Rachel GALLAGHER

Qualifications

• Master of Philosophy (Urban consolidation in Brisbane: A study into the constraints of property boundaries) - UQ
• Bachelor of Science (Geographical Sciences) - UQ
• Bachelor of Laws (Hons) - UQ
• Graduate Certificate in Urban and Environmental Planning - Griffith University

Research Interests

• How cities change their urban form to adapt to changing conditions such as rapid population growth or decline, natural disasters, deindustrialisation and climate change.
• Using GIS to track changes to urban layouts over time, including city blocks, streets and property parcels.
• How urban policy influences (or fails to influence) desired settlement patterns.

Publications

• Gallagher, Rachel, Sigler, Thomas & Liu, Yan (2020).Targeted urban consolidation or ad hoc redevelopment? The influence of cadastral structure and change on the urban form of Brisbane, Australia. Urban Geography, 41:2,183-204, DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2019.1663058
• Gallagher, Rachel, Liu, Yan and Sigler, Thomas (2019). Parcel amalgamation as a mechanism for achieving urban consolidation through densification: the fixity of property boundaries over time. Land Use Policy, 89 104239, 104239. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104239
• Gallagher, Rachel (2019). Property boundary change for residential development: a study of Brisbane, Australia. MPhil Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland.https://doi.org/10.14264/uql.2019.585