Alpana Sivam

Research Interests

Ageing and older people Built Environment and Design Heritage Housing markets, development and management Housing policy Urban Analysis and Development Urban and Regional Planning Urban Design Urban geography

Teaching Strengths

Practice-based teaching
Poststructuralist, affect and aesthetic theory
Sustainable Urban Design Studio
Planning History, Theory and Practice
Research Methodologies

Dr Alpana Sivam

Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture and Built Environment

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Alpana Sivam is a senior lecturer of Urban and Regional Planning program at the University of South Australia. Alpana has extensive experience in the public and private sectors, having held a variety of senior and executive positions in India and Australia.
As an architect and urban planner, her interests lie in the intersections between these two professions. Her teaching and research mainly focus on the social and urban design aspects of physical planning and urban development. The big issue behind her research and practice is how to make sustainable, climate resilience and an age friendly neighbourhood through interdisciplinary collaboration. Alpana’s current research focuses on housing and ageing, open space, mitigation of climate change in built environment, developing sustainable and age friendly places in a suburbanising world through a combination of design and policy.
Alpana’s scholarly outputs have been documented in over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Her research has been supported by competitive grants including prestigious funding schemes such as the Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grant; Commonwealth Government of Australia Grant and South Australian Government. Alpana’s early career included projects as designing and implementation of one million population sub city Dwarka, Delhi, India.
Her teaching addresses industry and academic concerns by exposing students to ‘real life’ planning and providing them with opportunities to apply their disciplinary theoretical knowledge in real-world practice settings. The quality and impact of her approach been recognised by 2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation. 

Research interests cover land use planning and sustainable development, housing policy; housing affordability and delivery system for both developed and developing countries, ageing and its impact on built form, Climate change and urban development, planning, infrastructure and social policy.,Dr Sivam also has research interests in issues of urban space/public space in different cultural context, environmental and cultural sustainability, architectural character and heritage, urban design and urban development.

Date Position Institution name
2018 - 2022 Research Degree Coordinator University of South Australia
2014 - ongoing Senior Lecturer Urban Design and Urban and Regional Planning Lecturer Urban Design and Urban and Regional Planning
2007 - 2013 Lecturer Urban Design and Urban and Regional Planning Lecturer Urban Design and Urban and Regional Planning
2006 - 2007 Senior Planner (Strategic and Social Planning) Planning SA, Government of South Australia
2004 - 2006 Senior Urban Designer Planning SA, Government of South Australia
2003 - 2003 Research Fellow Level B (Planner) Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
2000 - 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow (Urban Studies) National University of Singapore
1988 - 1994 Joint Director (Planning) Delhi Development Authority, Delhi, Government of India

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2018 Award 2018-Australian Awards for University Teaching's Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Universities Australia, Australian Government Australia -
2017 Award 2017- Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning University of South Australia Australia -
2011 Recognition The UniSA Chancellor’s Awards for Community Engagement University of South Australia Australia -
2011 Fellowship Senior Research Fellowship Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore Singapore -
2011 Research Award Endeavour Research Fellowship Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Government Australia -

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Hindi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2007 - 2009 University of South Australia Australia Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (University Teaching)
1996 - 1999 University of Melbourne Australia PhD
1980 - 1982 Centre for Environment, Planning and Technology (CEPT) India Master of Urban and Regional Planning
1975 - 1979 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee India Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)

