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

Strategic planning in regional cities: new conceptions

2 Dec 2005

Stephen Carthew,

Margaret Allan

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

Using the example of the regional Victorian city of Bendigo, this paper discusses new drivers for change in planning for regional cities. Key challenges are associated with environment, global relationships, urban amorphism, water security, sustainable growth, application of new planning policy, the clash between heritage and modernism, and calls for participation in local democratic processes...

Conference paper

A socio-economic analysis of social inclusion and lifestyle factors in South-East Queensland

2 Dec 2005

Carmel Herington,

Bill Merrilees,

Dale Miller

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

This paper addresses three questions in relation to perceptions of city liveability; Does social capital in a city vary across different socio-economic groups; Do lifestyle factors in a city vary across different socio-economic groups; Do different socio-economic groups perceive different levels of public sector infrastructure support?

Conference paper

Local and international examples of how sustainable communities can and do work

2 Dec 2005

Morag Gamble

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

To sustain urban habitats and their inhabitants, we must plan, design and think of cities as ecological systems, create healthy urban metabolisms and reconsider the relationship between cities and their hinterland.

Conference paper

Learning from the past research Central Coast, New South Wales

2 Dec 2005

Rolf Fenner

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

This paper argues that as a consequence of reflecting on past policy experiences it is possible to better understand and appreciate what policy decisions were previously undertaken, and subsequently improve the opportunities for future policy decision making and implementation.