grant, L., Howden-Chapman, P., Lilley, R., McLean, R., Randal, E., & Shaw, C. (2024). Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable. The Briefing, (1 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/increases-speed-limits-unjust-and-unjustifiable

Blaschke, P., Pedersen Zari, M., Chapman, R., Randal, E., Perry, M., Howden-Chapman, P., & Gyde, E. (2024). Multiple roles of green space in the resilience, sustainability and equity of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cities. Land, 13, 1022. doi: 10.3390/land13071022

Shaw, C., & Randal, E. (2024). The Government's transport plans work against our health. The Briefing, (11 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/governments-transport-plans-work-against-our-health

Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Keall, M., Pierse, N., Baker, M. G., Cunningham, C., … Aspinall, C., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., … Chisholm, E., Davies, C., Fougere, G., Fraser, B., Fyfe, C., Grant, L., … Halley, C., Logan-Riley, A., … Olin, C., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pehi, T., Penny, G., … Randal, E., … Robson, B., Ruru, J., Shaw, C., … Teariki, M. A., Telfar Barnard, L., Tiatia, R., Toy-Cronin, B., … Viggers, H., … Zhang, W. (2024). He Kāinga Oranga: Reflections on 25 years of measuring the improved health, wellbeing and sustainability of healthier housing. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 54(3), 290-315. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2170427

2023

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Randal, E., Chapman, R., Keall, M., Love, K., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2023). Equitable and sustainable urban transport? Challenges for public housing in Aotearoa. Proceedings of the State of Australasian Cities (SOAC) Conference. (pp. 161-162). Retrieved from https://apo.org.au

Keall, M., Randal, E., Abrahamse, W., Chapman, R., Shaw, C., Witten, K., … Howden-Chapman, P. (2023). Effects of investment in infrastructure and encouragement of walking and cycling in two small cities. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 1136). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://2023.isbnpa.org

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Randal, E. N. (2023). Fairer transport outcomes: Improving health, wellbeing and equity through transport policy (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/15189

2022

Journal - Research Article

Keall, M., Randal, E., Abrahamse, W., Chapman, R., Shaw, C., Witten, K., … Howden-Chapman, P. (2022). Equity and other effects of a program facilitating and promoting active travel. Transportation Research Part D, 108, 1036338. doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2022.103338

Randal, E., Shaw, C., McLeod, M., Keall, M., Woodward, A., & Mizdrak, A. (2022). The impact of transport on population health and health equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A prospective burden of disease study. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 2032. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042032

Richards, J., Chambers, T., Hales, S., Joy, M., Radu, T., Woodward, A., Humphrey, A., Randal, E., & Baker, M. G. (2022). Nitrate contamination in drinking water and colorectal cancer: Exposure assessment and estimated health burden in New Zealand. Environmental Research, 204, 112322. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112322

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Randal, E., Shaw, C., McLeod, M., Keall, M., Woodward, A., & Mizdrak, A. (2022, November). The impact of transport on population health and health equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A perspective burden of disease study. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2020

Journal - Research Article

Randal, E., Shaw, C., Woodward, A., Howden-Chapman, P., Macmillan, A., Hosking, J., … Waa, A. M., & Keall, M. (2020). Fairness in transport policy: A new approach to applying distributive justice theories. Sustainability, 12, 10102. doi: 10.3390/su122310102

2019

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Randal, E., Keall, M., Shaw, C., & Woodward, A. (2019). Health equity, distributive justice and the transport system. Journal of Transport & Health, 14(Suppl.), (pp. S20). doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2019.100735

Commissioned Report for External Body

Blaschke, P., Chapman, R., Gyde, E., Howden-Chapman, P., Ombler, J., Pedersen Zari, M., Perry, M., & Randal, E. (2019). Green space in Wellington's central city: Current provision, and design for future wellbeing. Commissioned by Wellington City Council. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities. 96p. Retrieved from http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2019/12/report-green-space-in-wellingtons-central-city/

