Geoffrey John BOOTH Youngblood Endowed Professor of Land Development Master of Land and Property Development Program Coordinator College of Architecture A342 Langford Architecture Center 3137 Texas A&M University, Texas, 77843-3137, USA. Tel: + 1 979 845 7883 Cell: + 1 979 393 8111 Fax: +1 979 862 1784 Email: gbooth@tamu.edu Web: www.tamu.edu EDUCATION Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (1994), Securities Institute of Australia Emphases: Real Estate Finance and Investment, Portfolio Analysis and Pricing, Advanced Securities Analysis, and Financial Reporting. Master of Public Administration (1987), Faculty of Commerce and Economics, University of Queensland. Emphases: Administrative History and Theory, Public Policy Formulation, Appeals Systems, and Law Reform. Master s Thesis: The Local Government Court and its Relationship to Town Planning in the City of Brisbane. Supervisor: Dr. Alan Fogg, Head of Department of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Queensland. Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning with 1 st Class Honors (Summa Cum Laude) (1978), Faculty of Architecture, University of Queensland. Emphases: Planning Theory, Urban Economics, Urban Design, and Planning Law and Administration. Dissertation: On the Outside Looking In The State of Regional and Town Planning in Queensland as at 1977. Supervisor: Dr. Philip Day, Head of Department of Regional and Town Planning, Faculty of Architecture, University of Queensland. Geoffrey Booth is an accredited Mediator in the State of Texas. Page 1 of 7
Notes: 1. Certified copies of this academic record are available from WES World Education Service, www.wes.org P.O. Box 5087, Bowling Green Station, New York, NY 10274-5087 2. In 1998 Geoffrey John BOOTH was accepted into the PhD program in the Department of Management, University of Queensland. His supervisor was Dr. Kenneth Wiltshire, AO, JD Story Professor of Public Administration at the University of Queensland. The subject of the PhD thesis was, Integrated Planning is possible within a Federal Westminster System of Government. Upon immigration to Washington, DC in January, 2000, to take up his appointment at the Urban Land Institute, Geoffrey Booth had to withdraw from the PhD program (without penalty) due to his non residence in Australia. The research completed in the PhD program was published in the journal Queensland Review Geoffrey Booth, Achieving Integrated Planning in a Federal Westminster System of Government, Queensland Review, August 2000, p.53. The results of his PhD research were presented in the keynote opening address at the planning law reform PIBC Conference 99, which was organized by the Planning Institute of British Columbia and held in Whitehorse, Canada AWARDS Royal Australian Planning Institute Urban Design Award for Coronation Drive Office Park 1991; Rotary Group Study Exchange Scholarship to Japan 1983; and, Royal Australian Planning Institute Award for academic excellence 1977. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2009 Present Texas A&M University, College of Architecture, Youngblood Endowed Professor of Land Development and Master of Science in Land Development Program, now renamed Master of Land and Property Program Coordinator 2006 2009 ERM Environment Resource Management, North America Senior Fellow, Sustainable Development 2000 2006 ULI the Urban Land Institute, USA, Asia, and Latin America Vice President, Global Development, Managing Director, Asia, and Latin America, and Director, Retail Development 1994 2000 Planning Australia Pty. Ltd., Australia Founder and Company Director 1987 1994 CM Holdings/Tobishima Corporation of Japan, Australia Page 2 of 7
Director, Corporate Development, General Manager, and Company Director 1978 1987 Brisbane City Council, Australia Urban Planner, Development Control Officer, Policy Adviser, and founding Director of Office of Economic Development RESEARCH and PUBLICATIONS Dissertation and Theses On the Outside Looking In The State of Regional and Town Planning in Queensland as at 1977 : my undergraduate dissertation reviewed and analyzed current planning legislation, statutory instruments, and policy; statistically analyzed the planning schemes in the state; reviewed print media coverage of planning issues; and, included comprehensive interviews of political, business, professional, and community leaders of the time, in order to ascertain the precise state of Regional and Town Planning in the state of Queensland. The Local Government Court and its Relationship to Town Planning in the City of Brisbane : my Master s thesis involved the statistical analysis of all planning applications, development, subdivision, rezoning and regulatory relaxations lodged and determined by the Brisbane City Council from the date the Local Government Court was established in 1966, to June 1985. The data was then correlated with the numbers of appeals lodged, withdrawn, and determined by the Court arising from these applications. The planning principles distilled from the Statement of Intent, which formed part of the statutory Town Plan for the City of Brisbane, were used as the criteria for determining whether or not the Court, in its determinations, had advanced the cause of town planning in the City of Brisbane. Integrated Planning is possible within a Federal Westminster System of Government: the subject of my PhD studies (not completed) was the review of the intergovernmental structure and the constitutional and operational division of powers and taxing responsibilities in the Australian and Canadian systems of government. The history of planning legislation and public policy formulation in each system was then dissected and used to assess two case studies, one in Queensland, Australia and the second in British Columbia, Canada. The thesis would thereby be tested as to whether or not integrated planning was possible within a federal Westminster system of government. Current Research in Progress Geoffrey Booth has pioneered research in two areas: Sensory Law: Page 3 of 7
