Andrew Butt is the Associate Dean Sustainability and Urban Planning and research theme leader at the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University. His work is focused on applied land use planning policy and practice, with an interest on peri-urban and urban fringe planning issues. His recent findings on greenfields planning have informed the current development of the VIC Government Precincts Structure Planning Guidelines to achieve outcomes consistent with 20-minute neighbourhood policy in new greenfield sites. He has led the development of research translation with RMIT, the Planning Institute of Australia and Analysis and Policy Observatory using academic research in practice focused materials and dissemination to planning practitioners.