James Berghan

Iwi Affiliations

Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri

Relevant Qualifications

PhD: University of Otago, NZ

Bachelor of Surveying (Honours, First Class): University of Otago, NZ

Expertise

James has a background in urban design, planning and surveying. His rangahau centres on the built environment, including papakāinga and collective housing models, alternative housing tenure pathways, and indigenous urbanism and urban design. He has held academic positions at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago and Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, along with private practice experience as a resource management planner and land development consultant. James is a recipient of the inaugural Mana Tūāpapa Future Leader Fellowships, where he is developing a four-year research programme exploring symptoms of (and solutions for) mis- and disinformation in urban planning and design across Aotearoa.

Key Contributions

Berghan, J. (2024). Awarded New Zealand Tāwhia te Mana - Mana Tūāpapa Future Leader Fellowship by Te Apārangi Royal Society of New Zealand (value: $820,000).

·Russell, E., McKerchar, C., Berghan, J., Curl, A., & Fitt, H. (2024). Considering the importance of transport to the wellbeing of Māori social housing residents. Journal of Transport and Health, 36. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2024.101809

Curl, A., Russell, E., McKerchar, C., & Berghan, J. (2024). Transport and health equity: Considering the needs of diverse populations. In J. Cidell (Ed.), A research agenda for transport equity and mobility justice (pp. 87-104). https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802201888.00014

Berghan, J. (2024). Young peoples' experiences in the early stages of independent living. In P. Barrett, F. Cram, & B. James (Eds.), The experience of homemaking in unaffordable and precarious housing (pp. 44-51).

Berghan, J., & Olin, C. (2024). The Universal Design Game: A 'Serious Game' for Teaching and Learning About Accessibility in Urban Design. In Teaching Beyond the Curriculum. Virtual: UK, USA, China: AMPS (Architecture Media Politics Society). Retrieved from https://amps-research.com/proceedings/

Berghan, J., Morrison, K., Pou, V., & Cram, F. (2024). Resilient: A workbook for starting conversations about climate-resilient kāinga. BRANZ. Retrieved from https://www.branz.co.nz/pubs/research-reports/er85/

Berghan, J., Morrison, K., Pou, V., & Cram, F. (2024). Ka mua, ka muri: Connecting tāngata to whenua through housing. BRANZ. Retrieved from https://www.branz.co.nz/pubs/research-reports/er85/

Berghan, J., Siesicki, B., Lloyd, M., & McConaughy, O. (2024). He ara mauri ora: Te Kinakina wetlands. VUW.

Olin, C., Berghan, J., & Knapton, E. (2024). Te Ngākau 2040: A Student Vision for Our Civic Heart. VUW.

Knapton, E., Olin, C., Berghan, J., & Whiteley, A. (2024). WSP Urban Greening Tool: Assessment Report. WSP New Zealand. Retrieved from https://www.wsp.com/en-nz/

Russell, E., McKerchar, C., Thompson, L., & Berghan, J. (2023). Māori experiences of social housing in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Kotuitui, 18(4), 352-369. doi:10.1080/1177083X.2023.2180762

Mitchell, I., Glaudel, C., Berghan, J., & du Plessis, D. (2023). Enablers and barriers impacting on the development of affordable alternative housing tenures in New Zealand. BRANZ. Retrieved from https://www.branz.co.nz/pubs/research-reports/er81/

Cram, F., Berghan, J., Adcock, A., & Fowler, M. (2023). Young mothers at Te Tipu Whenua o Pa Harakeke talk about what makes a house a home. BBHTC. Retrieved from https://homesforgenerations.goodhomes.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Te-Tipu-Whenua-o-Pa-Harakeke_revised-final-30-March.pdf

Berghan, J. (2022). Awarded 2022 Curriculum Innovation Award, one of four international teaching awards for urban planning (value: US$7,000).

Phillips, C., Berghan, J., Clifford, A., Arahanga-Doyle, H., & Totoro, V. (2022). Mauriora and the environment: A Kaupapa Māori exploration of adventure therapy in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 52(sup1), 144-159. doi:10.1080/03036758.2022.2139731

Berghan, J., Goodwin, D., Carter, L., & Rawiri, A. (2022). Planning for community: The Kāinga Tuatahi papakāinga in central Auckland. In J. Hutchings, J. Smith & F. Cram (Eds.), Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua: Māori housing realities and aspirations (pp. 192-203).

Paul, J., Ratana, M., & Berghan, J. (2022). Ka pu te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi: Rangatahi perceptions of housing including papakāinga. In J. Hutchings, J. Smith & F. Cram (Eds.), Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua: Māori housing realities and aspirations (pp. 117-136).

Olin, C. V., Berghan, J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Ivory, V., Witten, K., Howden-Chapman, P., … O’Sullivan, K. C., Keall, M., Ombler, J., & Hinckson, E. (2022). Inclusive and collective urban home spaces: The future of housing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 3, 100080. doi: 10.106/j.wss.2022.100080

Berghan, J. (2021). Awarded Best Early Career Researcher (ECR) presentation at the State of Australasian Cities Conference 2021 – City Housing and Social theme. · Berghan, J. (2021). Kaupapakāinga: The potential for Māori cohousing. Report for Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities: Affordable Housing for Generations. September 2021, 37 pgs. Wellington: BBHTC. Retrieved from https://www.buildingbetter.nz/publication/kaupapakainga-the-potential-for-maori-cohousing/

Berghan, J. (2020). Awarded Exceptional Thesis status on PhD, in which the examiners unanimously agree that the thesis is in the top 10% of theses examined. PhD conferred 19th December 2020.

Berghan, J. D. (2020). Ecology of community: Exploring principles of socially-based tenure in urban papakāinga and cohousing communities (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10529