Rate My Professor Peter Phibbs

Phibbs' research specializations include housing and planning, with particular emphasis on housing affordability, the impact of short-term rentals such as Airbnb on housing markets, connections between planning systems and housing markets, and affordable housing strategies in Australia. His key publications encompass 'When tourists move in: how should urban planners respond to Airbnb?' with Nicole Gurran (2017), 'A practical framework for expanding affordable housing services in Australia: learning from experience' (2004), 'Are governments really interested in fixing the housing problem? Policy capture and busy work in Australia' with Simon Thompson (2015), 'Innovation in affordable housing in Australia: Bringing policy and practice for not-for-profit organisations together' (2009), and 'Experiencing the housing affordability problem: blocked aspirations, trade-offs and financial hardships' (2007). Amassing over 3,940 citations on Google Scholar, his scholarship has profoundly influenced academic and policy discussions in urban planning. Phibbs contributes to the field through professional development courses for the Planning Institute of Australia, including Property Economics for Planners and Planning for Non-Planners, and remains engaged in debates on housing affordability.