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Dr Christopher Standen

Dr Christopher Standen

Research Fellow

PhD

Master of Environmental Management

BSc (Hons.) Physics, computer science

Medicine & Health
Intl Ctr for Future Health Sys

I am a Research Fellow in urban development in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney.

I have two core research interests. First, improving decision-making methods and tools used in urban planning (e.g., cost benefit analysis, health impact assessment and environmental impact assessment) - to better account for, and communicate, health and sustainability costs and benefits. Second, embedding health in urban planning/transport education - shifting the focus aways from speed and "travel time savings", and towards equity of access, health, liveability and sustainability.

I have a passion for teaching, evidenced by awards and consistently high student satisfaction scores. I am regularly invited by major media outlets to comment on urban planning and transport issues.

My areas of expertise include transport/land use planning, travel behaviour, health/environmental impact assessment, environmental management, planning law, welfare economics, econometrics, spatial data analytics, and data science.

Teaching experience includes transport policy, health impact assessment, supply chain planning/design, GIS/spatial data analytics, quantitative analysis for transport and logistics, data science, health inequalities, and visual data analytics.

Editorial board member for Oxford Open Infrastructure and Health and the Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research.
Phone
+61-2-9065 6081
E-mail
c.standen@unsw.edu.au
Location
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    Crane M; Standen C, 2021, 'The health impacts of public transport', in Mulley C; Nelson J; Ison S (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Public Transport, Routledge, pp. 273 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780367816698
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Greaves S; Standen C, 2019, 'Active transport perspectives', in A Research Agenda for Transport Policy, pp. 60 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781788970204.00016
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Greaves S; Standen C, 2019, 'Active transport perspectives', in Stanley J; Hensher D (ed.), A Research Agenda for Transport Policy, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781788970204
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Green L; Murphy A; Ashton K; Standen C; Haigh F, 2025, 'Analysing the value, benefits and barriers to stakeholder and community participation in health impact assessments (HIAs) in Wales from 2005 to 2020', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 110, pp. 107713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107713
    Journal articles | 2024
    Cobbold A; Crane M; Greaves S; Standen C; Beck M; Rissel C, 2024, 'COVID-19 and working from home-related changes in physical activity in Sydney, Australia', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35, pp. 1362 - 1371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.838
    Journal articles | 2024
    Greaves S; Beck M; Cobbold A; Standen C; Rissel C; Crane M, 2024, 'Working from home, active travel, health and wellbeing: Legacies of a pandemic', Travel Behaviour and Society, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100707
    Journal articles | 2024
    Kim J; Green J; McIntyre E; Standen C, 2024, 'Considering Residents’ Health and Well-Being in the Process of Social Housing Redevelopment: A Rapid Scoping Literature Review', Journal of Urban Health, 101, pp. 1000 - 1014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-024-00915-2
    Journal articles | 2023
    Haigh F; Alloun E; Standen C; Olliek M; Wise M, 2023, 'An equity-focused health impact assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated response', Population Medicine, 5, pp. 547 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/popmed/163941
    Journal articles | 2023
    Standen CM; McIntyre E; Easthope H; Green J; Haigh F, 2023, 'Assessing tenant health amid social housing redevelopment: lessons from a pilot project', Public Health Research and Practice, 33, pp. 3342337, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp3342337
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wanjau MN; Dalugoda Y; Oberai M; Möller H; Standen C; Haigh F; Milat A; Lucas P; Veerman JL; Moeller H, 2023, 'Does active transport displace other physical activity? A systematic review of the evidence', Journal of Transport and Health, 31, pp. 101631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101631
    Journal articles | 2022
    Cobbold A; Standen C; Shepherd L; Greaves S; Crane M, 2022, 'Multimodal trips, quality of life and wellbeing: An exploratory analysis', Journal of Transport and Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2022.101330
    Journal articles | 2022
    Standen C, 2022, 'Interventions Designed to Support Physical Activity and Disease Prevention for Working from Home: A Scoping Review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010073
    Journal articles | 2021
    Cobbold A; Standen C; Greaves S; Shepherd L; Crane M, 2021, 'Multimodal Trips, Quality of Life and Wellbeing: An Exploratory Analysis', Journal of Transport & Health, 22, pp. 101154 - 101154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101154
    Journal articles | 2021
    Standen C; Crane M; Greaves S; Collins AT; Rissel C, 2021, 'How equitable are the distributions of the physical activity and accessibility benefits of bicycle infrastructure?', International Journal for Equity in Health, 20, pp. 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01543-x
    Journal articles | 2019
    Standen C; Greaves S; Collins AT; Crane M; Rissel C, 2019, 'The value of slow travel: Economic appraisal of cycling projects using the logsum measure of consumer surplus', Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 123, pp. 255 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.10.015
    Journal articles | 2018
    Rissel C; Crane M; Standen C; Wen LM; Ellison R; Greaves S, 2018, 'Public support for bicycling and transport policies in Inner Sydney, Australia: A cross-sectional survey', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42, pp. 309 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12791
    Journal articles | 2017
    Crane M; Rissel C; Greaves S; Standen C; Ellison A; Ellison R, 2017, 'Community Impacts of Bicycle Infrastructure: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a New Urban Cycleway in Sydney, Australia', JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH, 5, pp. S25 - S26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.05.308
    Journal articles | 2017
    Crane M; Rissel C; Standen C; Ellison A; Ellison R; Wen LM; Greaves S, 2017, 'Longitudinal evaluation of travel and health outcomes in relation to new bicycle infrastructure, Sydney, Australia', Journal of Transport and Health, 6, pp. 386 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.07.002
    Journal articles | 2017
    Standen C; Crane M; Collins A; Greaves S; Rissel C, 2017, 'Determinants of mode and route change following the opening of a new cycleway in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Transport and Health, 4, pp. 255 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2016.10.004
    Journal articles | 2017
    Standen C; Greaves S, 2017, 'How Does Usual Commuting Mode of Transport Affect Perceptions of Accessibility to Work and Study?', JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH, 5, pp. S24 - S24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.05.306
