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John Black

BA (Hons), Victoria University of Manchester; MTCP, University of Sydney; PhD. University of Bradford; CPeng, FIEAus

John Black

Emeritus Professor


Contact Details


Office Location:
CE 604 Civil Engineering Building (H20)
Phone: +61 2 9385 5018
Fax: + 61 2 9385 6139
Email: j.blackroberto@unsw.edujlo.au

Research Areas


Sustainable urban transport; land use, transport, environment and public health; climate change and infrastructure risk; urban planning; transport policy

Current Editorial Boards


  • Transportation Research ; Transport and Environment
  • Transportation
  • Journal of Transport Planning and Technology
  • Urban Studies Open Journal

Current and Recent Research Grant Funding


Black, JA. Climate Change, Risk and Northeast Asian Cities. National University Corporation Tohoku University, 2008 – 2009.

Black, JA and Parikesit, Danang (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia) Governance Reform initiativE in trAnsporT sector Project (Project Acronym: GREAT-Project), Australian Indonesian Governance Reform Program (AIGRP)/ANU Crawford School of Economics and Governance, 2008.

Hatfield , Julie (Centre for Safety Science, UNSW). Aging well in Australian urban environments - Environmental quality and health in the elderly: The Australian situation and international comparison, ARC International Linkage, 2008 – 2009

Blakely, EJ and Black, JA. Transit Oriented Developments on Busways in Low Density Urban Areas, NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, 2006 – 2008

Black, J. National Science Foundation, Taiwan, Republic of China, Visiting Professor, 2007.

Blakely, EJ and Black, JA with Jackson Teece Architects and Planners. City of Sydney Commercial Floor-space and Employment Survey, 2006 - 2007

Selected Publications


Book Chapters

Beavis, Paul.  John A. Black, James Lennox, Graham M.Turner, and Stephen J. Moore, “Industrial Ecology Futures Scenarios: Research Design for Transportation Planning”, In Matthias Ruth and Brynhildur Davidsdottir (eds), The Dynamics Of Regions And Networks In Industrial Ecosystems, New York: Edward Elgar, 2009, Chapter 11.

Black, John, “Polycentric employment formation in Australian/Asian cities: A comparative study of polycentric employment formation in eight case study cities from Asia and Australia to examine their common and different patterns”, in Chris Johnson, Richard Hu, Shanti Abedin and Michelle Cramer (eds) Metropolis 2008: Connecting Cities – A Research Publication For Metropolis Congress: City - Regions, Sydney: Metropolis Congress 2008, pp. 123 – 155.

Black, D. A. and Black, J. A.  “Public health and the sustainability of cities: Sydney Airport’s   noise pollution and community wellbeing”. In Tony Gilmour and Edward J. Blakely with Rafael E. Pizarro (eds) Dialogues in Urban Planning: Towards Sustainable Regions, Sydney: University of Sydney Press, Chapter 7, pp. 164 - 185.

Black, J. and Doust, K.  “Metrics of environmental sustainability, social equity and economic efficiency for employment location and commuting”. In Tony Gilmour and Edward J. Blakely with Rafael E. Pizarro (eds) Dialogues in Urban Planning: Towards Sustainable Regions, Sydney: University of Sydney Press, Chapter 2.

Parikesit, Danang, John Black, John Lea, Purwo Santoso, Harya Setyaka and Restu Novitarini Dj “New Directions in Transport Reform,” Australian Indonesia Governance Reform Program, Policy Brief 11, Canberra: The Australian National University, Crawford School of Economics; ISSN 8360211 – print; ISSN 1836 – 022X – online; translated into Indonesia as Parikesit, Danang, John Black, John Lea, Purwo Santoso, Harya Setyaka and Restu Novitarini Dj “Arah baru reformasi bidang transportasi.” Australian Indonesia Governance Reform Program, Policy Brief 11, Canberra: The Australian National University, Crawford School of Economics; ISSN 8360211 – print; ISSN 1836 – 022X – online. http://www.aigrp.anu.edu.au/docs/projects/1021/black_en.pdf.

