Cities and towns
Conference paper
Children's cycling for transport in selected Australian urban environments: model shares and determinations of significance
This paper uses CATCH/iMATCH project data to explore parental and child perceptions towards their social and built environment reports on itsvrelationship with cycling take-up and usage.
Report
Public infrastructure
The Australian Government has asked the Productivity Commission (the Commission) to undertake a broad-ranging inquiry into public infrastructure, comprising two broad streams of work: the provision, funding, and financing of major public infrastructure the scope for reducing the costs associated with such infrastructure. As spelt out in more detail in the terms of reference, the...
Dataset
3222.0 - Population Projections, Australia, 2012 (base) to 2101
This publication contains projections of Australia's population by age and sex for the period 30 June 2013 to 2101, and projections of the states, territories and capital cities/balances of state for the period 30 June 2013 to 2061. Figures for 30 June 2012 are preliminary estimated resident population.
Report
Rethinking the future of northern Australia's regions: more than mines, dams and development dreams
The vast potential of northern Australia is being held back by serious bottlenecks in infrastructure and human capital, but strategies for sustainable economic and population growth need to shift beyond the simple solutions and polarised debate of the past 50 years. This is one of the key findings of this paper released by the Regional...
Discussion paper
Social sustainability: creating places and participatory processes that perform well for people
Social sustainability is about ensuring the sustenance of the diverse social relations that exist in healthy communities. Creating the physical, cultural and social places that support wellbeing and a sense of community involves a process of engagement with the people who inhabit those places. There are several key points to note: social sustainability is as...