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Kristian Ruming is an urban economic geographer whose research interests focus on urban governance and housing planning. Currently based at Macquarie University, he has previously held research fellow positions at the City Futures Research Centre at UNSW and the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of Newcastle. His ongoing research includes examining the complexities of urban regeneration projects, particularly in terms of planning, funding, and management within various urban contexts. He explores themes such as social housing construction management, the impact of planning reform on development assessment, and community resistance to urban consolidation. Ruming is also interested in the role of universities as entrepreneurial urban actors shaping Australian cities through property development. He is actively supervising several HDR students on projects related to urban regeneration and affordable housing dynamics in Australia. Ruming's contributions to the field include several projects under the Australian Research Council, addressing critical issues like student housing supply and urban environmental practices. He has published extensively across these topics and serves on editorial boards for academic journals.
Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).