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

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.

Conference paper

Ships, planes and automobiles - the perils and pluses of place-making in an outer Melbourne suburb

11 Dec 2015

Louise Johnson,

Fiona J. Andrews,

Elyse Warner

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

This paper reports on a sample of resident experiences of place-making in outer suburban Melbourne which highlights some of the local complexities of making a place.

Conference paper

Interdisciplinary tools to enable middle suburb regeneration

11 Dec 2015

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

Due to the unsustainable nature of urban sprawl, Australian metropolitan strategies have increasing been pushing for increased levels of infill: the redevelopment of existing urban (typically residential) land. However, the current infill models of Brownfield and lot-by-lot redevelopment are largely incapable of generating the volume or range of future housing needs. This issue has led...