Sadasivam Karuppannan

Research Interests

Ageing and older people Housing markets, development and management Housing policy Strategic, metropolitan and regional planning Urban and Regional Planning Urban Policy

Dr Sadasivam Karuppannan

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.

Available For Media Comment.

Sadasivam Karuppannan have research interests in urban and regional planning, housing policy, housing the ageing population, development assessment, planning in developing countries, and sustainability. Please contact Sadasivam if you are interested in these topics or doing research in this area. Sadasivam teach courses in principles of urban and regional planning regional, development assessment, planning law and ethics and comparative planning and also teach geographical Information Systems (GIS) and its applications in urban and regional planning.

Housing, Housing market, Urban planning, Land use policy, Housing ageing population, Spatial analysis

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Senior Lecturer, Urban and Regional Planning Adelaide University
2015 - 2025 Senior Lecturer, Urban and Regional Planning University of South Australia
2000 - 2014 Lecturer, Urban and Regional Planning University of South Australia

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2009 Fellowship Endeavour Research Fellowship from the Government of Australia Anna University, Chennai India -
1996 Scholarship Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship (OPRS) from the Government of Australia University of Melbourne Australia -

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

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Melbourne Australia PhD
CEPT University India Master of Urban and Regional Planning

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 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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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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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 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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2016 Han, S. S., & Karuppannan, S. (2016). Non-transport household energy consumption in Adelaide and Melbourne. Local environment, 21(3), 290-309.
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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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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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2014 Kellett, J., Ahsan, R., & Karuppannan, S. (2014). Climate induced migration: lessons from Bangladesh. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, 5(2), 1-16.
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 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., & 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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2012 Karuppannan, S., & Sekar, S. P. (2012). A bottom-up approach towards the assessment of ecological footprints and biocapacity. Local Environment, 17(8), 897-913.
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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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2011 Ahsan, R., Karuppannan, S., & Kellett, J. (2011). Climate migration and urban planning system: a study of Bangladesh. Environmental Justice, 4(3), 163-170.
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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 Baud, I., Kuffer, M., Pfeffer, K., Sliuzas, R., & Karuppannan, S. (2010). Understanding heterogeneity in metropolitan India : the added value of remote sensing data for analyzing sub-standard residential areas. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 12(5), 359-374.
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2007 Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., & Evans, D. (2007). Public decision making using fuzzy logic. Urban policy and research, 25(2), 213-227.
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2002 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2002). Role of state and market in housing delivery for low-income groups in India. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 17(1), 69-88.
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2000 Bishop, I. D., Escobar, F. J., Karuppannan, S., Williamson, I. P., Yates, P. M., Suwarnarat, K., & Yaqub, H. W. (2000). Spatial data infrastructures for cities in developing countries. Lessons from the Bangkok experience. Cities, 17(2), 85-96.
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Year Citation
2026 KC, C., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2026). Stakeholders perceived issues and challenges for cultural heritage conservation in Kathmandu Valley. In D. M. Dewi, Z. M. Baharuddin, & R. Ashan (Eds.), Architecture, Heritage, Landscape, Urban Planning, and Technology: A cutting-edge knowledge for a sustainable living and environment (pp. 61-81). Jawa Barat, Indonesia: Mega Press.
2026 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2026). A comprehensive evaluation of roles of urban streets in cross-cultural contexts: Adelaide, Australia and George-Town, Malaysia. In D. P. Dewi, Z. M. Baharuddin, & R. Ahsan (Eds.), Architecture, Heritage, Landscape, Urban Planning, and Technology: A cutting-edge knowledge for a sustainable living and environment (pp. 183-202). Jawa Barat, Indonesia: Mega Press.
2025 Saha, L., Nicholls, R., & Karuppannan, S. (2025). The role of transitional spaces in developing sustainable tropical housing. In F. Mallick, & T. Kabir (Eds.), Source details - Title: Next 50: Collective Futures, Critical-Creative Perspectives on the Built Environment in Bangladesh (pp. 66-73). Bangladesh: University Press Limited.
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 Kc, C., Karuppannan, S., & Sivam, A. (2019). Transformation of Traditional Vernacular Settlements: Lessons from the Kathmandu Valley. In Reframing the Vernacular Politics Semiotics and Representation (pp. 261-271). Springer International Publishing.
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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.
2016 Ahsan, R., Kellett, J., & Karuppannan, S. (2016). Climate migration and urban changes in Bangladesh. In R. Shaw, A. Rahman, A. Surjan, & G. Parvin (Eds.), Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia (pp. 293-316). Oxford: Elsevier.