Black, John. Sustainable Urban Transport Technologies and Policies: A Research Perspective, in E. J. Blakely (ed.) Dialogues in Urban Planning, The Planning Research Centre at The University of Sydney, 2006, pp 4 – 20.

Black, J. A., “Transport”, in Troy Bramston (ed) The Wran Era, Sydney: The Federation Press, May, 2006.

Journal Articles

2009 (accepted)

Black, DA and Black, JA. A Review of the Urban Development and Transport Impacts on Public Health with Particular Reference to Australia: Trans-Disciplinary Research Teams and Some Research Gaps, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6, 1-x manuscripts; doi:10.3390/ijerph60x000x

Doust, Ken and John Black. A Holistic Assessment Framework for Urban Development and Transportation with Innovative Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Metrics, in Eva Kassens (ed.) Sustainable Transportation – An International Perspective, MIT Journal of Planning, Vol. 9: 10 – 27.

2008

Cheung, C. and J. Black. A reappraisal of the intervening opportunities model of commuter behaviour, Journal of Road and Transport Research, Vol. 17, No. 2: 3 – 18.

Bhandari, Kirti, John Black, Yoshitsugu Hayashi. Impact of Globalization on Employment

Distribution and Urban Mobility in Delhi, International Journal of Urban Sciences, Vol. 12, No.1: 1 – 17.

Klug, Stefan, Yoshitsugu Hayashi and John Black. Social Costs of Suburbanization in Europe, Japan and the USA:  A Literature Review, International Journal of Urban Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2: 200 – 221.

Alpkokin, P., Cheung, C., Black, J. and Hayashi, Y. Dynamics of clustered employment growth and its impacts on commuting patterns in rapidly developing cities. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Vol. 42, Issue 3: 427-562.

2007

Black, D. A., J.A. Black, T. Issarayangyun and S.E. Samuels. Public health responses to aircraft noise and its mitigation, The Air Transport Research Society's 10th year Anniversary, Nagoya Conference, 2006, Edited by Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson, Hideyuki Kita and Tae Hoon Oum (eds), Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol. 13, No. 5: 264 – 276.

Black, John, Charles Cheung, Ken Doust and Ofra Shabtay. Metrics of changes to major employment centres: Analyses of spatial plans for Sydney 1948 – 2031, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies, Vol.7, 2007:1311 – 1325.

Klug, Stefan, Pelin Alpkokin, John Black and Yoshitsugu Hayashi. Policies for employment centers in metropolitan regions, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies, Vol.7, 2007:1417 – 1432.

Alpkokin, Pelin, John Black, Hirokazu Kato and Varameth Vichiensan. Poly-centric employment formation in mega-cities: Analysis from APEC-TR collaborative research, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies, Vol.7, 2007, pp. 1446-1459.

2005

Alpkokin, Pelin, Yoshitsugu Hayashi, John Black and Haluk Gercek Polycentric Employment Growth and Impacts on Urban Commuting Patterns: Case Study of Istanbul, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 2005, Volume 6: 3835 – 3850.

Beavis, Paul, John Black and Raymond Golzar Functional Specification of Strategic Urban Freight Models: Modeling Attributes for the Port and Landside Freight Task in Sydney, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 2005, Volume 6: 2975 – 2990.

Cheung, Charles and John Black. Residential Location-Specific Travel Preferences in an Intervening Opportunities Model: Transport Assessment for Urban Release Areas, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 2005, Volume 6: 3744 – 3759.

Issarayangyun, Tharit, Deborah Black, John Black, Stephen Samuels. Aircraft Noise and Methods for the Study of Community Health and Well-Being, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 2005, Volume 6: 3293 – 3308.

Kachi, Noriyasu, Hirokazu Kato, Yoshitsugu Hayashi and John Black. Making Cities More Compact by Improving Transport and Amenity and Reducing Hazard, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,2005, Volume 6:  3819 – 3834.

Plenary and Invited Conference Articles

Nakanishi, Hitomi, John Black and Ken Doust. Sustainable Urban Planning and Urban Responses to Climate Change -A Review of Practices in the ACT, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. World Bank Fifth Urban Research Symposium 2009, Cities and Climate Change: Responding to an Urgent Agenda, 28 – 30 June, Marseille, France.

