Broad Area of Research: Infrastructure
Research Areas
Within the broad field of urban and regional planning, Professor Baker and has defined five main research areas:

• Airport Planning
• Planning Evaluation
• Land Use Planning
• Environment Management and Assessment
• Performance based Planning Environment Management and Assessment.

Grants
Selected List of Awarded Grants
The Airport Metropolis: Managing the Interfaces
Role: Principle Investigator (PI) Partners: Neil Ryan, Kerry Brown, Ashantha Goonetilleke, Michael Drew, Luis Ferreira, Paul Barnes, Rob Freestone (UNSW), Phil Charles (UQ), John Kasarda (UNCarolina), Steven Appold (UNCarolina), Warren Walker (TU Delft) Margo Weijnen.(TUDelft) Sponsor: Australian Research Council Linkage Grant Amount: $1,518,912 Industry Partners: Brisbane Airport Corp., Adelaide Airport, Canberra Airport, Schiphol Airport, Qld. Dept. of Transport, Qld. Dept. of Main Roads, Office of Urban Management, Brisbane City Council, Port of Brisbane, Airtrain City Link, Tourism and Transport Forum, PTV Asia-Pacific, Commerce Qld, Airbiz Aviation Strategies Ltd. Period: 2007-2011
Evaluation of Performance-based Planning under the Queensland Integrated Planning Act
Role: Principle Investigator (PI) Partners: Neil Sipe, Brendan Gleeson Sponsor: Australian Research Council Linkage Grant Amount: $174,888 Industry Partner: Department of Planning and Infrastructure Period: 2006-2009
2006: Queensland Smart State Initiative Grant. Partnerships-Alliances Facilitation Program 2005-06.
Role: Chief Investigator (CI) Partners: Ashantha Goonetilleke (PI), Neal Ryan, and Louis Ferreira Sponsor: Queensland Smart State Amount: $80,000 Period: 2006
Using community-based processes to develop flexible guidelines for the design and modification of housing for a diversity of household types in provincial and remote Indigenous communities
Role: Chief Investigator (CI) Partners: John Fein (RMIT – PI) and Virginia Lee (UniSA) Sponsor: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Amount: $155,672 Period: 2006
International Practice in Planning for Affordable Housing: Lessons for Australia
Role: Chief Investigator (CI) Partners: Bill Duncan (QUT), Sharon Christensen (QUT), Vivien Milligan (USydney – PI), and Nicole Gurran (USydney) Sponsor: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Amount: $102,000.00 Period: 2006
Awards and Recognitions

• Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence (2007)
• Queensland University of Technology Office of Research Largest Total Funding for an Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grant (2006)
• University of Northern British Columbia Merit Award (2002)
• University of Northern British Columbia Merit Award (2001)
• University of Waterloo Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies Award for Doctor of Philosophy (1992)
• Lewis Mumford Memorial Essay Prize (1991)

Career History
2004–Present Professor, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane1999–2004 Associate Professor, School of Environmental Planning, College of Science and Management, University of Northern British Columbia2000–2004 Adjunct Faculty, School of Environmental Planning, Griffith University Australia2002–2003 Acting Chair, School of Environmental Planning, College of Science and Management, University of Northern British Columbia1994–1999 Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Northern British Columbia1992–1994 Senior Environmental Manager, Environmental Affairs, British Columbia Hydro, Vancouver, British ColumbiaRole: Manager’s position responsible for the overall development and coordination of all environmental and socio-economic impact assessment, and environmental protection plans required for large-scale generation and linear developments. Duties included: participating in project planning and design, responsible for all environmental issues, including land reclamation; supervision of in-house study teams and consultants; public liaison with regulatory authorities, municipalities, special interest groups, and First Nations; responsible for budgets, technical and status reports, hearings, and schedules for environmental planning.1978–1986 Regional Terrain Analyst: Kootenay Region, Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Geotechnical Branch, Nelson, British ColumbiaRole: Senior administrative position under the supervision of the Regional Director of Highways responsible for the development and reclamation of construction aggregate sources; assessment terrain hazards affecting the highway network within the region. Duties included: supervision of field drilling and geophysical crews, laboratory technicians, and office staff; establishing quality control for government contracts, maintaining a comprehensive resource inventory and data base for construction sources, and to interface with a variety of other ministries (Forestry, Fish and Wildlife) and the public for resource planning issues.