    Journal articles | 2016
    Crane M; Rissel C; Greaves S; Standen C; Ming Wen L, 2016, 'Neighbourhood expectations and engagement with new cycling infrastructure in Sydney, Australia: Findings from a mixed method before-and-after study', Journal of Transport and Health, 3, pp. 48 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.10.003
    Journal articles | 2016
    Rissel C; Crane M; Wen LM; Greaves S; Standen C, 2016, 'Satisfaction with transport and enjoyment of the commute by commuting mode in inner Sydney', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 27, pp. 80 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE15044
    Journal articles | 2016
    Standen C; Crane M; Rissel C; Greaves S; Collins A, 2016, 'Determinants of Mode and Route Change Following the Opening of a New Cycleway in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Transport & Health, 3, pp. S20 - S21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2016.05.058
    Journal articles | 2015
    Rissel C; Greaves S; Crane M; Standen C, 2015, 'Active travel commuters report high levels of enjoyment from their commute compared with car or public transport users', JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH, 2, pp. S29 - S29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.04.535
    Journal articles | 2015
    Rissel C; Greaves S; Crane M; Standen C, 2015, 'Short term impacts of new cycling infrastructure in Sydney, Australia', JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH, 2, pp. S29 - S30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.04.536
    Journal articles | 2015
    Rissel C; Greaves S; Wen LM; Crane M; Standen C, 2015, 'Use of and short-term impacts of new cycling infrastructure in inner-Sydney, Australia: A quasi-experimental design', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0294-1
    Journal articles | 2014
    Crane M; Rissel C; Standen C; Greaves S, 2014, 'Associations between the frequency of cycling and domains of quality of life', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 25, pp. 182 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE14053
    Journal articles | 2013
    Rissel C; Greaves S; Wen LM; Capon A; Crane M; Standen C, 2013, 'Evaluating the transport, health and economic impacts of new urban cycling infrastructure in Sydney, Australia - Protocol paper', BMC Public Health, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-963
  • Working Papers | 2022
    Greaves S; Beck MJ; Cobbold A; Standen C; Rissel C; Crane M, 2022, Working from home, health and wellbeing consequences of a pandemic, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ITLS-WP-22-04, http://dx.doi.org, https://hdl.handle.net/2123/27403
  • Reports | 2024
    Standen C, 2024, Submission to NSW Legislative Council: Inquiry into the impact of the Rozelle Interchange, https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/84805/0010%20Dr%20Christopher%20Standen.pdf
    Conference Presentations | 2023
    Alloun E; Haigh F; Standen C, 2023, 'Equity infrastructure: understanding a local health service's equity focused response to a crisis', presented at Public Health Association of Australia Conference, 26 September 2023
    Reports | 2023
    Haigh F; Alloun E; Standen C; Olliek M; Page J; Wise M; Page J; Wise M, 2023, An Equity-Focused Health Impact Assessment of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sydney Local Health District: Technical Report., http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28736, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/images/medicine-health/cphce/websites/2323-02-cphce-website/10_2023%20HERDU_EFHIA_COVID_Technical_Final%202023.pdf
    Reports | 2023
    Haigh F; Alloun E; Standen C; Olliek M; Page J; Wise M; Page J, 2023, Equity-focused health impact assessment (EFHIA) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sydney Local Health District (SLHD): Summary Report, SLHD and UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28735, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/images/medicine-health/cphce/websites/2323-02-cphce-website/10_2023%20HERDU%20EFHIA%20COVID%20Summary.pdf
    Conference Presentations | 2023
    Haigh F; Alloun E; Standen C; Olliek M; Page J; Wise M, 2023, 'Sustainability and resilient equity infrastructure: understanding a local health service’s equity focused response to a crisis', presented at 3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, Sydney, 13 November 2023 - 15 November 2023
    Reports | 2023
    Haigh F; Alloun E; Standen C; Olliek M; Page J; Wise M, 2023, An equity-focused health impact assessment of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sydney Local Health District. Supplementary Material., SLHD and UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28734, https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/images/medicine-health/cphce/websites/2323-02-cphce-website/10_2023%20HERDU_EFHIA_COVID_Supplementary%20Material_Final%202023.pdf
    Conference Abstracts | 2023
    Haigh F; Alloun E; Standen C; Olliek M; Wise M, 2023, 'An equity-focused health impact assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated response', in Population Medicine, Vol. 5, pp. 547 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/popmed/163941
    Reports | 2023
    Haigh F; Alloun E; Standen C; Wise M, 2023, Submission COVID-19 Response Inquiry, UNSW and SLHD, Sydney
    Conference Presentations | 2023
    Standen C; Moeller H; Haigh F, 2023, 'Does transport-related physical activity displace other physical activity?', presented at Australian Public Health Conference 2023, Hobart, Australia, 26 September 2023
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Greaves S; Beck M; Cobbold A; Crane M; Standen C, 2021, 'Changing Work Practices, Active Travel, Health and Well-being during a Pandemic', in Australasian Transport Research Forum 2021 Proceedings, Brisbane, Australia, presented at Australasian Transport Research Forum 2021, Brisbane, Australia, 08 December 2021 - 10 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28346
    Preprints | 2021
    Standen C; Crane M; Greaves S; Collins A; Rissel C, 2021, How Equitable Are the Distributions of the Physical Activity and Accessibility Benefits of Bicycle Infrastructure?, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-560002/v1
    Theses / Dissertations | 2018
    Standen C, 2018, The value of slow travel: An econometric method for valuing the user benefits of active transport infrastructure, http://hdl.handle.net/2123/17914
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Greaves S; Ellison A; Ellison R; Rance D; Standen C; Rissel C; Crane M, 2015, 'A web-based diary and companion smartphone app for travel/activity surveys', in Transportation Research Procedia, pp. 297 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2015.12.026
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Greaves S; Ellison R; Ellison A; Crane M; Rissel C; Standen C, 2015, 'Changes in cycling following an infrastructure intervention', in ATRF 2015 - Australasian Transport Research Forum 2015, Proceedings
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Greaves S; Ellison R; Ellison A; Crane M; Rissel C; Standen C, 2015, 'Changes in cycling following an infrastructure intervention', in ATRF 2015 - Australasian Transport Research Forum 2015, Proceedings
    Preprints |
    Greaves S; Beck M; Cobbold A; Standen C; Rissel C; Crane M, Working from Home, Active Travel, Health and Wellbeing: Consequences of a Pandemic, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4034725