Nakanishi, Hitomi, John Black and Ken Doust. Metrics of Environmental Sustainability, Social Equity and Economic Efficiency, IHDP 7th Open Meeting, 7th International Science Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, 26-30 April 2009, Bonn, Germany.

Nakanishi, Hitomi, John Black and Ken Doust. Sustainable Urban Planning and Urban Responses to Climate Change – A Review of  Practices in the ACT, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. IHDP 7th Open Meeting, 7th International Science Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, 26-30 April 2009, Bonn, Germany.

Black, John. Transport infrastructure - Outlook for improving environmental efficiencies – Invited Paper,3rd Annual Metropolitan Planning & Design Summit, 26th & 27th May 2008 – Radisson Plaza, Sydney (CD- Rom).

Black, John. Keynote Address: Blue Oceans: Brown Oceans – An Environmental Perspective, 2007 International Conference on Management Sciences and Innovation – Theme: for Blue Ocean Strategy, College of Management, Chang Jung Christian University, April 24 – 26, 2007, Tainan County, Taiwan (CD - ROM)

Black, John. Innovative Management of Airport Environmental Issues – Invited Paper, 2007 International Conference on Management Sciences and Innovation – Theme: for Blue Ocean Strategy, College of Management, Chang Jung Christian University, April 24 – 26, 2007, Tainan County, Taiwan, Abstracts, p. 29 (CD – ROM).

Black, John. Keynote Address – Globalisation, Sustainable Development and Airport Impact Management Systems, Proceedings, 2007 International Conference on Air Transportation, held at Kainan University, Tao Yuan, Taiwan, 1 June, 2007: 3 – 10.

Black, Deborah, John Black, Stephen Samuels, Tharit Issarayagygun. Policies and regulations for aircraft noise mitigation at commercial airports: from community annoyance to hypertension and stress, 10th Air Transport Research Society Annual Conference, Nagoya Convention Centre, Kanayama, Japan, 26 – 29 May, 2006.

Black, John. Engineering Infrastructure Research and Education for Sustainable Society Management – The Case of Transportation and Cities – Keynote Address, Extended Abstracts International Symposium on EcoTopia Science 2005, Nagoya University, 8 – August, 2005: 409 – 416.

Cheung C. and Black J. Spatial interaction models for the journey to work: a reappraisal of the intervening opportunities model applied in the 1960 Chicago Area Transportation Study based on developments in computing technologies, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, presented at the University College London, 29 June to 1 July, 2005 .

Alpkokin P., Cheung C., Black J. and Hayashi Y.The dynamics of employment centre formation in cities of the developing countries: analytical framework and policy assessment, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, presented at the University College London, 29 June to 1 July, 2005.

Black J. and Hayashi Y. A transdisciplinary framework: challenges in modelling the sustainable city, Proceedings of the 9th International  Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management,University College London, 29 June to 1 July, 2005 .

Black, J. and Hayashi, Y. Social and Spatial Interactions: Quality of Life, Social Capital and Social Networks, Frontiers in Transportation: Social and Spatial Interactions, World Conference  on Transport Research Society, WCTRS SIG-1 Meeting , Amsterdam, 2 – 6 July, 2005.

Black, John. Sustainable Environment and Transport Policies in Urban Australia – invited plenary session, The International Conference on Environment and Transport in AICHI, 1 – 5 August, Marriott Hotel, Nagoya, organised by the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, United Nations Center for Regional Development, and the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency, Aichi Prefecture, pp. 212 – 216 (pp. 207 – 211, in Japanese).

Black, John. The Sydney Summer Olympic Games – Suggestions for Transport Planning and Management for the Shanghai 2010 EXPO – invited plenary session, Sustainable Urban Transport and City – Technologies and Policies for Long Term Planning and EXPO, Yu Fu Building, Tongji University, 9 – 10 December, 2005, Organised by Tongji University, Nagoya University Academic Consortium 21.

