Organisation
Centre for Urban Research
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Report
Practicing safe public wi-fi: assessing and managing data security risks
The report analyses data from the first large scale Australian survey of public wi-fi use. The report highlights shared challenges for public wi-fi users, employers, public wi-fi network providers, and policy-makers to promote public wi-fi security, while retaining the benefits of accessibility offered by this communication technology.
Evaluation
Enabling climate change adaptation across Gippsland local governments: staff perceptions of adaptive capacity and regional collaboration
This report presents the findings of all project evaluation activities carried out as part of the project ‘Enabling Gippsland Councils to integrate climate risk and adaptation into local and regional strategies’, which concluded in August 2016. The Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University was asked to develop and implement a project evaluation framework to...
Report
Winning from second: what Geelong can learn from international second cities
This report draws on the experiences of comparable cities in Europe and the United States of America to guide the transformation of the Geelong economy. While focusing on Geelong, the project underscores the need for greater policy and planning attention to be given to second cities in Australia, as international experience provides examples of significant...
Report
Local government guide to fostering corporate social responsibility
A guide for local governments to help business to become more socially and environmentally responsible.
Report
The benefits of elevated rail case study one: the Upfield line
This document presents the outcomes of an architectural design studio that set out to explore the potential of elevated rail as a method for level-crossing removal in several Melbourne rail corridors. The studio used design-research to explore options for elevated rail along the Upfield line. We analysed existing conditions along the corridor, along with local...