International
A proud history of leadership on international planning & design projects.
Since the mid-1990s, we have led and contributed to influential urban management, planning, design and landscape projects across Southeast Asia and beyond, always working alongside National counterparts.
We provide specialist services to global donor agencies such as the United Nations, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank as well as supporting the Australian Government (DFAT) through its aid programme. We also work with allied multidisciplinary practices in bringing our proven experience in international cooperation to the forefront in urban-environmental infrastructure investment.
At Hansen, we remain committed to fostering positive change internationally and prioritising capacity-building in emerging markets by sharing Australian planning and design expertise.
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David Barnes
Director – Urban Planning
Hansen Partnership’s Director David Barnes has been a town planner since 1980. With an MBA to supplement his planning qualifications, David is both a strategic planning specialist and an experienced statutory planner.
As a statutory planner David has been involved in obtaining planning approvals for a wide range of projects including residential, retail, commercial, industrial, rural, tourism, entertainment, sports, recreation and community development projects.
He has extensive experience representing clients at planning appeals and panel hearings as both an advocate and as an expert witness.
As a strategic planner, David’s experience encompasses policy formulation and implementation; preparation of strategy plans; structure plans; urban design frameworks; development plans; planning schemes and amendments; community consultation; preparation of infrastructure funding strategies and development contributions plans as well as the preparation of commercial, industrial and residential market assessments.
In addition, David has experience in Asia preparing urban management plans; strategy plans; structure plans; master plans; planning and development controls; institutional strengthening programs and professional training programs.
- strategic planning
- statutory planning
- town planning advocate
- town planning expert witness
- infrastructure funding and development contributions
- international planning – urban management, institutional strengthening and training
