118. Data detectives; rhyme and reason_PX

In PlanningxChange Episode 66, Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell interview Paul Shipp one of Australia's rising urban planning economist stars. It's said economics is essentially half psychology and half elementary school arithmetic with a flavouring of statistics. Paul in the interview gives a sense of the potential of urban economics to harness data to better understand and improve contemporary cities and regions. This at times challenges conventional wisdom and long established planning policy.  Paul has 15 years experience consulting to government and private clients, primarily in Melbourne and regional Victoria. As a Director of consultancy Urban Enterprise, Paul leads a wide range of strategic planning and urban economic projects. Paul specialises in fields at the interface of strategic planning and economics: land use planning, land demand and supply studies, demographic and property analysis, economic impact assessments and infrastructure funding, across the residential, retail, commercial, industrial and tourism sectors. He regularly appears as an Expert Witness at planning hearings on these issues. A proud urban planner, Paul has held roles on the Planning Institute of Australia's Victorian Committee and was a Co-editor of the monthly Planning News publication. PlanningxChange is proud to be part of the Urban Broadcast Collective. This podcast was produced by Complete Podcasting Services. Episode released 17 July 2020.