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

Understanding city fringe gentrification: the role of a 'potential investment gap'

2 Dec 2005

Brooke Wildin,

John Minnery

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

This paper approaches the gentrification debate from a somewhat different position. It argues that gentrification, seen as the replacement of lower status and income households by higher status and income households, can occur outside the inner city.

Conference paper

Urban agriculture: the new frontier

2 Dec 2005

Ian Knowd,

David Mason,

Andrew Docking

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

In the contemporary context of urban development, the possibilities of looking anew at agriculture relates to implementing sustainability and addressing the structural changes brought about by globalization to communities, their food systems and quality of life for urbanites.

Conference paper

Evaluating sustainable urban form: Comparing two neighbourhood development patterns in Adelaide

2 Dec 2005

Ali Soltani,

Caryl Bosman

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

Advocates of New Urbanism and Smart Growth concepts emphasize on neighbourhood form and design to achieve sustainability. Generally, three aspects of neighbourhood form are thought to be influencing travel patterns: density; diversity and design.

Conference paper

Understanding Sydney as a global city

2 Dec 2005

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

There is an ascendant academic argument that key economic processes are increasingly built at the scale of the city and, in turn, that successful urban economies are increasingly detached from their traditional hinterlands. Cities, in this city-centric global economy, are argued to be immersed in and driven by globalised networks and connections. The process of...

Conference paper

Understanding obesogenic urban environments from the perspective of human ecology

2 Dec 2005

Robert Dyball

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

Using metaphors mapped from the concept of ‘metabolism’ the students gain insights into how the urban form and the dominant beliefs and values of the inhabitants combine to induce major stresses on the city’s hinterlands.