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

When cultures collide: Planning for the public spatial needs of muslim women in Sydney

2 Dec 2005

Carolyn Whitten,

Susan Thompson

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

This study raises important considerations for both the day-to-day provision of public space and the deeper philosophical and moral implications in meeting the needs of different groups in culturally and religiously diverse communities which is contemporary Australia.

Conference paper

Laurimar: a town like no other

2 Dec 2005

Ron Danvers,

Michael Drapac

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

This paper discusses greenfield development in the town of Laurimar in Victoria.

Conference paper

Transport pollution futures for the city of Gold Coast: SoE reports for 2011 and 2021

2 Dec 2005

A.L. Brown,

Joseph Affum,

Andrew Chan

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

This paper reports a modelling study of energy use and pollutant impacts from land transport sources for the City of the Gold Coast.

Conference paper

Two scenarios of the city and the coming age of climate adaptive design

2 Dec 2005

Tony Fry

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

This paper argues that there has to be a far more serious engagement with the ways in which climate change will significantly alter the nature of the environment, along with human rural and urban futures.

Conference paper

City governance rapporteur report

2 Dec 2005

John Minnery,

Steve Dovers

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

The theme of the 2005 State of Australian Cities national conference was the sustainability and vulnerability of Australian cities. Sustainability focuses on the economic, social and environmental realms as they are found in cities. Vulnerability deals with the economic, social and environmental risks facing cities. So where does governance fit into these themes?