Conference
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The State of Australian Cities (SOAC) national conferences have been held biennially since 2003 to support interdisciplinary policy-related urban research. This third conference was jointly hosted in Perth by the University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Murdoch University and Edith Cowan University.
Conference papers published from SOAC 4 were produced through a process of integrated peer review.
Papers from all past and subsequent SOAC conferences can be found at the State of Australian Cities Conferences Collection on APO.
Conference paper
Climate change and human settlements: methodology, case studies and issues arising
This paper presents selected findings of a completed project called “Integrated Assessment of Climate Change on Urban Settlements”.
Conference paper
Housing affordability crises in Australia: how and why did planning get on the housing affordability agenda?
Focusing on Melbourne, this paper documents the coverage of housing affordability issues in a sample of print media, academic journal articles, and planning policy over the period 1989 to 2009, to explore the circumstances under which land use planning became part of housing affordability debate in Australia.
Conference paper
The republic and its impact on property rights in Sydney
This paper offers a theoretical inquiry into the institutional arrangements to enable an innovative land restitution model for Sydney within a new Republic, by vesting the superior interest in land (and buildings thereon) in the stewardship of the customary indigenous guardians (rather than the State or Crown).
Conference paper
Mapping spatial and temporal patterns of location distributions of old people in SEQ, Australia
The aim of this paper is to examine the spatial patterning and possible contributors to the geographic distribution of older people for the past decade (1996-2006)
Conference paper
It's more than just the buildings; it's what they did inside: a case for the preservation of industrial worksites
Using the example of the Western Australian Government Railway Workshops at Midland, now a State heritage icon, this paper argues that there is significant social and historical value in retaining and reusing industrial sites, appropriately and sensitively interpreting their past.