
Ed’s research explores relationships between transport, urban development and the environment, and how these interact with health, equity and wellbeing. Ed is currently leading research exploring the impact of the New Zealand transport system on health and equity and is working across both the transport and community formation strands of the MBIE-funded Public Housing and Urban Regeneration Research Programme. Ed holds two University of Otago Research Grants to model the future health impact of transport in New Zealand and to estimate the health and environmental effects of fully-subsidised public transport. Ed is also involved in research on greenspace and incorporates theories and methods from economics, behavioural psychology, social ecological systems and geographic information systems into his research.
Key publications
- Zhang, W.Submission on Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development (GPS-HUD).New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities, Wellington
- Gyde, E. Pedersen Zari, M. Perry, M.Current and future green space supply and demand in central Wellington City, New Zealand.
- Submission by the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities on Our City Tomorrow: Wellington’s Draft Spatial Plan.
- Submission on the draft Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021.
- Submission by the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities on the RMA Issues and Options Paper, ‘Opportunities for Change’.Wellington, NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities
- Submission to the Environment Select Committee on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill.Wellington: New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities
- Gyde, E. Pedersen Zari, M. Perry, M.Green Space in Wellington’s Central City: current provision, and design for future wellbeing.Report to Wellington City Council
- Submission to Ministry for the Environment on ‘Our Climate Your Say: Consultation on the Zero Carbon Bill.New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities
- Submission by the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities to the New Zealand Productivity Commission on the draft ‘Low-emissions economy’ report (April 2018).NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities.
- Submission to the Tax Working Group on The Future of Tax.New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities
- Health consequences of transport patterns in New Zealand’s largest cities.New Zealand Medical Journal131(1472), 64-72.
- A cost benefit analysis of an active travel intervention with health and carbon emission reduction benefits.International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health15(5), 962.
- Fairness in Transport Policy: A New Approach to Applying Distributive Justice Theories.Sustainability12, 10102. doi:doi:10.3390/su122310102
- Submission to Wellington City Council on car sharing facilitation.NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities
- Does population density affect access to and satisfaction with urban green and open spaces?Review for the Resilient Urban Futures programme strand on compact and dispersed development, NZCSC Policy Paper, NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities, Wellington
- Preval, N. Amore, K. Rivera-Muñoz, G. Oliver, J.Housing, energy and health in resilient cities.In P. Howden-Chapman, L. Early & J. Ombler (Eds.), Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities.(pp. 95-106). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
- Why New Zealand transport policy needs to encourage walking and cycling.In L Early & P Howden-Chapman (Eds.), Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities.(pp.107-114). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
- Ministry of Transport’s draft transport research strategy, 2016.NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities
- Streamlining urban housing development: are there environmental sustainability impacts?Cities55, 101-112.