Year Citation
2025 Teimouri, R., Karuppannan, S., Sivam, A., & Gu, N. (2025). Evaluation of Ecological Sustainability Criteria of Urban Green Spaces in Adelaide Metropolitan Area. Urban Science, 9(10, article no. 434), 1-26.
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2023 Talib, A. A. A., Ariff, N. R. M., Hasim, M. S., Hanafiah, M. H., & Sivam, A. (2023). Sustainable Facilities Management (SFM) Initiatives in Malaysia Hotel Industry. International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Technology, 14(5), 92-107.
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2023 Teimouri, R., Karuppannan, S., Sivam, A., Gu, N., & Yenneti, K. (2023). Exploring international perspective on factors affecting urban socio-ecological sustainability by green space planning. Sustainability, 15(19, article no. 14169), 1-22.
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2022 Soltani, S., Gu, N., Ochoa Paniagua, J., & Sivam, A. (2022). The role of spatial configuration in moderating the relationship between social sustainability and urban density. Cities, 121(103519), 1-20.
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2020 Soltani, S., Gu, N., Ochoa, J., Sivam, A., & Sun, X. (2020). Spatial configuration and density: how building density affects spatial arrangement of a neighbourhood. International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, 8(3), 87-100.
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2019 Teimouri, R., Karuppannan, S., Sivam, A., & Gu, N. (2019). Social sustainability with Urban Green Space (UGS) planning. Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(5), 236-246.
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2019 KC, C., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2019). Importance of cultural heritage in a post-disaster setting: perspectives from the Kathmandu Valley. Journal of social and political sciences, 2(2), 429-442.
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2019 KC, C., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2019). Assessing the values of living heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley: a community perspective. Journal of cultural heritage management and sustainable development, 9(1), 93-110.
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2017 Sharifi, E., Sivam, A., & Boland, J. (2017). Spatial and activity preferences during heat stress conditions in Adelaide: towards increased adaptation capacity of the built environment. Procedia Engineering, 180(2017), 955-965.
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2016 Sharifi, E., Sivam, A., & Boland, J. (2016). Resilience to heat in public space: a case study of Adelaide, South Australia. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59(10), 1833-1854.
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2015 Prajnawrdhi, T. A., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2015). Preserving Cultural Heritage of Denpasar: Local Community Perspectives. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 28, 557-566.
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2015 Prajnawrdhi, T. A., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2015). Landscape heritage conservation along Sanur Beach borderline in Bali: perspectives of the local government and visitors. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 747, 202-205.
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2014 Goel, S., & Sivam, A. (2014). Social dimensions in the sustainability debate: the impact of social behaviour in choosing sustainable practices in daily life. International Journal of urban Sustainable Development, 7(1), 61-71.
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2014 Karuppannan, S., Baharuddin, Z. M., Sivam, A., & Daniels, C. B. (2014). Urban green space and urban biodiversity: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of sustainable development, 7(1), 1-16.
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2013 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2013). Healthy ageing and neighbourhood design: a case study in South Australia. The international journal of aging and society, 2(3), 39-52.
2013 John, M., Lehmann, S., & Sivam, A. (2013). The sustainable design and renewal of water's edge public spaces in the Asia-Pacific region : Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore. Journal of sustainable development, 6(8), 26-51.
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2013 Baharuddin, Z. M., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2013). Environmental attitude: values on urban wildlife: a case study of Kuala Lumpur Urban Parks. Edinburgh architecture research, 33, 25-45.
2013 Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2013). Comparative analysis of utilisation of open space at neighbourhood level in three Asian cities : Singapore, Delhi and Kuala Lumpur. Urban design International, 18(2), 145-164.
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2012 Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., Koohsari, M., & Sivam, A. (2012). Does urban design influence physical activity in the reduction of obesity? A review of evidence. The open urban studies journal, 2012(5), 14-21.
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2012 Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Davis, M. C. (2012). Stakeholders' perception of residential density: a case study of Adelaide, Australia. Journal of housing and the built environment, 27(4), 473-494.
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2012 Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Mobbs, M. (2012). How 'open' are open spaces: evaluating transformation of open spaces at residential level in Adelaide, a case study. Local environment, 17(8), 815-836.
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2011 Sivam, A., & Koohsari, M. J. (2011). Can New Urbanism foster a sense of community? It is still a claim!. Urban design forum, (93), 3.
2011 Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2011). Social sustainability and neighbourhood design: an investigation of residents' satisfaction in Delhi. Local environment, 16(9), 849-870.
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2010 Paudyal, P., & Sivam, A. (2010). Neighborhood and Adaptation to Climate Change: A Case Study of Adelaide. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 4(12), 39-46.
2003 Sivam, A. (2003). Housing supply in Delhi. Cities, 20(2), 135-141.
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2002 Sivam, A. (2002). Constraints affecting the efficiency of the urban residential land market in developing countries : a case study of India. Habitat International, 26(4), 523-537.
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2001 Sivam, A., Evans, D., King, R., & Young, D. (2001). An approach to improved housing delivery in large cities of less developed countries. Habitat international, 25(1), 99-113.
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2001 Sivam, A., & Evans, D. (2001). An approach to improve flow of serviced land in formal housing market in LDCs. Third World Planning Review.

