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

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.

Conference paper

How green was my city region: The relevance of past open space planning experiences to contemporary planning for the Brisbane metropolitan region

2 Dec 2005

Darryl Low Choy

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

This paper has reviewed the principal attempts to address regional landscape and open space initiatives for the City of Brisbane and region in the past.

Conference paper

The post justice city? Spatial targeting, social disadvantage and rescaling urban governance in Australia

2 Dec 2005

Suzanne Lawson

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

Since the 1980s, Australian State governments have gradually replaced certain functional administration frameworks with new spatially based approaches that emphasise whole of government service delivery to meet the needs of a geographically defined local community. This paper considers whether the concept of rescaling applies in the Australian context as a way of understanding State Government...

Conference paper

Competition and cooperation: coordinating services to establish a lifelong learning hub

2 Dec 2005

Liza Hopkins

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

This paper considers the trend towards governments working in partnership with non-government agencies and the focus on strengthening communities to tackle their own problems is emerging alongside recent policy moves towards developing social capital as a means for enabling communities to function more efficiently and effectively.

Conference paper

Density and outer urban development in Melbourne

2 Dec 2005

Michael Buxton,

Jan Scheurer

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

The paper reviews the approach advocated in the Melbourne strategic plan, 'Melbourne 2030', to planning for outer urban development in Melbourne. It analyses governance and current policy, and places the Melbourne 2030 objective of increased outer urban densities in the context of best international practice and historical approaches.