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6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia

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Australasian Cities Research Network

The State of Australian Cities (SOAC) national conferences have been held biennially since 2003 to support interdisciplinary policy-related urban research. SOAC 6 was held in Sydney and hosted by the University of New South Waltes, Griffith University, the Australian National University and The University of Sydney.

All papers presented at the SOAC 2013 have been subject to a double blind refereeing process and have been reviewed by at least two referees. In particular, the review process assessed each paper in terms of its policy relevance and the contribution to the conceptual or empirical understanding of Australian cities.

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

 

Conference paper

Slip sliding away: Auckland's response to the political erosion of climate change mitigation initiatives


6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia
This paper critically assesses New Zealand’s legislative and policy framework for climate change mitigation, using New Zealand's largest city Auckland as a case study.
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Working with housing variance to model urban growth futures within inner metropolitan Melbourne


6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia
Working with the prospect of establishing a more compact city in order to meet an inner city target of 90,000 new dwellings (Inner Metropolitan Action Plan - IMAP Strategy 5), this paper presents a ‘Housing Variance Model’ based on household structure and dwelling type.
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Governance of public land acquisition for regional open space in Perth and Sydney


6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia
The focus of this paper is a comparison of the history of the governance of regional public land acquisition in Perth and Sydney, with the case for the selection of these two cities established by a contrast of the planning approaches used.
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A good place to raise a family? Comparing parents', service providers, and media perspectives of the inner and outer suburban areas of Melbourne


6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia
In Australia, the suburbs have historically been the favoured place to raise children. However this is being challenged both by social change and government policy encouraging innerurban renewal. This paper examines how inner-urban areas compare with more traditional suburban locations as places to raise a family.
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The food security of the Australian Capital region


6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia
Through an examination of what is known about food flows in the Australian Capital Region, this paper argues that current ways of understanding and defining food security should be shifted and expanded to account for numerous factors that are presently neglected.
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