Referred Conference Proceedings

Masuya, Yuzo, Masaru Fujii, Thoru Tamura, Kazuo Saito and John Black. .Commuting Preference Functions from Employment Centres, Traffic and Transportation Studies: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, Lanzhou, China, Beijing: Science Press, 2008.

Cheung, Charles and John Black. Spatial interaction models – geographical identification and quantification of model biases generated from gravity and location specific preference function models, 11th World Conference on Transport Research Society Conference, University of California Berkeley, CA, 24 – 28 June, 2007 (CD-ROM).

Blakely, Ed and John Black. Transit-oriented developments and busways in Australia, 11th World Conference on Transport Research Society Conference, University of California Berkeley, CA, 24 – 28 June, 2007 (CD-ROM).

Beavis, Paul, John Black, Iain MacGill, Johan Woxenius, and Stephen Moore. Distributed function hinterland: Interface design for the coordination of container freight services, 11th World Conference on Transport Research Society Conference, University of California Berkeley, CA, 24 – 28 June, 2007 (CD-ROM).

Alpkokin, Pelin, Hirokazu Kato, John Black and Yoshitsugu Hayashi. Empirical models of intra-firm location decisions as a discrete choice problem for the commercial and service sector employment in Istanbul , 11th World Conference on Transport Research Society Conference, University of California Berkeley, CA, 24 – 28 June, 2007 (CD-ROM).

Black, D. A. and J. A. Black. Aircraft noise and public health: A research design for innovative airport environmental management, 11th World Conference on Transport Research Society Conference, University of California Berkeley, CA, 24 – 28 June, 2007 (CD-ROM).

Cheung, Charles and John Black. Poly-centric employment location in Canberra: Planning a home-work balance and the journey-to-work, Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies, Dalian, China, 24 -27 September, Vol.6, 2007: 197 - 211.

Masuya, Yuzo,and John Black. Dynamics of employment location-specific preference functions in Sapporo from 1972 to 1994, Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies, Dalian, China, 24 -27 September, Vol.6, 2007: 128 - 140.

Arioka, Masy and John Black. Two pentagonal top models for project management in private finance initiatives and public-private sector partnerships, 3rd International Conference on Project Management (ProMAC2006), 27-29 September 2006 Sydney Hilton, Australia (CD-ROM)

Nakanishi, H., Black, J., Doi, K., Hayashi, Y., Widiantono, D. Methodological Issues in Stakeholder-based Evaluation of Urban and Rural Infrastructure, Japan Society of Civil Engineers Proceedings of Infrastructure Planning  CD-ROM, Vol.33 June, 2006.

Masuya, Yuzo, Thoru Tamura , Kazuo Saito and John Black. Modeling Trip Lengths and the Re-location of Metropolitan Employment , in  Baohua Mao, Zongz Chinahong Tian, Ziyou Gao and Haijun Huang (eds) Traffic and Transportation Studies: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, August 2 – 4, 2006, Xi’an, China, Beijing: Science Press, pp. 92 – 102.

Masuya, Yuzo, Thoru Tamura , Kazuo Saito and John Black. Urban Structure and Trip Length Considering Journey-to-Work Travel Behavior, 11th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research – Kyoto, Japan, August 16 – 20, 2006.

Issarayangyun, Tharit , John Black, Deborah Black, and Stephen Samuels. Aircraft Noise and Environmental Health: A Trans-Disciplinary Approach, 28th Australasian Transport Research Forum Sydney, 28 - 30 September 2005 (CD-ROM).

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Professional Services


  • Fellow, Engineers Australia; and Corresponding Member National Committee on Transport
  • Member, Japan Society for Civil Engineers, Sub-Committee on Private Finance Initiatives
  • Board of Researchers, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (PUSTRAL), Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • External Examiner (2008 – 2010), Transport Planning and Policy Program, University of Hong Kong, SAR China
  • World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) International Scientific Committee; founder member Air Transport Research Society
  • East Asia Society for Transport Studies (EASTS), Member International Scientific Committee
  • International Advisor, SLIM (Strategic Life-cycle Infrastructure Management), Non-Profit Organisation in Japan
  • Director, international consulting company on transport and public health (1999 – 2007)

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