This paper reports on a collaborative research project that examines the prospects for a radical re-positioning of rail stations by design premised on a public place-making design approach.

This paper, using Brunswick in Melbourne as a case study, examines place identity and how this embodies different meanings for different people.

Compact city policies such as Melbourne 2030 have been established in Australia for a range of reasons including climate change. It is now clear that the Melbourne 2030 policy has not been effective – with new development mostly on the urban fringe. This policy failure has often been sheeted home to resident and local government...

This paper seeks to quantify the capacities for compact growth and to use these measures as frameworks for understanding the urban design opportunities embodied in such responses to climate change.

The focus in this paper is on the ways graffiti is seen by residents to contribute to or damage urban character or place identity.