Year Citation
2023 Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Soltani, A. (2023). Ageing in place and built environment amenities at neighbourhood scale: the case of South Australia. In N. Asiamah (Ed.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises (pp. 113-139). Switzerland: Springer.
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2019 Soltani, S., Gu, N., Ochoa Paniagua, J., Sivam, A., & McGinley, T. (2019). Investigating the social impacts of high-density neighbourhoods through spatial analysis. In J. Lee (Ed.), Event/exhibition information: 18th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures: CAAD Futures 2019: Computer-Aided Architectural Design. "Hello, culture", Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 26/06/2019-28/06/2019
Source details - Title: 18th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2019: Computer-Aided Architectural Design. "Hello, culture" (pp. 264-278). Singapore: Springer.
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2018 Sivam, A., Trasente, T., Karuppannan, S., & Chileshe, N. (2018). The impact of ageing workforce on the construction industry in Australia. In F. Emuze, & J. Smallwood (Eds.), Source details - Title: Valuing people in construction (1 ed., pp. 78-97). United Kingdom: Routledge.
2017 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2017). Conceptualisation of research in built environment. In A. H. A. Bakar (Ed.), Source details - Title: A complete guide to academic research in built environment and engineering (pp. 32-46). Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2012 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2012). Density, design and sustainable residential development. In S. Lehmann, & R. Crocker (Eds.), Source details - Title: Designing for zero waste: consumption, technologies and the built environment (pp. 267-283). UK, England: Earthscan.
2011 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2011). The myth of affordable housing and sustainable urban development. In P. Roetman, & C. Daniels (Eds.), Source details - Title: Creating sustainable communities in a changing world (pp. 103-109). Belair, South Australia: Crawford House Publishing.
2011 Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Singh, K. (2011). An overview of the Gulf countries' construction industry. In S. Brunn (Ed.), Source details - Title: Engineering Earth: the impacts of megaengineering projects (pp. 819-838). Netherlands: Springer.
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Year Citation
2022 Teimouri, R., Karuppannan, S., Sivam, A., Gu, N., & Bassiri Abyaneh, A. (2022). Investigation of Urban Green Space (UGS) accessibility in Adelaide metropolitan area using network analyst. In International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives Vol. 48 (pp. 183-188). Australia: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
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2020 Saha, L., Nicholls, R., Sivam, A., Sinclair, K., Karuppannan, S., & Atkinson, S. (2020). Reconciling Australian Aboriginal architecture: a built-unbuilt dilemma of the anthropocene. In Proceedings of the society of architectural historians Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) Vol. 37 (pp. 445-454). Australia: University of Western Australia.
2020 Shrestha, R., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2020). Stakeholders' perspectives towards age-friendly housing. In 9th State of Australian Cities Conference SOAC 2019 (pp. 1-9). Australia: Australian Cities Research Network.
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2020 Saha, L., Nicholls, R., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2020). Relationality: an Indigenous approach to housing design. In 9th State of Australian Cities Conference SOAC 2019 (pp. 1-11). Australia: Australian Cities Research Network.
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2020 Shrestha, R., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2020). Accessibility for seniors: factors for improved accessibility to services. In P. -I. Possamai-Inesedy, & A. Alphia (Eds.), 2019 The Australian Sociological Association TASA Conference Proceedings: Diversity and Urban Growth (pp. 27-32). Australia: The Australian Sociological Association.
2019 Soltani, S., Gu, N., Ochoa Paniagua, J., Sivam, A., & McGinley, T. (2019). A computational approach to measuring social impact of urban density through mixed methods using spatial analysis. In CAADRIA 2019 proceedings Vol. 1 (pp. 321-330). China: Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia.
2018 Soltani, S., Gu, N., Sivam, A., Ochoa Paniagua, J., & McGinley, T. (2018). Social sustainability in the built environment: a critical conceptual framework. In Unmaking waste (pp. 1-12). Australia: Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour, School of Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia Zero Waste.
2018 Shrestha, R., Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., Crocker, R., Gu, N., & KC, C. (2018). Waste management in developing low carbon precincts. In Unmaking Waste (pp. 1-13). Australia: Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour, School of Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia Zero Waste.
2018 KC, C., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2018). Conservation of cultural heritage in Kathmandu Valley: A stakeholder perspective. In Constructing an urban future: the sustainability and resilience of cities (pp. 144-152). United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi University.