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2013 Sivam, A., & Karuppannan, S. (2013). Density, design and sustainable residential development. In Designing for Zero Waste Consumption Technologies and the Built Environment (Vol. 9780203146057, pp. 267-283).
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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.
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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 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 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). 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.
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 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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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.
2016 Kellett, J., Morrissey, J., & Karuppannan, S. (2016). Drive till you qualify : an alternative view of housing affordability. In SOAC 7 Conference Proceedings (pp. 1-9). Australia: Australian PolicyOnline.
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.
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.
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 O'Leary, T., Karuppannan, S., & Jaberi, G. (2015). Evaluation of household energy consumption: impacts of increased residential building energy efficiency standards and user behaviour patterns in Australia. In 21st International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference (pp. 1-). 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.
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.
2013 Karuppannan, S., & Han, S. S. (2013). Assessing household energy consumption in Adelaide and Melbourne. In K. Ruming, B. Randolph, & N. Gurran (Eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013 : refereed proceedings (pp. 1-10). US: State of Australian Cities Research Network.
2012 Ahsan, R., Karuppannan, S., & Kellett, J. (2012). Addressing the impacts of climate induced migration on urban system: a study of Bangladesh. In R. Rameezdeen, & N. Chileshe (Eds.), Proceedings of 6th International Conference and Workshop on the Built Environment in Developing Countries (pp. 454-466). Australia: Raufdeen Rameezdeen.
2012 Kellett, J., Morrissey, J., & Karuppannan, S. (2012). The impact of location on housing affordability. In 6th Australasian Housing Researchers’ Conference (pp. 1-21). Adelaide: University of Adelaide.
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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 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). 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 Karuppannan, S. (2012). Urban planning and sustainability in developed and developing countries. In N. Chileshe (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference and Workshop on the Built Environment in Developing Countries (pp. 686-695). Adelaide: ICBEDC.
2012 Karuppannan, S. (2012). A social-ecological perspective to promote physical activity at the residential level: a thematic approach. In A. Broom, & L. Cheshire (Eds.), Proceedings of 'Emerging and Enduring Inequalities', the Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (TASA 2012) (pp. 1-8). University of Queensland: The Australian Sociological Association.
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 Ahsan, R., Kellett, J., & Karuppannan, S. (2011). A theoretical framework for analysing climate impact. In 3rd World Planning Schools Congress, (WSPC2011) (pp. 1-18). DVD: WPSC.
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.
2011 Karuppannan, S. (2011). Population change and internal migration in Australia. In Proceedings of the Fifth State of Australian Cities Conference (pp. 1-10). Melbourne, Australia: Australian Sustainable Cities and Regions Network (ASCRN).
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.
2010 Ahsan, R., Karuppannan, S., & Kellett, J. (2010). Climate migration and change of urban land uses in Bangladesh. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries Vol. 2 (pp. 1673-1689). CD Rom: ICBEDC.
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 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 Karuppannan, S., & Sekar, S. P. (2010). Climate change and ecological footprint of developing countries. In A. A. Bakar, & N. Badarulzaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries (ICBEDC 2010) (pp. 1645-1659). 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.
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.
2009 Karuppannan, S. (2009). Housing transactions and affordability concerns in Adelaide: implications for planning policy. In P. Maginn (Ed.), State of Australian Cities National Conference (pp. 1-20). Australia: Australian Sustainable Cities Research Network.
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 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 Karuppannan, S. (2009). Use of spatial data in housing and urban studies. In B. Ostendorf (Ed.), Proceedings of the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute Biennial International Conference (pp. 265-275). Adelaide, Australia: SSSI.
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 Karuppannan, S. (2008). Housing affordability and its implications for social policy. In Reimagining sociology, annual conference of the Australian sociological association (pp. 1-13). Australia: TASA.
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 Karuppannan, S. (2008). Housing and urban planning in a globalising economy. In Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on built environment in developing countries 2008 , Sustainable built environment: bridging theory and practice (pp. 1772-1785). Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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). 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.
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.
2006 Karuppannan, S. (2006). Informal Housing and Urban Development in Delhi. In Wolrd Planning Schools Conference.
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.

Category 1 Grant

2008:  One of the Chief Investigators of ARC Linkage Project (LP0883493) “An integrated model for the assessment of urban sustainability”, $239,630 ARC funding over four years 2009-2012.