The thesis for this research initiative: Virtual representation of a proposed development can deliver a sensory experience of place that would allow assessment that is superior to current written planning and development law. Preliminary research has been published in Planner journal and presented in addresses to the Property Council of Australia, American Planning Association, and the American Society of Landscape Architects conferences. (For details, see Publications Articles, and Presentations.), and, The Sustainability Dividend: The thesis for this research initiative: When the cost of running a quality real estate asset is minimized through astute design choices, and the application of environmentally responsible performance-based solutions, net rent is maximized and capital value increased. Preliminary work has been published in Residential Developer and presented in addresses to the SYMA, FMA, American Planning Association and the 4 th Ajman International Urban Planning conferences. (For details, see Publications Articles, and Presentations.) In 2010 Geoffrey produced the CARC sustainable development digest which profiled faculty within the College of Architecture and the work they were undertaking related to the sustainability dividend. In 2011 I created a YouTube channel and published on-line my address to the PCA in Sydney in March, 2008: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_vemypdhsk Since coming to Texas A&M University, Geoffrey has collaborated with Professor Dennis Jerke, the author of the 2008 ULI book, Urban Design and the Bottom Line. A number of case studies have been undertaken using the quadruple bottom line methodology which now incorporates Geoffrey Booth s work on sensory law and the phenomenology of place: http://reda.tamu.edu/studentachievements Scroll down until you get to Learning how to Create Real Estate Value (2010 YouTube Films) and the pdf reports on each. The research case study on Millennium Park undertaken in Summer 2011 was funded partly by the Landscape Architecture Foundation, the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, the Dean of the College of Architecture and myself from my start-up funds. This case study is in the process of being published on-line by the Landscape Architecture Foundation as part of its peer reviewed series: http://lafoundation.org/research/landscape-performance-series/ http://laup.arch.tamu.edu/academics/graduate/msld/education-first/ Four additional projects, including a case study on Woodall Rogers Freeway deck park in Dallas, Texas, which incorporates an analysis using all five of the senses are currently being finalized: Page 4 of 7
Film at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o_megxg2fk Importantly, this research draws on the Education First principles, where academic research enriches teaching and provides service to the community. Geoffrey is in the early stages of collaboration with Dr. Mark Clayton in the development of computer simulation tools to enhance the conceptualization, design, delivery, and management of real estate projects at various scales. Preliminary discussions have commenced with the TAMU College of Engineering (Dr. Nancy Amato) to determine whether there is scope to collaborate on work they have undertaken to produce a predictive model of human route behavior. A grant drafted by Dr. Clayton and Geoffrey Booth including a wide range of interdisciplinary faculty at Texas A&M has been made under the program title, Real Projects which is designed to integrate teaching, research and service. Books Authored and Co-authored Eldorado or Boot Hill Australian Investment in US Real Estate. Melbourne: URBIS JHD, 2006. Potomac Communities, Prince William County, Virginia A Strategy for the Rebirth of the Historic U.S. Route 1 Corridor. Washington, DC: ULI the Urban Land Institute, 2002. Dollars and Cents of Shopping Centers: 2002. Washington, DC. ULI the Urban Land Institute, 2002. Ten Principles for Reinventing America s Suburban Business Districts. Washington, DC: ULI the Urban Land Institute, 2002. Transforming Suburban Business Districts. Washington, DC: ULI the Urban Land Institute, 2001. Downtown San Jose, California Enriching the Quality of Retail Revitalization. Washington, DC: ULI the Urban Land Institute, 2000. IPA Road Map - A road map to navigate you through the highways and byways of the Integrated Planning Act 1997. Sydney: Property Council of Australia, 1998. Published Articles Rodiek, S., Boggess, M. M., Lee, C., Booth, G. J., & Morris, A. (2012). Can better outdoor environments lead to cost benefits n assisted living facilities through increased word-of-mouth referrals? Health Environments Research & Design Journal 6(2), [12-26]. Booth, G.J. and Rodiek, S. (2012) Creating an enhanced return on investment in assisted living communities ICIA Developers Guide 2012, [36-42]. The Awakening Innovative U.S. City Builders Create Real Estate Value in a Challenging New Era, Residential Developer, April 2008, p.33. Page 5 of 7