2017 Setyawathi, N. P. G. P., Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Susanto, O. (2017). An investigation into the role of landscape for the health of the elderly. In Smart Cities for 21st century Australia: how urban design innovation can change our cities (pp. 130-150). Australia: Association for Sustainability in Business.
2017 Shrestha, R., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2017). Towards age-friendly built environment. In The Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology 2017: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 33-50). Japan: National Diet Library of Japan.
2017 Shrestha, R., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2017). Determining indicators of age-friendly physical environments. In 16th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing (pp. 52-56). Australia: Curtin University.
2017 Sharifi, E., Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Boland, J. (2017). Landsat surface temperature data analysis for urban heat resilience: case study of Adelaide. In Geertman, S., Allan, A., Pettit, C., & Stillwell, J. (Eds.), Planning Support Science for Smarter Urban Futures (pp. 433-447). Gewerbestrasse: Springer International Publishing.
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2016 Sharifi, E., Sivam, A., & Boland, J. (2016). Outdoor activity and spatial choices of citizens during heat stress conditions: a case study of Adelaide, South Australia. In J. Zuo, L. Daniel, & V. Soebarto (Eds.), Proceedings of the 50th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association: Revisiting the role of Architectural Science in Design and Practice (pp. 199-208). Sydney, Australia: The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA).
2016 Setyawathi, N. P. G. P., Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Susanto, O. (2016). An investigation into the way landscape aesthetic affects healthy behaviour. In J. Zuo, L. Daniel, & V. Soebarto (Eds.), Fifty years later: Revisiting the role of architectural science in design and practice (pp. 289-298). Australia: The Architectural Science Association.
2016 Shaw, H., & Sivam, A. (2016). A temporary city: temporary use as a tool for urban design in the creation of convivial urban space. In P. Burton, & H. Shearer (Eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference Proceedings - SOAC (pp. 1-10). Australia: State of Australian Cities - SOAC.
2016 Jaberi, G., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2016). A study into residential energy use in Adelaide metropolitan: determinants and effects on household's consumption. In The Asian conference on sustainability, energy and the environment (pp. 157-184). Japan: IAFOR.
2016 KC, C., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2016). Adaptation of culture after a disaster: a case study of Kasthamandap, Kathmandu. In 4th Annual International Conference on Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCS 2016) proceedings (pp. 53-58). Singapore: GSTF.
2015 Jaberi, G., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2015). A study into energy saving and visual comfort of lighting system in an open area office. In The tipping point: vulnerability and adaptive capacity (pp. 1-6). Australia: International Sustainable Development Research Society.
2015 Ballard, M., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2015). High density development: community attitude and urban planning response. In B. Beza, & D. Jones (Eds.), International Urban Design Conference Proceedings: Empowering Change Transformative Innovations and Projects (pp. 219-238). Australia: Association for Sustainability in Business Inc.
2015 Dickson, M., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2015). Planning for food security in urban areas: a case study of the City of Charles Sturt, Adelaide. In P. Burton, & H. Shearer (Eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference Proceedings -SOAC (pp. 1-10). Australia: State of Australian Cities - SOAC.
2014 Prajnawrdhi, T. A., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2014). Local government' perception of cultural heritage conservation in Denpasar, Bali. In B. West (Ed.), Challenging Identities, Institutions and Communities: Refereed Proceedings of the TASA 2014 (pp. 1-27). Australia: TASA - The Australian Sociological Association.
2014 Sivam, A. (2014). Policy responses to improve the quality of housing for the urban poor: case study Delhi, India. In J. Wang (Ed.), Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate Vol. 1 (pp. 505-512). Germany: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
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2013 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2013). The role of streets within placemaking in cross-cultural contexts: case studies from Adelaide and Georgetown, Malaysia. In K. Ruming, B. Randolph, & N. Gurran (Eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: refereed proceedings (pp. 1-11). NSW: State of Australian Cities Research Network.
2012 Prajnawrdhi, T. A., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2012). Is urbanised city sustainable? A case study of Denpasar, Bali. In N. Chileshe (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference and Workshop on the Built Environment in Developing Countries (pp. 1001-1011). Adelaide: ICBEDC.