2018

Journal - Research Article

Chapman, R., Keall, M., Howden-Chapman, P., Grams, M., Witten, K., Randal, E., & Woodward, A. (2018). A cost benefit analysis of an active travel intervention with health and carbon emission reduction benefits. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 15(5), 962. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050962

Shaw, C., Randal, E., Keall, M., & Woodward, A. (2018). Health consequences of transport patterns in New Zealand’s largest cities. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1472), 64-72. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Randal, E., Baland, R., & Keall, M. (2018). Children cycling on footpaths. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1471), 86-89. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Rangiwhetu, L., Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., Chisholm, E., Randal, E., & Short, I. (2018). Evaluating the Tamaki regeneration. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB): Housing Sustainability in Urban Areas. (pp. 41). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/iceerb-2018

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Randal, E., Keall, M., Shaw, C., Russell, M., Woodward, A., Chapman, R., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2017). Why New Zealand transport policy needs to encourage walking and cycling. In P. Howden-Chapman, L. Early & J. Ombler (Eds.), Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities. (pp. 107-114). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.

Howden-Chapman, P., Chisholm, E., Telfar Barnard, L., Viggers, H., O'Sullivan, K., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., Preval, N., Randal, E., Tiatia, R., Ombler, J., Amore, K., Rivera-Muñoz, G., … Davies, C., Aspinall, C., Oliver, J., Baker, M., Keall, M., … Crane, J., & Pierse, N. (2017). Housing, energy and health in resilient cities. In P. Howden-Chapman, L. Early & J. Ombler (Eds.), Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities. (pp. 95-106). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.

Chapman, R., Dodge, N., Whitwell, K., Reid, P., Holmes, F., Severinsen, C., Preval, N., Randal, E., … Sobiecki, L. (2017). Why and how New Zealand cities could become more compact and sustainable. In P. Howden-Chapman, L. Early & J. Ombler (Eds.), Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities. (pp. 51-65). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Preval, N., Randal, E., Chapman, R., Moores, J., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2016). Streamlining urban housing development: Are there environmental sustainability impacts? Cities, 55, 101-112. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2016.04.003

Mackenbach, J. D., Randal, E., Zhao, P., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2016). The influence of urban land-use and public transport facilities on active commuting in Wellington, New Zealand: Active transport forecasting using the WILUTE model. Sustainability, 8(3), 242. doi: 10.3390/su8030242

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Preval, N., Randal, E., Chapman, R., Moores, J., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2016, February). Special housing areas and sustainability: Evaluating impacts of a policy designed to address housing shortages and affordability in a New Zealand city. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Housing Researchers Conference (AHRC), Auckland, New Zealand.

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

Howden-Chapman, P., Hamer-Adams, A., Randal, E., Chapman, R., & Salmon, G. (2015). Survey of sentiment about cities. In L. Early, P. Howden-Chapman & M. Russell (Eds.), Drivers of urban change. (pp. 204-222). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mackenbach, J., Randal, E., Zhao, P., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2015). The potential influence of urban land-use and public transport facilities on active commuting in Wellington, New Zealand: Results from the WILUTE model. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 168). Retrieved from http://eventmobi.com/isbnpa2015/documents/103270

2014

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Randal, E. (2014, July). What makes a commuter cyclist? A mixed methods study of behavioural antecedents and perceptions of commuter cycling in the Wellington Region. Verbal presentation at the 5th NZ Mobilities Symposium: Future mobilities and resilience, Wellington, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Zhao, P., Chapman, R., Randal, E., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2013). Understanding resilient urban futures: A systemic modelling approach. Sustainability, 5(7), 3202-3223. doi: 10.3390/su5073202

Awarded Masters Degree

Randal, E. (2013). What makes a commuter cyclist? A mixed methods study of behavioural antecedents and perceptions of commuter cycling in the Wellington region (MEnvStud). Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3758