The Sustainability Dividend Environmental Science delivers Kennecott Land a competitive advantage, Residential Developer, January 2008, p.27. Far from the Fatal Shore The Future for Australia s Real Estate Developers and Investors, Residential Developer, October 2007, p. 40. Affordable and Sustainable Development The Key to Future Real Estate Wealth Creation, Residential Developer, July, 2007, p.30. China, the World Bank, and ULI, Urban Land Asia, December 2004, p. 71. Smart State Retarded by Stone Age Planning Tools, Queensland Planner, Vol. 44 No. 1, March, 2004. It s a Securitized World After All, Part II Creating an investment environment that appeals to global investors, Urban Land, April, 2003, p. 24. (co-authored with Stephen Blank) A Securitized World Securitization is enabling private and public markets to co-exist and prosper, Urban Land, March, 2003, p. 16. (co-authored with Stephen Blank) Back to Basics Retail development fundamentals are making a comeback, Urban Land, February, 2003, p. 44. Goodbye Ground Zero America needs a policy for cities that secures rather than squanders the smart growth dividend, Urban Land, November/December, 2002, p. 168. The Enemy Within When corporate accounts are not telling the whole truth Urban Land, August, 2002, p. 128. The American Sports Complex: Putting Place Back into Space, REIS, 5 July, 2002, http://www.reis.com/learning/insights_inside_re_art.cfm?art=1 No more Accidental Cities, Property Australia, Vol. 16 No. 10, July, 2002, p.30. Panel Applies Ten Principles to Reinvent an American Suburban Strip, Urban Land, May, 2002, p. 118. It s the Stand Alone Buildings that are at risk Post 9/11/01, Business Xpansion Journal, Vol. 3 Issue 5, May, 2002, p. 11. How Cities are changing post 9/11 transforming suburban business districts, Urban Design Forum, Issue No. 57, March, 2002. Edge Cities are key to smart growth, New Urban News, March, 2002. No Longer Turning a Blind Eye It is not a question of whether we choose to reengage, but how we choose to reengage, Urban Land, November/December, 2001, p. 144. Bipartisan Solutions does the environment really get the rough end of the pineapple? Urban Land, July, 2001, p. 144. The New Sensory Law Sensory laws will shape the places in which we live and work, Urban Land, October, 2000, p.14. Achieving Integrated Planning in a Federal Westminster System of Government, Queensland Review, August 2000, p.53. Planning Cycling to Mars, Property Australia, Vol. 14 No. 10, July, 2000, p. 23. Diversifying Retail Retail players in the new economy must think in terms of mixed use, mixed income stream, liquidity, and place making, Urban Land, June, 2000, p. 21. When the shop comes to you, Property Australia, Vol. 14 No. 8, May, 2000, p. 16. Page 6 of 7
Arresting the decline of town planning in Queensland - The Road from IPA to City Plan, Queensland Planner Journal Vol. 39 No.1, March, 1999. Putting the IPA Program at Risk - The tortured roll-in of the EPA into IDAS, Queensland Planner Journal Vol. 38 No.4, December, 1998. Opportunities Too Good to Miss - Queensland s Integrated Planning Act Queensland Planner Journal Vol. 37 No.4, December, 1997. Our Corporate Strategy - The RAPI s Inaugural National Corporate Strategy, Australian Planner Journal Vol. 22 No.3, July/August, 1984. 1983 Guide to the Queensland Planning Profession Its Role, Services, Members, Affiliates and Students, Royal Australian Planning Institute, 1983. The Positive Contribution Heritage Conservation makes to the Charm and Character of Brisbane s Central Area - The Primac House Example, Planner Journal Vol. 23 No.3, September, 1983. The Long Pocket Golf Course Rezoning Appeal - Pilot Environmental Education Program run with the Brisbane Grammar School, Planner Journal Vol. 22 No.2, June, 1982. A Review of Australian Planning Appeal Systems (5 Volumes), Moreton Regional Organization, July, 1982. The Urban Environment Education Group, Planner Journal Vol. 22 No.2, June, 1982. Strategic Planning and State Legislation - Its Utility to Local Government, Planner Journal, Vol. 21 No.4, December, 1981. The Brisbane City Council as a Career Service, Brisbane City Council, August, 1981 Promotional Planning: Generating Community Confidence and Understanding, Queensland Planning Papers No.15, September, 1980. Developing Alternative Implementation Formats and Mechanisms for the Brookfield, Pullenvale and Pinjarra Hills Development Control Plan, Brisbane City Council, May, 1979. Planning: Its Theoretical Framework and How it relates to Urban Planning in Australia, Planner Journal, Vol. 19 No.1, March, 1979. The Importance of Developing a Wider Community Appreciation of the Need for Planning, Queensland Local Government Planning Officials Group, November, 1978. The 1977 Hervey Bay Town Plan, Queensland Planning Papers No. 2, January, 1978. Media Interviews and Reports Geoffrey Booth has been interviewed and quoted in the London Financial Times; New York Times; Australian Financial Review; Washington Post; Chicago Tribune; Baltimore Sun; Washington Business Journal; Tampa Tribune; Austin American- Statesman; Courier Mail; Australian Property Review; and, on National Public Radio, and on the Australian Broadcasting Commission Radio National. Geoffrey John Booth Cell: 979 393 8111 Page 7 of 7