Cities and towns
Conference paper
Growing healthy local food: sustainability potential and household participation in home gardens
Current local food production research has focussed on community engagement and participation and social perspectives of growing food in the community gardens. This paper focuses on sustainability performance and household participation in the home gardens, due to the limited research made in this area.
Conference paper
The impact of logistics activity on cities
This paper reviews research and practical examples of the logistics function and how this has become a very spatially extensive activity in many metropolitan areas.
Conference paper
(De)sexing the suburbs: the politics and planning regulation of brothels in Perth/WA
This paper considers, first, the historical and contemporary geography of brothels in Perth and policies/legislation that sought to control such activities in the past. Next, the politics and policy solutions of the current Liberal State government and previous Labour government are examined to identify the socio-spatial and moral discourses underpinning efforts to regulate brothels in...
Conference paper
In the fast lane - bypassing third party objections and appeals in planning approval processes - an initial review of policy and debates
However, the planning drive towards medium density housing (MDH) has triggered widespread local resistance. This has led to new scrutiny of mechanisms for public participation in planning and efficiency of third party objection and appeal rights (TPOAR). This paper focuses on the latter.
Conference paper
Potential effects of climate change on Melbourne's street trees and some implications for human and non-human animals
This paper explores how the composition of Melbourne’s street tree may change under current climate change scenarios, and what the impact of this may be for both humans and non-human animals living in Melbourne.