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| First Name | Wendy |
| Last Name | Sarkissian |
| Member Since | September 12, 2023 |
| wendy@sarkissian.com.au | |
| Street | Apt. 314, 1999 Nelson Street |
| City | Vancouver |
| State | BC |
| Zipcode | V6G 1N4 |
| Country | Canada |
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| Branch Affiliation | BC |
| Website | www.creeksongbook.com |
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| Bio | Wendy Sarkissian PhD Wendy Sarkissian is a highly awarded author, planner, and environmental ethicist whose research, writing and activism focus on climate change. She is the lead author of the award-winning book, Kitchen Table Sustainability (Earthscan Routledge, 2009). During a long career as a planner in Australia, Wendy received over 40 professional awards and was a leading community engagement practitioner and sought-after speaker. She focuses on taking personal responsibility for sustainability issues. In the early 1990s, Wendy lived for a year in harsh conditions in tropical northern Australia to learn firsthand about climate change, ecology and caring for Nature. Creeksong: One Woman Sings the Climate Blues emerged from that experience. Wendy's current climate change activism is embodied in the powerful concept of One Earth Moment (OEM). When we consider the Earth in any context (such as a planning or housing initiative), we should take OEM to acknowledge the limits of our living Earth and our responsibilities to it. Please visit the Creeksong website (https://creeksongbook.com), the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/creeksongbook) and Wendy’s Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/Wendy-Sarkissian |
| Publications | Earthscan Books on Community Planning, 2009-2010 1. Sarkissian, Wendy and Dianna Hurford with Christine Wenman (2010). Creative Community Engagement: Transformative Engagement Methods for Working at the Edge. London: Earthscan/Routledge. 2. Sarkissian, Wendy with Nancy Hofer, Yollana Shore, Steph Vajda and Cathy Wilkinson (2009). Kitchen Table Sustainability: Practical Recipes for Community Engagement with Sustainability. London: Earthscan/Routledge. 3. Sarkissian, Wendy and Wiwik Bunjamin-Mau with Andrea Cook, Kelvin Walsh and Steph Vajda (2009). SpeakOut: The Step-by-Step Guide to SpeakOuts and Community Workshops. London: Earthscan/Routledge. Community Participation in Practice suite of books, 1994-2003 1. Wendy Sarkissian, Beauford Stenberg and Angela Hirst with Steph Walton (2003). Community Participation in Practice: New Directions. Perth: Murdoch University, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy. 2. Wendy Sarkissian, Andrea Cook and Kelvin Walsh (1997). Community Participation in Practice: A Practical Guide. Perth: Murdoch University, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy. 3. Wendy Sarkissian and Kelvin Walsh (1994). Community Participation in Practice: Workshop Checklist. Perth: Murdoch University, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy. Second edition, September 2000. 4. Wendy Sarkissian and Kelvin Walsh, eds. (1994). Community Participation in Practice: Casebook. Perth: Murdoch University, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy. 5. Wendy Sarkissian and Donald Perlgut, eds., with Kelvin Walsh (1986). The Community Participation Handbook. Sydney: Impacts Press. Second edition published by Murdoch University, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, 1994. 6. Wendy Sarkissian and Kelvin Walsh, Producers (1994). Community Participation in Practice: Listening to all the Voices. Perth: Murdoch University, 28 minutes. Directed by Jennifer Gherardi. Other Major Books Marcus, Clare Cooper and Wendy Sarkissian (1986). Housing as If People Mattered: Illustrated Site Planning Guidelines for Medium-Density Family Housing. Berkeley: University of California. Awarded Progressive Architecture Citation for Architectural Research, 1992. Translated into Japanese, 1999. Still in print. Sarkissian, Wendy and Warwick Heine (1978). Social Mix: The Bournville Experience. Birmingham, U.K. and Adelaide: Bournville Village Trust and South Australian Housing Trust. Sarkissian, Wendy (2000). Stay Close: How to Hela from Grief and Stay Connected to One Who Has Died. Napa: Ca.: Fearless Literary. eBook. Chapters in Books Wendy Sarkissian (2010). "’The Beginning of Something’: