Conference

2nd State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2005, Brisbane, Australia

Owning Institution

The State of Australian Cities (SOAC) national conferences have been held biennially since 2003 to support interdisciplinary policy-related urban research. SOAC 2 was hosted by the Urban Research Program at the South Bank campus, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University.

The principal theme of SOAC 2 was the sustainability and vulnerability of Australian cities. Providing a place of dialogue between leading researchers on the state of Australian cities and where they might be headed, SOAC 2 brought together participants from a wide range of fields, including: academics, researchers, policy makers, private and public sector practitioners, leaders in government, social commentators and the media.

Papers from all past and subsequent SOAC conferences can be found at the State of Australian Cities Conferences Collection on APO.

Conference paper

City economy rapporteur report

2 Dec 2005

Pauline McGuirk

2nd State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2005, Brisbane, Australia

The City Economy sessions in the 2005 State of Australian Cities (SOAC) national conference yielded papers that can usefully be grouped under four main strands: theoretically oriented papers; papers focussed on the ‘new economy’; investigations of ‘old chestnut’ issues of the urban economy; and papers focused on the development of tools and techniques to assist...

Conference paper

Urban nature and Australian environmentalism: The urban experience of members of environmental groups in Hobart and Perth

2 Dec 2005

Aidan Davison

2nd State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2005, Brisbane, Australia

This paper investigates some recent changes and public interest in urban nature in Australia and provides an analysis of environmental social movements via a preliminary report on interviews with members of The Greens and The Wilderness Society living in Hobart and Perth.

Conference paper

Innovative governance in a metropolitan context? The case of the office of the north, Adelaide

2 Dec 2005

Peter Trainor

2nd State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2005, Brisbane, Australia

In the lead-up to the 2002 South Australian election, the Labor Party announced its intention to implement a suite of policy initiatives for Adelaide’s northern region.

Conference paper

Children's freedoms and promoting the 'active city' in Auckland neighbourhoods

2 Dec 2005

Robin Kearns,

Damian Collins,

Catherine Bean

2nd State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2005, Brisbane, Australia

Referring to a case study from Auckland, New Zealand, that focuses on the welfare of children, this paper asks the question: does geography matter in the influence of neighbourhood on children’s health?

Conference paper

Meso and micro governance in urban consolidation: the role of UDC's and bodies corporate in inner urban developments

2 Dec 2005

Michael Bounds

2nd State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2005, Brisbane, Australia

The paper reviews the impact of private public relationships on development and some preliminary outcomes for settlers in relation to their expectations of the area, the management and governance of new development and the quality of life in medium and high density developments.