2012 Sivam, A. (2012). Urbanisation and housing for the urban poor : Delhi, India. In N. Chileshe (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference and Workshop on the Built Environment in Developing Countries (pp. 47-58). Adelaide: ICBEDC.
2012 Hasim, M. S. B., Pullen, S. F., & Sivam, A. (2012). Sustainability practices in organizations: comparative analysis between Australia and Malaysia on university facilities management. In N. Chileshe (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference and Workshop on the Built Environment in Developing Countries (pp. 581-593). Australia: ICBEDC.
2012 Prajnawrdhi, T. A., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2012). Role of government and governance to sustain heritage sites in Denpasar. In ICSTD 2012 : developing sustainable technology for a better future : proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Technology Development (pp. 16-24). Denpasar, Indonesia: Udayana University Press.
2012 Prajnawrdhi, T. A., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2012). Identity of Denpasar City. In PLACID 2012 : Proceedings of the International Seminar on Place Making and Identity (pp. 200-205). Indonesia: University of Pembangunan.
2012 Chileshe, N., Rofe, M. W., Rameezdeen, R., Sivam, A., Weber, D., Karuppannan, S., . . . Butland, R. (Eds.) (2012). Proceedings of the 6th International conference and workshop on the built environment in developing countries. In Proceedings of the 6th International conference and workshop on the built environment in developing countries. Australia: Casual Productions.
2011 Sivam, A. (2011). From nimby to wimby ... Possibilities for housing options and new spatial arrangements of neighbourhoods to assist positive ageing in place. In Proceedings of the 5th State of Australian Cities National Conference 2011 (pp. 1-11). Australia: Australian Sustainable Cities and Regions Network (ASCRN).
2011 Denisa, V., & Sivam, A. (2011). Sustainability and neighbourhood: role of density and design parameters. In Proceedings, Volume 1: ReHumanizing The Built Environment - ICBEDC 2011 (pp. 1471-1490). Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2011 Hasim, M. S., Pullen, S., & Sivam, A. (2011). Comparative analysis of university websites for indicators of sustainability: Australia and Malaysia. In Proceedings of the 36th AUBEA conference - getting a building degree...the end of the beginning? (pp. 131-145). Australia: Bond University.
2011 Baharuddin, Z. M., Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Daniels, C. B. (2011). Urban parks in Kuala Lumpur : biodiversity and design challenges. In World planning schools congress 2011 (pp. 1-18). Perth, W.A.: University of Western Australia.
2011 Petruzzella, D. A., & Sivam, A. (2011). The utilisation of open space in the comparative settings of infill and sprawled areas. In A. Bakar, & A. Hassan (Eds.), Proceedings, Volume 1: ReHumanizing The Built Environment - ICBEDC 2011 (pp. 1457-1470). Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2011 Prajnawrdhi, T. A., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2011). Urbanisation and conservation: a study of Balinese cultural heritage. In Proceedings, Volume 1: ReHumanizing The Built Environment - ICBEDC 2011 (pp. 1026-1037). Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2011 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2011). Internationalisation of Australian Urban and Regional Planning Education. In Planning's Future-Future Planning: Planning in an Era of Global (Un)Certainty and Transformation (pp. 1-17). Australia: University of Western Australia.
2010 Baharuddin, Z. M., Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Daniels, C. (2010). Urban green space: stakeholders' and visitors' perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. In M. McAuley (Ed.), Healthy cities 2010 conference : Making cities liveable : conference proceedings (pp. 15-26). Queensland, Australia: AST Management Pty. Ltd.
2010 Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2010). Density and design study at residential level: India. In A. A. Bakar, & N. Badarulzaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries (ICBEDC 2010) (pp. 1660-1672). Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2010 Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2010). Sustainable development and housing affordability. In S. Valayutham (Ed.), TASA 2010 conference proceedings: social causes, private lives (pp. 1-13). Sydney, Australia: Macquarie University.
2010 Sivam, A. (2010). The relationship between urban design and obesity. In A. A. Bakar, & N. Badarulzaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries (ICBEDC 2010) (pp. 1533-1550). Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2010 Baharuddin, Z. M., Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Daniels, C. B. (2010). Visitors' and stakeholders perception of urban wildlife in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In A. Bakar (Ed.), Proceedings of the 4th international conference on built environment in developing countries (pp. 1242-1262). Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2010 Davis, M. C., Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2010). Residential density in the Adelaide context: towards a revised understanding and policy. In A. A. Bakar, & N. Badarulzaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries (ICBEDC 2010) (pp. 1618-1632). Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2010 Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2010). Neighbourhood design for healthy ageing. In S. Velayutham (Ed.), TASA 2010 conference proceedings : social causes, private lives (pp. 1-12). Sydney, Australia: Macquarie University.
