Cities and towns
Conference paper
Governance Models Supportive of Distributed Green Infrastructure for Decarbonised Resilient Cities
This study examines the emerging shift towards distributed infrastructure systems and the parallel transition that is occurring towards decentralised forms of governance to support climate change strategies such as, low carbon urban development.
Conference paper
The challenges facing South Sudanese refugees in the Australia's housing sector
This paper aims to highlight the difficulties facing South Sudanese refugees’ community in the Australia’s housing system. The paper considers historical, structural, political and economical disadvantages Sudanese refugees have experienced as a result of the Sudan’s civil wars.
Conference paper
Understanding place names in Southwest Australia
The paper explores two specific case studies describing the origins of place names, namely the work of Ednie Hassell of Jerramungup and Alfred John Bussell of Wallcliffe near Margaret River. With the incessant development of suburbs and urbanisation of Western Australia’s landscape and within the context of reconciliation and native title debates, the ongoing use...
Conference paper
Investigating private motorised travel and vehicle fleet efficiency: using new data and methods to reveal socio-spatial patterns in Brisbane.
This paper investigates the spatial patterns of vehicle energy consumption on urban areas through an analysis of vehicle travel and efficiency of the vehicle fleet in Brisbane.
Conference paper
Recovery from the storm: resilience and the role of community capital in long-term disaster recovery in regional Western Australia
Through an examination of ‘community capital’, this paper examines the actors and relationships involved in the flood recovery process of a regional community in Western Australia