Peter Williams
Current research interests include environmental planning law and administration, natural resources planning and management, environmental studies, planning tools, open space management, affordable housing, sustainable urban development and spatial planning policy. In 2003 and 2005 Peter wrote the handbook for planning practitioners Best Practice in Development Assessment for Local Government, published by Landcom.
Books:
Williams, P. (Ed.) (2016). The Environmental Law Handbook. 6th edn., Pyrmont, NSW: Thomson Reuters.
Book Chapters:
Williams P. & Williams, A. (2016). Managing Urban Intensification through Conservation Covenants. In R. Leshinsky & C. Legacy (Eds.), Instruments of Planning: Tensions and Challenges for More Equitable and Sustainable Cities (pp. 155-169). New York: Routledge.
Williams, P. (2016). The structure and scope of environmental law. In P. Williams (Ed.), The Environmental Law Handbook (pp. 1-29). 6th edn., Pyrmont, NSW: Thomson Reuters.
Williams, P. (2016). Building blocks of environmental law. In P. Williams (Ed.), The Environmental Law Handbook (pp. 31-87). 6th edn., Pyrmont, NSW: Thomson Reuters.
Williams, P. (2016). Development. In P. Williams (Ed.), The Environmental Law Handbook (pp.157-273). 6th edn., Pyrmont, NSW: Thomson Reuters.
Williams, P. (2016). Catchment management. In P. Williams (Ed.), The Environmental Law Handbook (pp. 763-785). 6th edn., Pyrmont NSW: Thomson Reuters.
Williams, P. (2013). The Rise of Property Rights: Implications for Urban Planning, Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation in Australia. In N. Hopkins (Ed.), Modern Studies in Property Law - Volume 7 (pp. 291-320). Oxford: Hart Publishing Ltd.
Freestone, R. & Williams, P. (2012). Urban Planning. In D. Clune, & R. Smith (Eds.), From Carr to Kenneally: Labor in office 1995-2011 (pp. 193-206). Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
Williams, P. (2012). Statutory planning. In S. Thompson, & P. Maginn (Eds.), Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning (2 ed., pp. 98-123). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Williams, P. & Smart, R. (2012). Planning and the natural environment. In S. Thompson, & P. Maginn (Eds.), Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning (2 ed., pp. 127-154). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Williams, P. & Maginn, P. J. (2012). Planning and governance. In S. Thompson, & P. Maginn (Eds.), Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning (2 ed., pp. 34-55). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Conference Papers:
Williams, P. & Williams, A. (2015). Planning Law and Sustainability in Australia: Achievements and Challenges. In M.Macoun & K. Maier (Eds.), Definite Space - Fuzzy Responsibility. Book of Proceedings AESOP Annual Congress 2015 (pp. 749-760). Prague, Czech Republic.
Williams, P. & Williams, A. (2014). Planning reform and fast-tracking development in Australia. In Proceedings 30th ARCOM Conference (pp. 495-505). University of Portsmouth: Association of Researchers in Construction Management. Retrieved from http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/ar2014-0495-0505_Williams_Williams.pdf
Williams, P. & Foley, N. (2014). Preserving green landscapes: Regional public land acquisition in Perth and Sydney. In M. Gjerde (Ed.), UHPH 14: Landscapes and ecologies of urban and planning history. Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the Australasian Urban History/Planning History Group (pp. 815-828). Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://uhphg.com/
Williams, P. (2013). Governance, property rights and planning in peri-urban areas: Greater Sydney case study. In T. Budge (Ed.), Beyond the Edge: Australia's First Per-Urban Conference. La Trobe University, Melbourne.
Williams, P. & Williams, A. (2013). Use of conservation covenants in land use management: An Australian perspective. In Z. Nedovic-Budic, D. Redmond, & M. Scott (Eds.), AESOP/ACSP 5th Joint Congress 2013 Planning for Resilient Cities and Regions. University College Dublin.
Foley, N. & Williams, P. (2013). Governance of public land acquisition for regional open space in Perth and Sydney. In W. Randolph, K. Ruming, & N. Gurran (Eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: Refereed Proceedings. Sydney.
Freestone, R., Williams, P. & Moore, N. (2012). From Carr to Keneally: The business of planning in New South Wales 1995-2011. In Urban Transformations: Booms, busts and other catastrophes. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference (pp. 115-130). Perth: University of Western Australia.
