Conference

6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, 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 6 was held in Sydney and hosted by the University of New South Waltes, Griffith University, the Australian National University and The University of Sydney.

All papers presented at the SOAC 2013 have been subject to a double blind refereeing process and have been reviewed by at least two referees. In particular, the review process assessed each paper in terms of its policy relevance and the contribution to the conceptual or empirical understanding of Australian cities.

Papers from all past and subsequent SOAC conferences can be found at the State of Australian Cities Conferences Collection on APO.

Conference paper

Measuring social interaction and community cohesion in a high density urban renewal area: the case of Green Square

29 Nov 2013

Hazel Easthope,

Nicole McNamara

6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia

This paper discusses the development of a survey tool designed to measure social interaction and cohesion in a high-density urban renewal area in Sydney, and presents selected results of a pilot of that tool.

Conference paper

Renewing Tonsley, regenerating Adelaide – the making of Australia's most competitive city

29 Nov 2013

Megan Antcliff,

Ingo Kumic

6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia

Using the Tonsley Redevelopment Project as a new case study, this paper seeks to contribute to the current discussion on urban renewal and the making of competitive cities through a critical examination of the role of ‘innovation clusters’ and the intersection of place and productive processes as the basis to renewal strategy.

Conference paper

Changing water values in urban waterway naturalisation: findings from a Sydney case study

29 Nov 2013

Jacqueline Soars,

Fiona Miller

6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia

With particular reference to Johnstons Creek Stormwater Channel in inner-western Sydney, this paper examines community and managing bodies’ changing perception and values of urban waterways.

Conference paper

Housing affordability in Auckland: looking behind the rhetoric

29 Nov 2013

Patricia Austin

6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia

This paper unpacks the rhetoric and discourses around two distinct approaches regarding affordable housing in Auckland, New Zealend to better understand the policy options being pursued and the storylines behind them.

Conference paper

Plan Melbourne: a critique and a review of its implications for housing

29 Nov 2013

Richard Tomlinson

6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia

The focus of this paper is on the politics and significance of Plan Melbourne, with significance being most closely assessed in terms of the Plan’s ability to influence housing outcomes. The paper proceeds from my housing and governance research that led to Australia’s Unintended Cities.