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Enda Murphy is Professor and Head of Planning at University College Dublin’s School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, where he directs the Professional Diploma in Foundations of Sustainable Development and leads the university’s core working group on SDG engagement. A Fulbright-EPA Scholar and visiting professor on five continents, he sits on the editorial board of PLOS ONE and the UN-SDSN SDG Academy High-Level Advisory Council.
Education:
- BA – Trinity College Dublin
- Post-Graduate Diploma – Trinity College Dublin
- PhD – Trinity College Dublin
Research interests integrate quantitative spatial planning and environmental assessment: urban land-use/transport sustainability modelling, strategic noise mapping and health-impact quantification, SDG benchmarking and index development, and critical analyses of neoliberal governance. His work has produced over 120 publications and three books, advancing policy-relevant metrics for Europe and the USA.
Recent articles (2021-25) chart a coherent trajectory: construction of peer-based SDG indices for the USA, EU and Ireland; evaluation of CNOSSOS-EU noise models for Irish roads and railways; estimation of transport-noise health burdens (ischemic heart disease, annoyance, sleep disturbance); and exploration of COVID-19 lockdown noise reductions and cognitive effects in older adults.
Awards & honours:
- Best Paper Award, AESOP 2020
- RTPI Research Excellence Award 2015 – Early Career commendation
- Fulbright-EPA Scholar 2014-15
- Geographical Society of Ireland Book of the Year shortlist 2014
He chairs the Irish Transport Research Network, advises Una Europa’s Sustainability & Climate Committee, and welcomes graduate research enquiries in urban planning, environmental noise and SDG governance.
