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RMIT University

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Place identity and economic significance of urban forms of ethnic precincts in Melbourne, Australia


This paper examines place identity of neighbourhoods characterised by a large number of Vietnamese and their ethnic businesses in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. The paper responds to urgent demands for knowledge, tools and strategies to better design and manage Australian cities, neighbourhoods, and public spaces for an increasingly diverse multicultural society.
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From provision to subsidisation: tracking changes in Commonwealth rental housing policy


This paper explores changes in Commonwealth and State political and economic thinking regarding public housing.
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Closing the gap: decolonisation, ANT and a bridge between practitioners and academics


In order to make the decolonisation of planning a fact, rather than an aspiration, this paper asks: How do we build a bridge between: (a) the researchers on decolonisation, and their network, in their role as “critics and conscience of society” and (b) the practitioners of planning, in their role as executors of government policy...
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Social housing tenants’ lived experiences in Australia: an infrastructure of care?


This paper uses data collected from qualitative in-depth interviews with social housing providers and tenants in four Australian states, to highlight their experiences about the extent and ways in which an ethic of care is involved in life in social housing.
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Mapping Melbourne’s parklets: understanding the capacities of street spaces


A parklet is a small, barrier-protected space which temporarily transforms kerbside parking space for public use. This paper maps and analyses 594 parklets across metropolitan Melbourne, identified from aerial surveys and field observation, and examines a range of urban design factors across various scales that positively and negatively impact the supply and demand for parklets...