Professor Claire Freeman

Professor Freeman is Programme Director for the Master of Urban and Regional Planning at Victoria University of Wellington, Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation.

Her main research interests are Environmental Planning, for and with children and young people, diversity, sustainable communities, places, and conservation planning with a focus on urban biodiversity.

She has published books and academic papers on children, planning and nature and is currently writing a book entitled “Planning for the caring city”.

Claire’s works with colleagues from zoology, ecology, education, geography, landscape architecture, architecture, development studies and other disciplines. Her research focuses mainly on the Pacific realm with several projects working with Pacific Island colleagues in New Zealand and Samoa.

She is a member of the New Zealand Planning institute and in 2022 was awarded the Distinguished Services Award for services to Planning.

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