Category 2 Grant

2009:  Endeavour Research Fellowship for six months from the Government of Australia to conduct research at Anna University, India.

External Small Grant

2007:  €3,000 funding from the University of Amsterdam for research on poverty mapping.

Internal Research Grants

2018: $39,500 with Kurt Lushington, Alpana Sivam, Ali Ardeshri and Braam Lowies. 2018 RTIS Research grant for research on ‘Housing, neighbourhood & life course: Understanding housing milestone decision making’.

2017: $8,000 with Ning Gu, Alpana Sivam and Robert Crocker. China-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development (CAC-SUD) pilot project funding scheme. Indicators for the Design, Development and Management of Eco-precincts: Mawson Lakes and Tianjin university campus.

2014: $50,000 with Nicholas Chileshe (UniSA), Stewart Walker and Sabine Dittmann (Flinders University) Flinders University and Barbara Hardy Institute (UniSA). Collaborative Research Grant 
on Development of an Evidence-Based Decision Support System for Coastal Restoration.

2013: $4,000 Barbara Hardy Institute research grant.

2012: $15,000 New Research Themes & Refocused Research Award grant for research on carbon emissions and housing.

2011: $2,000 Infrastructure Funding grant for research on neighbourhood design and sense of community.

2010: Step 2010 funding for developing teaching pedagogy for teaching large classes.

2009:  $6,500 Divisional research grant jointly with Alpana Sivam for research on density, design and cost at residential level.

2008: $2,700 International Researcher Scholar Scheme grant to invite professor Sekar from Anna University, India to UniSA.

2008: $10,000 University of South Australia and Planning SA for research on From NIMBY to WIMBY… Possibilities for housing options and new spatial arrangements of neighbourhoods to assist positive ageing in place.

2006: $5,000 Early Career Research grant for research on gentrification and profiles of neighbourhood change.

2005: $5,000 Early Career Research grant with Jennifer Bonham for research on housing and transport choice of older Australians.

Courses I teach

  • ARCH 5011 Principles of Urban and Regional Planning (2025)
  • ARCH 5051 Urban Regeneration (2025)
  • ARCH 6013 Development Assessment (2025)
  • ARCH 6014 Planning Law (2025)
  • ARCH 4049 Planning Research Study (Hons) 2NE (2024)
  • ARCH 5011 Principles of Urban and Regional Planning (2024)
  • ARCH 5051 Urban Regeneration (2024)
  • ARCH 6013 Development Assessment (2024)
  • ARCH 6014 Planning Law (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

  • DMUR - Master of Urban and Regional Planning
  • DHUR - Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Honours)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Co-Supervisor Park Life Circles : A Deep Learning Framework for Park System Design in Shanghai's Mega-Region Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Yingxin Xia
2019 Co-Supervisor The role of political leadership in influencing urban policymaking processes in Indonesian capital cities Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Faruq Ibnul Haqi

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor An approach to planning and designing urban green space to enhance social and ecological sustainability of residential areas Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Raziyeh Teimouri
2018 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Unfolding invisible architecture: a case study of a Raukkan Aboriginal community, South Australia  Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Lipon Saha
2016 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Towards age-friendly built environments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Reshma Shrestha
2015 - 2018 Co-Supervisor An investigation into the relationship between landscape aesthetic perception and preference for healthy behaviour in a semi-rural area Master of Urban and Regional Planning Master Part Time Miss Ni Putu Giri Putri Setyawathi
2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor An approach to planning for urban living heritage in historic cities in developing countries: a case study of Kathmandu Valley Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Chandani KC
2014 - 2021 Co-Supervisor A study of household energy consumption: Adelaide case study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Ghazal Jaberi
2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor An approach to sustainable urban development and conservation of cultural heritage in developing countries: an investigation of Denpasar Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Tri Anggraini Prajnawrdhi
2009 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Chaos, order and self-organization in the city: the impact of urban design on the life, diversity and complexity of activity centres Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Michael McGreevy
2009 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Climate migration and urban changes: a study of adaptation in Bangladesh Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Reazul Ahsan
2008 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Environmental attitude of the people and stakeholders towards urban biodiversity in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zainul Baharuddin

Date Role Membership Country
2009 - ongoing Member Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) -
2000 - ongoing Member Australian and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools (ANZAPS) -

Date Engagement Type Partner Name
2009 - 2012 Collaboration Planning SA

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