Dr Christine Steinmetz

Christine Steinmetz is a Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of City Planning program at the University of New South Wales Australia. Her research on contentious land
uses in the urban environment, particularly the adult entertainment and commercial sex industries in Sydney, focuses on planning and regulation around these land uses, progressive and best models ‘in practice’ from a global perspective, and the significant contribution commercial sex brings to the night time economy. Her recent co-edited book, (sub) Urban Sexscapes:Geographies and Regulation of the Sex Industry (2015) covers many of these topics. Numerous peer-reviewed publications reflect her main areas of interest: subcultural sex-on-premises venues and the regulatory framework that surrounds them; generational cohorts and their perceptions of the meaning of place on university campuses; and postgraduate student experiences undertaking higher research degrees.
Christine has been full-time permanent staff member in the undergraduate Bachelor of City Planning program since 2010. Her current course profile consists of teaching Introductory to Planning (1st year), Qualitative Research Methods (4th year), Thesis Research Design (5th year) and Thesis Project (5th year). She has supervised over 35 Bachelor of City Planning honours theses since 2010 in a range of planning topics.
Christine currently supervises PhD and Master's by Research Candidates.
Christine’s scholarly interests include learning and teaching in higher education; university campus design and the social construction of place on university campuses, communication theory and the use of progressive qualitative research methods in planning research. Current and future research agenda includes planning and geographies of adult entertainment and commercial sex activities.
Books:
Maginn, P., & Steinmetz, C. (2015). (Sub)Urban Sexscapes. P. Maginn, & C. Steinmetz (Eds.), Routledge.
Book Chapters:
Maginn, P., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2015). Conclusion: Towards Pragmatic Regulation of the Sex Industry. In P. J. Maginn, & C. Steinmetz (Eds.), (Sub)Urban Sexscapes (pp. 261-270). Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://routledge-ny.com/sociology/articles/suburban_sexscapes/
Steinmetz, C. A., & Maginn, P. (2015). The landscape of BDSM venues: a view from down under. In P. J. Maginn, & C. Steinmetz (Eds.), (Sub)Urban Sexscapes (pp. 117-138). Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415855280/
Maginn, P., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2015). Cosmo-sexual Sydney: global city status, urban cosmopolitanism and the (sub)urban sexscape. In P. J. Maginn, & C. Steinmetz (Eds.), (Sub)Urban Sexscapes (pp. 19-43). Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://routledge-ny.com/sociology/articles/suburban_sexscapes/
Maginn, P., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2015). Spatial and regulatory contours of the (sub)urban sexscape. In P. J. Maginn, & C. Steinmetz (Eds.), (Sub)Urban Sexscapes (pp. 1-16). Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415855280/
Marshall, N., Steinmetz, C. A., & Zehner, R. B. (2012). Community Participation in Planning. In S. Thompson, & P. Maginn (Eds.), Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning (2nd ed., pp. 276-294). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Conference Papers:
Maginn, P. J., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2015, September 15). 'The 50 Shades Effect': Geography, typology and regulation of adult retailing in Perth and Sydney. In Policy and Politics. Bristol, UK. Retrieved from http://www.bris.ac.uk/sps/policypolitcs/policyandpolitics2015/
Steinmetz, C. A., & Mussi, E. T. (2012). 'Settling In': Postgradate Resesarch Student Experiences; An International Perspective. In AARE Conference Papers (pp. 1-11). Melbourne: AARE. Retrieved from http://www.aare.edu.au/papers/2012/STEINMETZ%20C%20and%20Mussi%20E.pdf#zoom=85
Steinmetz, C. A., & Papadopoulos, C. (2011). The complexity of the sexual city: Defining the sex industry premise. In State of Australian Cities Conference, Proceedings. Melbourne.
Freestone, R., Hendriks, L., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2011). Gendered Narratives in Professional Planning Practise in Postwar Sydney. In P. Grimshaw, & M. Tomsic (Eds.), Women, Leadership and Democracy in Australia. Melbourne, VIC: University of Melbourne.
Steinmetz, C. A. (2011). Why is sex so complex? Commercial sex premises within the New South Wales planning system. In World Planning Schools Congress 2011 (pp. track 1-paper 736). WA Australia: University of Western Australia.
Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). Not your typical first-year undergraduate introductory course: Planning starts now!. In Australian Association for Education in. Melbourne, AUS.
Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). Lecturer vs teacher: Are newly conferred PhDs prepared for the classroom?. In AARE Conference Papers - Electronic. Victoria: AARE. Retrieved from http://www.aare.edu.au/10pap/2330Steinmetz.pdf
Marshall, N. G., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). The Ideal University. In Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. Honolulu, USA: Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities.
Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). University as Place. In Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. Honolulu, USA: Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities.
Cogger, R., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). University as Green Space as Place. In Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities (pp. 3286-3290). Honolulu, USA: Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. Retrieved from http://www.hichumanities.org/AH2010.pdf
Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). University and Community Partnerships: Extending Boyer's Legacy beyond the Campus. In Arte-Polis 3: Proceedings (pp. 873-882). Indonesia: ITB Bandung.
Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). Participatory Action-Research through Community Engagement. In ConnectED 2010: proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education. Sydney: University of New South Wales.
Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). Universities: A Condensed History. In Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. Honolulu, USA: Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities.
Steinmetz, C. A. (2010). Ethics and the PhD Planning Student. In Australian New Zealand Association of Planning Schools Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://anzaps.net/admin/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ANZAPS-2010-proceedings.pdf
Journal Articles:
Glover, K., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2016). Are we satisfied? New Planner, June (18-19).
Van den Nouwelant, R., & Steinmetz, C. A. (2013). Concentration vs. Dispersal of a Late-night Economy. Spaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and ExtraUrban Studies, 3(4), 31-43. Retrieved from http://ijf.cgpublisher.com/
Steinmetz, C., Freestone, R., & Hendriks, L. (2013). Women, professionalism and leadership in state government planning in New South Wales. Australian Planner, 50(4), 282-292. doi:10.1080/07293682.2012.748084
Steinmetz, C. (2010). Ethics and Planning Research. URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH, 28(2), 238-240. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000283008000010&DestLink
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2009
Master of Science Education (MSc Ed) University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 2004
Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Trinity College, Cambridge (UK), Barcelona, Spain, Europe 2001
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States 1995
Research Start Scholarship, BE, UNSW 2015 ($2000)
Scholarship of Learning & Teaching Grant 2015 ($3000)
Early Career Researcher Grant, BE, 2011 ($9,044)
BE BIG Research Idea Grant, BE, UNSW 2011 ($5000
Research Link Scholarship Program, BE, UNSW 2011 ($1500)
Research Link Scholarship Program, BE, UNSW 2011 ($1500)
Learning and Teaching Grant Seed Funding, UNSW 2010 ($3000)
Research Link Scholarship Program, BE, UNSW 2006, 2009, 2010 (3x$1000)
Australian Research Council Linkage Grant, Grant Manager, BE, UNSW (value $427, 630)
2016 National award for Excellence in Cutting Edge Research and Teaching from Planning Institute of Australia for (Sub)urban sexscapes: Geographies and regulation of the sex industry (Routledge 2015)
2015 Award for Excellence in Cutting Edge Research and Teaching from Planning Institute of Australia (WA) for (Sub)urban sexscapes: Geographies and regulation of the sex industry (Routledge 2015)
2013 International Award for Excellence, Space and Flows Journal (2013)
2012 Theo Murphy High Flyer’s Think Tank Award, Australian Academy of Science, Adelaide
2008 Wightman Post-Graduate Scholarship in Architecture, FBE, UNSW $10,000
Director of Postgraduate Research, FBE (2010-present)
Higher Degree Research Committee, UNSW (2010 to present)
Higher Degree Research Committee, FBE, chair (2010 to present)
Research Management Committee, member (2010 to present)
Ethics Committee, FBE, member (2009 to 2012)
Built Environment Learning and Teaching Advisory group (2009 to 2010)
Group Facilitator for Learning and Teaching Portfolio of L+T Fellow/ADE, FBE (2008)
Research Management Committee, Postgraduate Representative, FBE (2005-2008)
Member of Urban and Cultural Studies Research Group, FBE (2005-2006)
President of Postgraduate Research Council, FBE (2005-2006)
International Student Representative for Australian Universities Quality Agency (AQUA) (UNSW) 2005
Associate Editor for Spaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and ExtraUrban Studies (2013 volume)