Conference

7th State of Australian Cities Conference, 9-11 December 2015, Gold Coast, 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 7 was held in the City of Gold Coast and hosted by Griffith University.

The 164 peer reviewed papers were organised into seven broad themes but all shared, to varying degrees, a common focus on the ways in which high quality academic research can be used in the development and implementation of policy. The conference featured leading national and local politicians and policy makers who shared their views on some of the current challenges facing cities and how these might be overcome in the future.

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

Conference paper

Exploring infrastructure provision issues in greenfield and urban infill residential developments

11 Dec 2015

Cathryn Hamilton,

Jon Kellett

7th State of Australian Cities Conference, 9-11 December 2015, Gold Coast, Australia

This paper explores the extent of infrastructure provision issues and tries to identify the actual costs of provision in different situations.

Conference paper

Visions and scenarios of low-carbon and resilient Australian cities in 2040

11 Dec 2015

7th State of Australian Cities Conference, 9-11 December 2015, Gold Coast, Australia

This paper describes the approaches that were used in the initial phases of the Visions and Pathways 2040 project and early research results. A selection of the ‘glimpses’ of possible future low-carbon, resilient city forms and their associated lifestyles are presented.

Conference paper

Impact of monetary costs on citizen appeals of planning decisions

11 Dec 2015

Stephen Rowley,

Joe Hurley

7th State of Australian Cities Conference, 9-11 December 2015, Gold Coast, Australia

Using data from VCAT’s registry from July 2012 to June 2014, this paper examines the role of direct costs in influencing planning participation by both planning applicants and objectors across the Melbourne metropolitan area.

Conference paper

Melbourne's public transport: performance and prospects after 15 years of 'privatisation'

11 Dec 2015

John Stone,

Yvonne Kirk,

John Odgers

7th State of Australian Cities Conference, 9-11 December 2015, Gold Coast, Australia

This paper seeks to assess the financial and operational performance of Victoria's private contracts for Melbourne trains and trams.

Conference paper

Countering terrorism in the city

11 Dec 2015

Douglas Tomkin

7th State of Australian Cities Conference, 9-11 December 2015, Gold Coast, Australia

This paper outlines the threats to the city and countermeasures illustrated by case studies including projects for Sydney Rail, and the Sydney Opera House.