Mark Limb
Biographic Data
| ID | 6505243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Limb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Limb |
| SIGNATURE | LIMB M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queensland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4577-4416 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Urban design for circularity
Urban design plays a key role in translating circular principles into spatial form. This paper explores how circularity is articulated in the design and morphology of mid-rise multi-residential typologies, offering a scalable alternative for resilient and inclusive urban development. Grounded in a Circular Urban Design framework, the study combines a review of 164 projects with typo-morphological analysis of seven built cases. It identifies recur…
Navigating urban climate design implementation challenges
Urban densification, intended to enhance efficiency, often exacerbates urban climate issues like diminished thermal and wind comfort. Despite substantial evidence on the climatic impacts of urbanization, integrating this knowledge into development practices remains difficult. This study investigates urban climate design in Brisbane, Australia through semi-structured interviews with built environment professionals. A qualitative thematic analysis …
Great in Theory, but
Performance-based planning (PBP) is an approach to regulatory planning that aims to achieve strategic objectives without mandating how those objectives are achieved. After more than twenty years of use in Australia, there has been little consideration of planners’ views of PBP. We survey planners about PBP and find that while there is in-principal support, considerable challenges are involved in successful implementation. Our findings highlight t…
The Missing Link
Grandschools
Grandschools: a new intergenerational third place for community regeneration
We Zoned for Density and Got Higher House Prices
Does planning for higher density increase housing development and decrease prices? We study nineteen repeatedly upzoned densification areas in Brisbane, Australia. We create a site-level dataset on dwelling stock, planning regulations, and prices, comprising all 25,775 sites in these areas. Only 2% of the zoned capacity was used in any five-year period. Zoned capacity doubled over the twenty-year study period, but 78% of sites with zoned capacity…
When plans are used to no effect
Evaluations of plan implementation are typically conceived in terms of plan conformance (the degree to which outcomes align with planning intent) or plan performance (the degree to which decision makers apply the plan). In this research, we consider the relationship between performance–conformance by evaluating the implementation of compact activity centre policy in greater Brisbane. We examine two decades of changes to local land use planning re…
Rethinking the Implementation of the Compact City
Australian planning authorities have struggled to develop more compact cities for decades, yet empirical explanations for this policy challenge are lacking. This is critical to inform future sustainable planning efforts. In response, we correlate 20 years of change in greater Brisbane’s activity centres against factors related to land use regulations, transport accessibility, property characteristics, and socio-economic status. We find activity c…
Compact City Reset
State and local governments around Australia and the world now routinely promote the idea that dense, interconnected nodes of transit-rich, mixed-use places are indispensable for sustainable and resilient urban futures. From 20-minute neighbourhoods and 15-minute cities to compact activity centres and transit-oriented developments, the drive for urban density is now a ubiquitous feature of planning policies and is considered the antidote to the r…
Grandschools
Grandschools: a new intergenerational third place for community regeneration
Rethinking the Implementation of the Compact City
Australian planning authorities have struggled to develop more compact cities for decades, yet empirical explanations for this policy challenge are lacking. This is critical to inform future sustainable planning efforts. In response, we correlate 20 years of change in greater Brisbane’s activity centres against factors related to land use regulations, transport accessibility, property characteristics, and socio-economic status. We find activity c…
Compact City Reset
State and local governments around Australia and the world now routinely promote the idea that dense, interconnected nodes of transit-rich, mixed-use places are indispensable for sustainable and resilient urban futures. From 20-minute neighbourhoods and 15-minute cities to compact activity centres and transit-oriented developments, the drive for urban density is now a ubiquitous feature of planning policies and is considered the antidote to the r…
When plans are used to no effect
Evaluations of plan implementation are typically conceived in terms of plan conformance (the degree to which outcomes align with planning intent) or plan performance (the degree to which decision makers apply the plan). In this research, we consider the relationship between performance–conformance by evaluating the implementation of compact activity centre policy in greater Brisbane. We examine two decades of changes to local land use planning re…
We Zoned for Density and Got Higher House Prices
Does planning for higher density increase housing development and decrease prices? We study nineteen repeatedly upzoned densification areas in Brisbane, Australia. We create a site-level dataset on dwelling stock, planning regulations, and prices, comprising all 25,775 sites in these areas. Only 2% of the zoned capacity was used in any five-year period. Zoned capacity doubled over the twenty-year study period, but 78% of sites with zoned capacity…
Urban design for circularity
Urban design plays a key role in translating circular principles into spatial form. This paper explores how circularity is articulated in the design and morphology of mid-rise multi-residential typologies, offering a scalable alternative for resilient and inclusive urban development. Grounded in a Circular Urban Design framework, the study combines a review of 164 projects with typo-morphological analysis of seven built cases. It identifies recur…
Navigating urban climate design implementation challenges
Urban densification, intended to enhance efficiency, often exacerbates urban climate issues like diminished thermal and wind comfort. Despite substantial evidence on the climatic impacts of urbanization, integrating this knowledge into development practices remains difficult. This study investigates urban climate design in Brisbane, Australia through semi-structured interviews with built environment professionals. A qualitative thematic analysis …
Great in Theory, but
Performance-based planning (PBP) is an approach to regulatory planning that aims to achieve strategic objectives without mandating how those objectives are achieved. After more than twenty years of use in Australia, there has been little consideration of planners’ views of PBP. We survey planners about PBP and find that while there is in-principal support, considerable challenges are involved in successful implementation. Our findings highlight t…
The Missing Link
Grandschools
Grandschools: a new intergenerational third place for community regeneration
Business (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Urban planning (4 works) · Urban Planning and Governance (4 works) · Civil engineering (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (3 works) · Compact city (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Environmental planning (2 works)