2009 Sivam, A. (2009). New urbanism and sustainable development. In A. Hassan (Ed.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries: Sustainable Built Environment: tomorrow's agenda today (pp. 1659-1675). Penang, Malaysia: University Sains Malaysia.
2009 Davidson, K. M., Sivam, A., Wilson, L. J., & Karuppannan, S. (2009). Are TODs a sustainable solution to urban development?. In Proceedings of the Housing Researchers Conference (pp. 1-17). Melbourne, Australia: Swinburne University: Institute for Social Research and University of NSW City Futures Centre.
2009 Vogiatzis, N., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2009). Employment distribution and sustainable urban structure. In P. Maginn (Ed.), State of Australian Cities National Conference (pp. 1-19). Australia: Australian Sustainable Cities Research Network.
2009 Mobbs, M., & Sivam, A. (2009). Examination of the supply of open space at the residential level: Adelaide. In P. Maginn (Ed.), State of Australian cities national conference (pp. 1-24). Australia: Australian Sustainable Cities Research Network.
2009 Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2009). Density and living environment. In Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on built environment in developing countries: sustainable built environment: tomorrow's agenda today (pp. 1449-1461). Penang, Malaysia: University Sains Malaysia.
2009 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2009). Density design and sustainable residential development. In European network for housing research conference 2009 (ENHR 2009) (pp. 1-12). Netherlands: ENHR.
2009 Baharuddin, Z. M., Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Daniels, C. B. (2009). Role and perception of urban green spaces: attitudes towards urban wildlife in Kuala Lumpur. In The international symposium on construction in developing economics: commonalities among diversities (pp. 607-618). Malaysia: CIBW1-7 and Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2009 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2009). Sustainability and urban form. In Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on built environment in developing countries: sustainable built environment: tomorrow's agenda today (pp. 1462-1476). Penang, Malaysia: University Sains Malaysia.
2008 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2008). Role and challenge of street : cross culture examination. In 5th Great asian streets symposium: a public forum for asian urban design GASS 2008 (pp. 1-23). Singapore: National University of Singapore.
2008 Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2008). Housing options for ageing Australians. In International Federation of Ageing, 9th Global Conference on Ageing - Design for an Ageing Society (pp. 1-14). UK: International Federation on Ageing.
2008 Ness, D. A., Kellett, J., Wilson, L. J., Pullen, S. F., Karuppannan, S., Sivam, A., . . . Davidson, K. (2008). Integrated sustainability assessment of urban development and infrastructure: complementarities and contradictions. In Proceedings of the world sustainable building conference - Connected viable liveable, SB08 (pp. 936-943). Balnarring, Vic: Australian Science Network.
2008 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2008). Factors influencing old age person's residential satisfaction: a case study of South Australia. In Proceeding of the annual conference of the Australian sociological association, Reimagining sociology, TASA (pp. 1-19). Australia: TASA.
2008 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2008). Built environment and healthy ageing. In International Federation of Ageing, 9th Global Conference on Ageing - Design for an Ageing Society (pp. 1-14). Canada: International Federation of Ageing.
2008 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2008). Density, design and their impact on urban fabric. In 2nd International conference on built environment in developing countries, Sustainable built environment: bridging theory and practice (pp. 196-210). Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2007 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2007). Human ecology and public open space : cross-country comparison. In International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries. Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2007 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2007). Ageing and its implications for housing and urban development : South Australia. In Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities National Conference 2007. Adelaide, S. Aust.: SOAC.
2002 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2002). State intervention in housing market: India. In Housing culture-convergence and diversity. Vienna, Austria: ENHR.
2001 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2001). Strategic view of housing policy reform for developing countries. In Managing housing and social change: building social cohesion, accommodating diversity. Hong Kong.
2001 Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Pugh, C. (2001). A New View "Privatisation" in Housing and Reconfiguration of State Market and Self-Help World: Comparative Perspective. In World Planning Schools.

