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

A marriage of convenience? Rail-supportive transport policies and urban consolidation in station precincts in Australia and Europe

2 Dec 2005

Jan Scheurer,

Annette Kroen

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

This paper looks at the motivations, institutional frameworks, goals and preliminary results of Victoria’s Transit Cities program – a key element of the Melbourne 2030 strategy – and the FrenchGerman project Bahn.Ville which examined several rail lines in Germany and France regarding their suitability to act as anchors for urban development, and the roles of...

Conference paper

Are metropolitan planning frameworks healthy? The broader context

2 Dec 2005

Susan Thompson,

Tinalee Gallico

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

This paper presents current research examining how metropolitan plans create urban environments to nurture healthy and happy citizens. Specifically, we ask: do metropolitan strategies lay an adequate foundation for neighbourhood and local plans to bring about environments for holistic wellbeing?

Conference paper

Situating master-planned estates

2 Dec 2005

Robyn Dowling,

Pauline McGuirk

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

This paper critically engages with these understandings of master-planned estates (MPEs) in the Australian context.

Conference paper

Transport disadvantage in the Australian metropolis: Towards new concepts and methods

2 Dec 2005

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

This paper examines the links between household social status and transport disadvantage through a review of concepts for the analysis of transport disadvantage in urban research and policy making.

Conference paper

Sydney sucks! (chews and spits): Defining and measuring vortex cities and sustainable cities

2 Dec 2005

Phil McManus

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

Sydney is Australia’s largest vortex city, sucking in resources for production and consumption and using other parts of the planet to assimilate wastes. This paper analyses the strengths and weaknesses of competing definitions and measuring techniques to identify sustainable cities.