Goh, L. & Williams, P. (2011). Neoliberalism and the Role of the State in Surplus Public Land Management: Protecting Sydney Harbour's open space legacy. In State of Australian Cities Conference, Proceedings. Melbourne. Retrieved from http://soac.fbe.unsw.edu.au/2011/papers/SOAC2011_0114_final.pdf
Williams, P. (2011). Urban Growth Management in New South Wales: Market-based approaches for natural resource conservation. In State of Australian Cities Conference, Proceedings. Melbourne. Retrieved from http://soac.fbe.unsw.edu.au/2011/papers/SOAC2011_0034_final(3).pdf
Goh, L. & Williams, P. (2011). The legal and administrative challenges in managing public land in Sydney: a case study of State and Commonwealth land. In World Planning Schools Congress 2011. WA Australia: University of Western Australia.
Williams, P. (2011). Integrating regulation, market based instruments and property rights in urban growth management and natural resource conservation: A Sydney case study. In World Planning Schools Congress 2011. WA Australia: University of Western Australia.
Williams, P. (2010). Managing urbanisation and environmental protection in Australian cities – approaches for integrating biodiversity. In COBRA2010 CIB W113 papers on Law and Dispute Resolution (pp. 72-86). London: RICS. Retrieved from http://www.cobra2010.com/
Journal Articles:
Williams, P. (2015). The affordable housing conundrum: shifting policy approaches in Australia. Town Planning Review, 86(6), 651-675.
Williams, P. (2014). The course of statutory planning system reform and fast-tracking development. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 31(6), 439-449. Retrieved from http://www.westlaw.com.au.wwwproxy0.library.unsw.edu.au/maf/wlau/app/document?&src=search&docguid=Ie7e692936e0f11e49109f68a450e3a
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Williams, P. (2014). The 'Panelization' of Planning Decision-Making in Australia. Planning Practice and Research, 29(4), 426-447. doi:10.1080/02697459.2014.893677
Williams, P. (2014). Growing houses and trees: Integrating biodiversity conservation and urbanisation: An Australian case study. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 6(1), 152-173. doi:10.1108/IJLBE-04-2013-0015
Williams, P. (2012). Managing urbanisation and environmental protection in Australian cities: Approaches for integrating biodiversity and urban growth in Sydney. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 4(3), 217-232. doi:10.1108/17561451211273365
Williams, P. (2012). The curious case of property rights in the NSW planning system and its reluctance to adopt transferable development rights. Local Government Law Journal, 17(2), 61-79.
Kelly, A. H., Jackson, T. & Williams, P. (2012). Strategic environmental assessment: Lessons for New South Wales, Australia, from Scottish practice. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 30(2), 75-84. doi:10.1080/14615517.2012.660351.
PhD (UOW), MEnvPlan (Macq), MPubPol (UNE), BSc (UNSW), BLegS (Macq), MPIA
ARC Linkage Grant: Planning for Socially Sustainable Urban Renewal in Suburban Sydney, Bill Randolph, Susan Thompson, Peter Williams, Bruce Judd, and Raymond Bunker. Partners were Fairfield City Council, Penrith City Council, Bankstown City Council, Auburn, WSROC and NSW Department of Housing – $179,000 (2005).
Corporate Member, Planning Institute of Australia (MPIA)
Member, Built Environment Law Network (BEL-NET)
Member, The Law Society of NSW, Specialist Accreditation - Planning and Environment Law Advisory Committee
Harris, S., Thompson, S. and Williams, P. 2000 State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 – Development Standards: Report on its Effectiveness and Discussion Paper of Options, undertaken for the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, UNSW, Kensington.
Williams, P. 2003 Best Practice in Development Assessment for Local Government, undertaken for Landcom, UNSW, Kensington, May 2003.
Williams, P. 2005 Review and Reform of Development Assessment Procedures for Strathfield Municipal Council, February 2005.
Williams, P. 2005 Best Practice in Development Assessment for Local Government, Phase 2., undertaken for Landcom, Parramatta, April 2005.
Prasad, D, Snow, M. and Williams P. 2008 Review of the new DCP for Kogarah City for Kogarah Municipal Council, May 2008
Terraces under threat from changes to plannng controls. Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 12 November 2012.
It's D-Day for veg laws. The Land, Sydney, 15 October 2015. http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/
general/news/its-dday-for-native-veg-laws/2745707.aspx