Cities and towns
Conference paper
An analysis of commuting patterns in Sydney, 2006–2011, using spatial interaction models
Doubly Constrained Spatial Interaction models have been used to analyse population flows in the form of both commuting and also migration. In this exploratory paper a computational search algorithm in Matlab is used to calibrate parameter estimates using Travel Zone based journey to work data from the 2011 ABS Census for the Sydney Greater Metropolitan...
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A tale of two cities – patterns of population growth and change in Sydney and Melbourne
This paper seeks to examine spatial patterns of population and housing change in Sydney and Melbourne.
Conference paper
How common – sex, malls, and urban parks
This paper engages creative non-fiction to introduce challenging and politically charged issues. It navigates through such tensions by way of a narrative, to give meaning, depth and context by offering a more accessible engagement to the complex real property rights that confront us in the urban milieu.
Conference paper
If I come back in a few years and nothing has changed, I'll be MAD!: Lessons in co-planning with children from the CATCH/iMATCH Citizen Kid's Planning Group
CATCH/iMATCH is a three-year research project examining the influence of the built, social and policy environments on children’s independent mobility and active travel in Australia. This paper presents the findings of the ‘Citizen Kid’ Planning Group and explores some of the lessons for both research and for planning practice, that have been highlighted in this...
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How and why does community opposition to affordable housing development escalate? "Unsupported development" in Parramatta, NSW
Through a mixed-methods retrospective case study of an ‘extreme’ instance of community opposition to affordable housing development in the Western Sydney LGA of Parramatta, this paper looks at how and why community opposition to affordable housing escalated between 2009 and 2011, addressing this gap in knowledge.