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

Urban greenspace: Connecting people and nature

2 Dec 2005

Guy Barnett,

Michael Doherty,

Matthew Beaty

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

The paper draws on the preliminary results of two scoping studies that provide a case study exploration of urban greenspace and the connection between people and nature in Melbourne.

Conference paper

Public lands, process and public policy: the links between government asset disposal programs and planning for redeveloping urban areas - Is something missing?

2 Dec 2005

Helen Gilbert

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

This paper highlights the experience of some high profile case studies in Sydney to demonstrate regular intervention by government in the planning process in projects involving the disposal and redevelopment of public land – to ensure that such government backed proposals proceed quickly through the development approval process.

Conference paper

Are metropolitan planning frameworks healthy? The case of Melbourne 2030

2 Dec 2005

Iain Butterworth,

Josephine Palermo,

Lauren Prosser

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

This paper presents preliminary findings of a project investigating the integration and application of ecological public health principles in Melbourne 2030, the Victorian Government’s urban planning blueprint for Melbourne for the next 30 years.

Conference paper

Growing old on the suburban fringe: master planned communities and planning for diversity

2 Dec 2005

Peter Walters

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

Discussing the needs and expectations of older residents for supportive community of place, in contrast to the needs and motivations of the property developer in ‘creating community’, this paper investigates the situation of older people who have moved to the post-traditional successor to the Australian suburb, the outer suburban ‘master planned community’ (MPC).

Conference paper

Splintering urbanism and sustainable urban water management

2 Dec 2005

Jodi Dong

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

This research is concerned with the response of institutions to the water dilemmas faced by Australia’s cities. Here institutions include government agencies, the water and urban development industries and associations, “green city” advocates and researchers.