Melbourne
Conference paper
Corporate clustering in Australian Cities: an analysis of the geographic distribution of ASX-listed headquarters
This paper provides a comprehensive cross-sectional analysis of the geographic dimensions of corporate headquartering both within and between Australia’s major city-regions.
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Tipped off: residential amenity and the changing distribution of household waste disposal in Melbourne
This paper explores how the geography of household putrescible waste disposal facilities (tips and landfills) has changed in Melbourne over the period 1966 to the present; and how this may relate to residential amenity.
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A good place to raise a family? Comparing parents', service providers, and media perspectives of the inner and outer suburban areas of Melbourne
In Australia, the suburbs have historically been the favoured place to raise children. However this is being challenged both by social change and government policy encouraging innerurban renewal. This paper examines how inner-urban areas compare with more traditional suburban locations as places to raise a family.
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Integrated planning for healthy communities: does Victorian state legislation promote it?
There is increasing Australian and international interest in integrated planning that promotes health and wellbeing. This paper examines the extent to which key Victorian legislation supports integrated planning that promotes health.
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The yard goes on forever: Community initiatives in maintaining and revitalizing local open space
Open space has long been a valued amenity in metropolitan settings for the multiple dividends delivered: active recreation, passive leisure, conservation, scenery, community gardens, environmental management. This paper reviews efforts to better utilize and manage a particular type of neighbourhood greenspace.