 

Public Health Wales. "Health in local development plans" (2024). $19,000.

CPHCE Research Stream Seed Funding Scheme. "Embedding health into urban planning education" (2023).

NSW Ministry of Health. “NSW Active Transport Health Model Phase 3” (2021).

Healthy Urban Environments Collaboratory Seed Funding Scheme. "Waterloo housing estate redevelopment: Longitudinal assessment/study of residents’ health needs and circumstances (pilot project)" (2020).

University of Sydney Business School Pilot Research Grant. "Looking for Positives: Health, Wellbeing and Active Transport Following a Pandemic" (2020).

Charles Perkins Centre Seed Funding Scheme. “Evaluation of the health impact of new urban motorway infrastructure” (2019).

City of Sydney Environmental Grants Program. “Profiling of George Street cycleway users for a community social marketing program” (2014).

 

Sydney Local Health District Innovation and Excellence Award: Health Innovation and Research, Highly Commended (2023)

Dean's Citation for Teaching, University of Sydney Business School (2020)

Australian Postgraduate Award Industry Scholarship (2013)

Expert witness

Consulting

  • Health impact assessment for Sydney Metro West project
  • Economic Active Transport Project to deliver a best-practice method to cost the health benefits of active transport in NSW

In the media

My Teaching

Teaching experience includes:

  • Transport policy
  • Health impact assessment
  • Environmental health
  • Supply chain planning/design
  • GIS/spatial data analytics
  • Quantitative methods for transport/logistics
  • Inequalities, inequities and health
  • Data science
  • Visual data analytics