ProfessorLouise Johnson

Professor Louise Johnson is a human geographer with particular research
interests in the social construction of space and social inclusion. She has published extensively
on the ways in which gender relations and economic restructuring have
interacted in manufacturing workplaces, on how gender is inscribed
into the design and use of shopping centres, houses and neighbourhoods, the value of the arts in
urban regeneration, the place of Indigenous Australians in the history and practice of planning and
on social disadvantage in Geelong. Current
work is on how to revitalise regional communities, create affordable and liveable neighbourhoods and on
community-generated responses to climate change. Dr Johnson can
supervise students in the areas of regional restructuring, domestic space,
housing and suburbs and in the economic, social and spatial impact of the
cultural industries. Professional Activities Dr Johnson reviews regularly for
Urban Policy and Research, Gender, Place and Culture, Geographical Research
and for Australian Geographical Studies.Consultancies. Currently (2024)
working with Northern Futures on training and work placements for multiply
disadvantaged people from the northern suburbs of Geelong. Worked as a consultant to local
government on building better suburbs and on social inclusion in Geelong Research Interests:
The nature of Australian cities and suburbs, the structure and gendering of domestic space, New
perspectives on Australian planning history, Neighbourhood design and women's
lived experience, Cultural capital and the value of the arts
internationally, Economic and social restructuring of Australian regions, especially Geelong
and policies around affordable housing.

Research Groups
Co-Founder of the HOME Research Hub, a cross-faculty, interdisciplinary group aiming at
A Home For All.