Courses I teach

  • ARCH 5013 Sustainable Urban Design (2025)
  • ARCH 5017 Planning Theory and Practice (2025)
  • ARCH 5030 Sustainable Urban Design Studio (2025)
  • ARCH 5017 Planning Theory and Practice (2024)
  • ARCH 5030 Sustainable Urban Design Studio (2024)
  • CREA 4004 Research Methods (Creative) (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xinyang Feng
2018 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Rasoul Rafat

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2022 - 2023 Vice-President SA Division Committee Planning Institute Australia Australia
2021 - 2023 Board Member SA Division Committee Planning Institute Australia Australia
2016 - 2021 Board Member Australian Institute of Urban Studies (AIUS) and now Urban Future Exchange Australian Institute of Urban Studies (AIUS) Australia

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2008 - 2009 Board Member Development Assessment Panel City of Adelaide Council Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2019 - ongoing Member PIA -

Date Engagement Type Partner Name
2009 - ongoing Collaboration Planning SA and Local and Regional Councils of South Australia ongoing

Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
2016 - 2016 Design, design elements and process NIRMA University, Ahmedabad India NIRMA University, Ahmedabad India India
2016 - 2016 Urban design processes Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat Oman
2011 - 2011 Master Plan Process CEPT University, Ahmedabad India CEPT University, Ahmedabad India India
2008 - 2008 Density, design and their impact on urban fabric, invited speaker for Housing Density and Design Professional Development Seminar, Planning Institute of Australia, South Australian Division, Adelaide Planning Institute Australia, South Australia Australia

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