Cities and towns
Conference paper
The naming game: the politics of place names as tools for urban regenerative practice?
Stigmatised as Port Misery for over 150 years, the name of Port Adelaide and its adjacent suburbs are still infused with the meanings of their derelict past. This paper investigates the method employed by the Newport Quays development consortium in the revitalisation of the Port Adelaide waterfront.
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Assessing land use and urban form impacts of changes in relative accessibility
This paper statistically assesses and quantifies the relationship between accessibility and locational decision for firms (jobs) and households (population) in Melbourne.
Conference paper
Local-area sustainability assessment system: a theoretical and operational overview
This paper provides a theoretical and operational overview of a new integrated urban sustainability assessment framework named as Local area Envisioning and Sustainability Scoring system (LESS).
Conference paper
Not in my republic: resident opposition to intensification in inner-city Melbourne
Based on interviews with residents who have been involved in resistance to high rise development, this paper explores the ways Brunswick is experienced and the characteristics of developments that are opposed.
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Compact city visions for Melbourne
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.