Using Video as a Tool in Community Engagement,” in Multimedia Explorations in Urban Policy and Planning: Beyond the Flatlands, eds. Leonie Sandercock and Giovanni Attili. Dordrecht: Springer. Cook, Andrea and Wendy Sarkissian (2000). “Who Cares? Australian Planners and Ethics,” in Patrick Bishop and Noel Preston, eds. Local Government: Public Enterprise and Ethics. Sydney: Federation Press: 112-137. Egar, Ruth and Wendy Sarkissian (1985). “Reviewing the Australian Suburban Dream: A Unique Approach to Neighbourhood Change with the Family Support Scheme,” in Marilyn Safir et al. eds., Women's Worlds: From the New Scholarship. New York: Praeger: 270-279. Sarkissian, Wendy (1989). "Safe as Houses: The Role of Residents and the Community of Users in Environmental Crime Prevention," in Susan Geason and Paul R. Wilson, eds., Designing Out Crime. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Wendy Sarkissian (1986). "The Vitalizing Challenge of Dissonance" and "How the Students Saw It", Chapters 9 and 10 in R. Lifchez, ed., Rethinking Architecture: Design Students and Physically Disabled People. Berkeley, California: University of California. Book Reviews Sarkissian, Wendy (2023). Review of Steele, Wendy (2021). Planning Wild Cities, Urban Policy and Research, April 2023: DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2023.2198287 Sarkissian, Wendy (2013). “Mixed Communities: Gentrification by Stealth?”, Urban Policy and Research, published online 17 December 2013. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08111146.2013.845134#.UrahbLQcXQM Sarkissian, Wendy (2010). Review of Lasker and Guidry (2009). Engaging the Community in Decision Making, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Volume 30, September. Saville, Gregory and Wendy Sarkissian (1998). Review of Creating Defensible Space by Oscar Newman, Journal of Planning Education and Research 17 (4), Summer: 361-363. Articles in Refereed Journals Sarkissian, Wendy (2013). “Mixed Communities: Gentrification by Stealth?”, Urban Policy and Research, published online 17 December 2013. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08111146.2013.845134#.UrahbLQcXQM Sarkissian, Wendy (2012). “Heartstorming: Putting the Vision back into Community Visioning with Guided Imagery,” Progressive Planning No. 193, Fall: 19-22. Sarkissian, Wendy (2007). “Video as a Tool in Community Engagement,” Planning Theory and Practice 8 (1), March: 98-102. Sarkissian, Wendy (2005). “Stories in a Park: Giving voice to the voiceless in Eagleby, Australia,” Planning Theory and Practice 6 (1), March: 103-117. Forsyth, Ann and Wendy Sarkissian (1994). “Housing for Older Australians: Site-Planning Basics,” Australian Planner 31(3): 177-183. Sarkissian, Wendy and Monica Sidhu (1993). “Brown Hills Revisited,” and “Vision of a City Where People Matter,” Urban Futures 3 (3). Bell, Wendy with Angela Hazebroek and Wendy Sarkissian (1992). “The Role of Urban Design in Crime Prevention,” Australian Planner, August: 206-210. Sivaciyan, Sevan and Wendy Sarkissian (1991). “Mixed-Tenure Retirement Housing: Old Age as Leveller?” Australian Planner, June: 14-18. Sarkissian, Wendy, Ann Forsyth and Warwick Heine (1990). “Residential Social Mix: The Debate Continues,” Australian Planner, March: 5-16. Sarkissian, Wendy and Ann Forsyth (1986). “Disadvantaged People and Women’s Issues.” Urban Policy and Research 4, 4: 44-45. Perlgut, Donald and Wendy Sarkissian (1985). “Social Planning in Rural Communities,” Australian Planner 25(4) December. Egar, Ruth and Wendy Sarkissian (1985). “Coping With the Suburban Nightmare: Developing Community Supports in Australia,” Sociological Focus 18(2), April: 119-125. Sarkissian, Wendy. (1976). "The Idea of Social Mix in Town Planning: An Historical Review." Urban Studies 13 (October): 231-246. Articles in Other Journals Sarkissian, Wendy (2005) “The Artistry of Community Consultation,” Artwork 63, December: 27-32. Sarkissian, Wendy with Graeme Dunstan (2003). “Stories in a Park: Reducing crime and stigma through community storytelling,” Urban Design Forum Quarterly 64, December. Available at: http://www.udf.org.au/archives/2004/02/stories_in_a_pa.php Other Books and Monographs Sarkissian, Wendy and Kristin Stewart (2000). ACT Crime Prevention and Urban Design: Resource Manual. Canberra: ACT Government, Urban Services. AMCORD Urban, Housing Needs of Non-traditional Households: Supplementary Volume to the Australian Model Code for Residential Development: Crime Prevention, Housing for Children, Single-Parent Families and Single People without Dependants (with Ann Forsyth and Kristin Stewart), 1992. Awarded Special Commendation, RAPI Awards for Excellence, South Australia, 1993. Sarkissian, Wendy, Sevan Sivaciyan and Ann Forsyth with others (Sarkissian Associates Planners) (1990). Tenure Mix and Social Mix in Retirement Housing. Canberra: Australian Housing Research Council. Awarded 1990 Victorian RAPI Certificate of Merit (Victoria) and Honourable Mention, 1990, LaTrobe Awards, Victoria. Sarkissian, Wendy and Rosemary Ward with Michele Williams and David Bailey (1990). Going Beyond Boundaries: Collaborative Approaches to Community Participation in Local Government Boundary Change in South Australia. Adelaide: Committee of Review into Local Government Boundary Change, South Australia, June. Sarkissian, Wendy and Terry Doherty (1987). Living in Public Housing: A Report on a Tenants' Evaluation of Medium-Density Public Housing in Suburban Sydney, Canberra: Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Sarkissian, Wendy and Ian Burnley with the Social Planning Consortium (1986). Multicultural Housing Preferences, Canberra: Australian Housing Research Council. Gorman, Anne and Wendy Sarkissian (1984). Public Housing for Single People. Problems, Resources and Options. Sydney: Social Impacts Publications. Sarkissian, Wendy (1984). Safe as Houses: Designing Medium-Density Public Housing to Reduce Crime and Vandalism Problems. Prepared for the Criminology Research Council, Canberra and the NSW Department of Housing. Sydney: NSW Department of Housing. Etherington, Wendy Sarkissian (1974). The Idea of Social Mix: A Critical Biography, Research Paper PR-7. London: Centre for Environmental Studies. Videotapes For the full range of current professional videotapes, see Wendy’s vimeo page at: https://vimeo.com/user17365030 |
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| Awards | ACADEMIC AWARDS 2010 Commendation, Planning Scholarship, Research or Teaching, PIA National Awards for Excellence, for three co-authored Earthscan books on community engagement. 2010 Award for Excellence: Planning Scholarship, Research or Teaching, PIA NSW, for three co-authored Earthscan books on community engagement. 2002 Award for Excellence: Planning Scholarship, PIA Queensland for Community Participation in Practice: New Directions (2002), with Beauford Stenberg and Angela Hirst. 1998 National Award for Excellence: planning scholarship, RAPI, for Ph.D. dissertation on environmental ethics and planning education. 1997 International finalist, Green Dove Award, Common Boundary, for Chapter 5 of Ph.D. dissertation, “A Journey to the Ecological Self.” (US $5000) 1995-96 Fellowship, Scholar in Residence program, Centre for Women’s Studies and Gender Relations, University of British Columbia, Canada. 1994 Dorothy Davidson Fellowship, Australian Federation of University Women, Queensland, for Ph.D. Dissertation Research ($12,000). 1992 Progressive Architecture Citation for Architectural Research (USA) for Housing as If People Mattered (1986), with Clare Cooper Marcus. 1992-1995 Australian Postgraduate Research Award: PhD scholarship for four years full-time PhD study. SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AWARDS FROM 1995 2012 Commendation, Planning Institute of Australia, Queensland Branch, 2012 State Awards for Excellence, Planning Ideas Award, Large Regional or Urban Project Category, for Council of Mayors, Southeast Queensland, Liveable Compact Cities Project, 2012. 2010 Urban Development Institute WA Award for Excellence in High Density Development, awarded to Mirvac WA, for “Allegro”, a high-density, high-rise residential tower at Aurora, The Peninsula, Burswood, Perth. Sarkissian Associates Planners prepared several volumes of detailed, illustrated, research-based guidelines for a wide range of user groups and contexts in high-density housing for this project in 2003 and 2004. 2009 Certificate of Merit, Awards for Excellence, PIA Queensland for Community Diversity in Transit-Oriented Development Precincts with Briggs & Mortar Pty Ltd. and Andrea Young Planning Consultants. 