Matt Benson Email & Phone Number

Matt has place management, infrastructure planning and community development background. Trained in the discipline of geography, his primary skill is the ability to draw together social, economic and environmental issues and link them to viable sustainability solutions. Matt has worked for local government and in private practice as a social and local economic development planner on an array of greenfield and urban revitalisation projects. He has overseen a range of initiatives in Australia and Asia including corporate strategic plans, community engagement, open space master plans, impact assessments, conservation management plans, employment programs and large scale population and land use surveys. Specialties: urban and regional planning; demographic and economic modelling; GIS mapping; economic development strategies; facilities planning; social policy; conservation management and sustainability.