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

Partnerships for affordable housing: lessons from Melbourne, Portland, Vancouver and Toronto

11 Dec 2015

Carolyn Whitzman

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

This paper examines how key actors in the affordable housing industry work together in affordable housing partnerships.

Conference paper

Infill development and the distribution of open space in Melbourne

11 Dec 2015

Jennifer Witheridge

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

Focusing on public and private open space at ground level, this paper aims to assess how residential infill developments are impacting on open space availability.

Conference paper

Cooling cities with green space: a policy analysis framework

11 Dec 2015

Judy Bush,

Lu Aye,

Dominique Hes

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

This paper provides an overview of the urban heat island effect, and urban greenery’s role in its mitigation.

Conference paper

Conceptualising 'integration' in policy and practice: a case study of integrated planning in Melbourne

11 Dec 2015

Hayley Henderson,

Melanie Lowe

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

This paper contributes to strengthening the understanding of integrated planning by drawing on research conducted in Melbourne, Australia. Specifically, it uncovers contemporary drivers, meanings and mechanisms of ‘integrated planning’.

Conference paper

From squaresville to triangle town: geometries for public transport network planning

11 Dec 2015

Kristen Bell

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

Research into public transport network planning has previously identified the benefits of the “network effect” obtained by cities using a square network structure as a base for their public transport routes. This paper describes the key principles and methods used in a triangular network design, and explores its potential for use in Australian cities.