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

The Redfern-Waterloo Authority: Sydney's continuing use of development corporations as a primary mode of urban governance

2 Dec 2005

Glen Searle

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

The paper analyses the forces that have led to the NSW government’s creation of another urban development corporation in Sydney, the Redfern-Waterloo Authority.

Conference paper

Neighbourhood inequality - Do small area interactions influence economic outcomes?

2 Dec 2005

Anthea Bill

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

Over the last 25 years neighbourhood economic outcomes have become increasingly polarised in Australia. The growing spatial dimensions of this inequality have generated discussion about the existence of ‘neighbourhood effects’, localised externalities and other endogenous processes, leading to underinvestment in education, lower levels of job-creation and economic activity, than might be expected in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

Conference paper

From peri-urban to unknown territory

2 Dec 2005

Anne-Marie Willis

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

This paper can be characterised as a symptomatic reading of the idea of ‘peri-urban’ and an exploration of the often difficult-to-define transformations it names.

Conference paper

Institutional arrangements for land use and transport integration

2 Dec 2005

Bruce James

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

Is transport a means to an end or the end in itself ? Many integrated transport studies, plans or strategies for cities identify transport as a player in the game of achieving sustainable and liveable cities. This article briefly explores the planning and institutional issues in how governments can achieve this desired outcome.

Conference paper

Australian cities at risk: approaches to urban economic risk management

2 Dec 2005

Brian H. Roberts

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

Improving the management of risk in Australian cities is important to long term sustainability of urban economies. As our urban and regional economies become more integrated into the global economy, the management of risk will become more complex.