2008 Urban Development Institute National High Density Development Award, awarded to Mirvac WA, for “Allegro”, a high-density, high-rise residential tower at The Peninsula, Burswood, Perth. Sarkissian Associates Planners prepared several volumes of detailed, illustrated, research-based planning and design guidelines for a wide range of user groups and contexts in high-density housing for this project in 2003 and 2004. 2008 Award for Professional Excellence, Australasian Housing Institute Outstanding Contribution to Change: Delivering community renewal for urban regeneration for Community Renewal and Urban Regeneration in Bonnyrigg, Sydney, for the Bonnyrigg Project team and NSW Department of Housing. Managed Bonnyrigg consultation project team 2004-2005; Bonnyrigg Consultation Advisor: 2004-2006. 2007 Merit Award for Excellence. Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture (Victorian Division). Darlington Public Domain Stage 1, 2007, University of Sydney. With Taylor Cullity Lethlean Landscape Architects and Paul Carter. (Responsible for CPTED analysis with Angela Pitts). 2006 National Urban Design Award for Planning Excellence: Urban Design, PIA For design and management of community consultations for the (re)Visioning Footscray consultation project, Maribyrnong City Council, 2004 (with Andrea Cook, Red Road Consulting). 2006 Award for International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), Special Recognition, International Project of the Year, with Kelvin Walsh, Maribyrnong City Council and Andrea Cook, Red Road Consulting for (re)Visioning Footscray consultation project, Maribyrnong City Council, Melbourne, 2004. 2005 Core Values Award for Robust Public Participation, International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), Australasia for Kennedy Bay Community Engagement Process, for Mirvac Fini (WA), Perth. 2005 Planning Minister’s Award for Excellence for Melbourne 2030 Implementation, PIA Victoria For design and management of community consultations for the (re)Visioning Footscray consultation project, Maribyrnong City Council, 2004 (with Andrea Cook, Red Road Consulting). 2004 Commendation, National President’s Award, PIA for social planning and design guidelines for high-density housing, for Mirvac-Fini, Perth. 2003 Award for Excellence: Housing, PIA Queensland for social planning and design guidelines for high-density housing, for Mirvac Fini, Perth. 2002 Award for Excellence: planning scholarship, PIA Queensland for Wendy Sarkissian, Beauford Stenberg and Angela Hirst (2002) Community Participation in Practice: New Directions. 2002 National Award for Excellence: community planning, RAPI for interactive CD Rom of community participation techniques for the City of Port Phillip (with Kelvin Walsh and Adrienne Campbell). 2001 Certificate of Merit, Awards for Excellence, RAPI Queensland for Stories in a Park community participation project for Queensland Health. 2001 Award for Excellence, RAPI Victoria for Community Participation Toolbook and CD Rom for the City of Port Phillip, Melbourne. 2000 Certificate of Merit, Awards for Excellence, RAPI Queensland for Community Renewal Program community participation project for Queensland Housing. 2000 Award for Excellence, Urban Development Institute of Australia, Western Australia for urban renewal projects for Coolbellup New Living for the Fini Group and the Ministry of Housing, Perth (social planning and design advice). 1999 World Habitat Award, Building and Social Housing Foundation for New Living, Western Australia's urban renewal program. Social design advice to the Fini Group’s redevelopment of Coolbellup, Perth, specifically Juliet Court. 1998 Certificate of Merit, National Awards for Excellence RAPI community planning category (with Andrea Cook and Kelvin Walsh) for Community Participation in Practice: A Practical Guide (1997). 1997 Special Commendation: community planning, Awards for Excellence, RAPI Western Australia for Community Participation in Practice: A Practical Guide, 1997 (with Andrea Cook and Kelvin Walsh). 1996 Certificate of Merit, National Awards for Excellence RAPI for Community Participation in Practice publications, 1994 (with Kelvin Walsh). 1995 Award for Excellence, RAPI Western Australia for Community Participation in Practice community participation publications, 1994 (with Kelvin Walsh). 1995, Honourable Mention, Awards for Excellence, RAPI Victoria for Community Participation in Practice publications, 1994 (with Kelvin Walsh). |
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