Conference

9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, 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 2019 was subtitled 'Cities in an Age of Disruption and Innovation' and was jointly hosted in Perth by the University of Western Australia and Curtin University.

In keeping with past SOAC conferences, SOAC 2019 papers were organised into broad thematic streams: City Economics, City Environment, City Governance, City Structure, City Movement and Infrastructure, City Social and Housing and City Health/Liveability. All published papers 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

The power of integrated spatial modelling: RailSmart Planning Wanneroo

5 Dec 2019

Linda Robson,

Sharon Biermann,

Tristan Reed

9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, Australia

This paper discusses a major Smart Cities project, the output of which is an interactive digital platform which tests optimal public transport patronage and employment creation potential of various railway station development options.

Conference paper

Active frontage controls: architecture, affordances and atmospheres in Forrest Hill, Melbourne

5 Dec 2019

Clare McAllister

9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, Australia

Active frontages are promoted in planning policy as ‘best practice’. While acknowledging the importance of public-private interfaces for street-life vitality, this paper questions the widespread uncritical adoption of ‘active everywhere’ controls.

Conference paper

The urban heat island in Australian city planning

5 Dec 2019

Alaa Elgendawy,

Peter Davies

9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, Australia

Extreme heat associated with the Urban Heat Island (UHI) and future climate change will have a disproportional geographic and demographic impact across a city. This research investigates Australian cities' strategic plans for heat reduction to maintain their liveability towards heat stress from the UHI effect.

Conference paper

New bushfire threats to peri-urban areas from climate change: challenges for land use planning

5 Dec 2019

Michael Buxton

9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, Australia

Illustrating the trend to increasing vulnerability, this paper examines two case studies, South Eastern Australia and California USA, examines the potential effectiveness of land use planning as a means of reducing bushfire risk and argues the need for anticipatory planning to prevent an expansion of settlement into bushfire prone areas.

Conference paper

How much transport is shared? Current and new ways to measure shared mobility for Australian cities – the case of South East Queensland

5 Dec 2019

Abraham Leung

9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, Australia

Transport policy is overwhelmingly focused on increasing transport supply by building more infrastructure. Demand-side responses such as increase “sharing” of modes receive comparatively less research and policy attention. This paper explores fundamental questions about sharing in Australian cities – How should we define and measure sharing? How much transport is shared? How could we better...