Selected publications

Tavares, S. G., Wesener, A., Fox-kämper, R., & Krebs, L. (2024). Urban comfort and adaptive capacity: an exploratory study of urban life and climate responses in Aachen , Germany climate responses in Aachen, Germany. Cities & Health, 00(00), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2024.2331896 

Brandsma, S., Lenzholzer, S., Carsjens, G.-J., Brown, R. D., & Tavares, S. G. (2024). Implementation of urban climate-responsive design strategies: an international overview. Journal of Urban Design, 00(00), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2024.2314760 

Tavares, S. G., Sellars, D., Dupré, K., & Mews, G. H. (2024). Implementation of the New Urban Agenda on a local level: an effective community engagement methodology for human-centred urban design. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 17(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2021.2021972 

Masiero, É., & Tavares, S. G. (2023). Análise crítica dos planos municipais de adaptação e mitigação às mudanças climáticas. Forum Ambiental Da Alta Paulista, 19(4). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.17271/1980082719420234328 

McNeilly Smith, R., Tavares, S., & Stevens, N. (2023). Urban design and planning for extreme heat: an empirical study of built environment professionals’ perceptions in South East Queensland, Australia. Cities and Health, 00(00), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2023.2290901 

Stevens, N. J., Tavares, S. G., & Salmon, P. M. (2021). The adaptive capacity of public space under COVID‐19: Exploring urban design interventions through a sociotechnical systems approach. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 31, 333–348. https://doi.org/10.1002/hfm.20906

Stevens, N., Volbert, T., Cupitt, L., Stevens, E., & Salmon, P. M. (2021, June). A Human Factors and Ergonomics Systems Approach to Exploring Sensory Design for Inclusive Public Space. In Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (pp. 401-408). Springer, Cham.

Tavares, S. G., & Stevens, N. J. (2020). A Intergração de Valores e Medidas de Segurança no Projeto de Espaços Públicos Resilientes: Lições de Desasters Rápidos e Lentos. Projectare, 10, 158–183.

Stevens, N. J., & Tavares, S. G. (2020). Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on public spaces through a systems modelling approach. The Journal of Public Space, 5(3), 191–206. https://doi.org/10.32891/jps.v5i3.1377

Tavares, S. G. (2020). Espaces Publics Sensibles au Climat sous les Tropiques: Une Approche Urbaine Bioclimatique / Climate Responsive Public Spaces in the Tropics: A Bioclimatic Design Approach. In P. Rosier & M. Watin (Eds.), Architecture in Millieu Tropical: Construire le Paysage, entre Pratique et Recherche (pp. 142–167).

Stevens, N., Youssef, M., & Salmon, P. (2019). New Ways to Model Cities as Complex Systems. In Proceedings of the 9th State of Australian Cities National Conference (pp. 1-16). University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Stevens, N. J. (2018). The Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) Method. In Systems Thinking in Practice (pp. 3-16). CRC Press.

Stevens, N. J., Salmon, P. M., Walker, G. H., & Stanton, N. A. (2018). Human factors in land use planning and urban design: Methods, practical guidance, and applications. CRC Press.

Stevens, N., Salmon, P. M., & Taylor, N. (2017). Work Domain Analysis applications in urban planning: active transport infrastructure and urban corridors. In Cognitive Work Analysis (pp. 285-302). CRC Press.

Stevens, N. J. (2016). Sociotechnical urbanism: new systems ergonomics perspectives on land use planning and urban design. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 17(4), 443-451.

Stevens, N. J., & Salmon, P. M. (2016). Sand, surf and sideways: A systems analysis of beaches as complex roadway environments. Safety science, 85, 152-162.

Stevens, N., & Salmon, P. (2014). Safe places for pedestrians: Using cognitive work analysis to consider the relationships between the engineering and urban design of footpaths. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 72, 257-266.

Awards

2022 Planning Institute of Australia (National Award), Commendation, Tertiary Student Project: Ryan McNeilly-Smith; Honours Project: Extreme heat and urban design: How can Urban Design policy play a greater role in mitigating heat-health risks?

2021 Planning Institute of Australia (Queensland Award), Award for Excellence, Tertiary Student Project: Ryan McNeilly-Smith; Honours Project: Extreme heat and urban design: How can Urban Design policy play a greater role in mitigating heat-health risks?