Australian Cities and Regions Network
Australian Cities and Regions Network
Australian Cities and Regions Network
soac 2007 conference PAPERS
Invited Keynote Papers
- The Endangered State of Australian Cities
Brendan Gleeson, Griffith University, Australia - Building the Capacity to Govern the Australian Metropolis: Challenges and Opportunities
Pauline McGuirk, University of Newcastle, Australia - Still Settling Cities: Sustainability, Governance and Change
Steve Dovers, Australian National University, Australia - Seeing Cities and Their Planning with Diversity in Mind
Ruth Fincher, University of Melbourne, Australia
City Economy – GIS and Spatial Economic Modeling
Venue Napier 208, 13:30 – 15:00, Wednesday 28 November 2007
This session comprises papers contributed through the ARC Research Network in Spatially Integrated Social Science (ARCRNSISS)
- Approaches to Model Future Patterns of Economic Activity and Location of Jobs in a
Metropolitan Region: Application to the Brisbane-South East Queensland Region
Robert Stimson, Jonathan Corcoran, John Mangan, Jackie Robinson, Terry Li,
Alistair Robson, University of Queensland, Australia - Analysing Directionality in Human Geography Using GIS and Circular Statistics — A
Case Study Using Journey to Work Data for South East Queensland Australia
Jonathan Corcoran, Robert Stimson, University of Queensland, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
City Governance
Venue Napier G03, 13:30 – 15:00, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- A Plenitude, Plethora or Plague of Plans: State Strategic Plans, Metropolitan Strategies
and Infrastructure Plans?
Raymond Bunker, University of New South Wales, Australia - Taming an Urban Frontier? Urban Expansion & Metropolitan Spatial Plans in Perth 1970 - 2005
Toby Adams, University of Melbourne, Australia - The Use of Density in Australian Planning
Jago Dodson, Brendan Gleeson, Griffith University, Australia
City Infrastructure
Venue Napier 210, 13:30 – 15:00, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- Leisure on the Fringe
Bernadette Pinnell, University of New South Wales, Australia - In Search of the Elusive Triple Bottom Line: Turbulent Infrastructure Policy at the
Sydney Water Board
Glen Searle, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
City Structures
Venue Napier 209, 13:30 – 15:00, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- Understanding the Australian Airport Metropolis
Nicholas Stevens 1, Douglas Baker 1, Robert Freestone 2
1Queensland University of Technology, Australia ; 2University of New South Wales,
Australia - Hotels as Civic Landmarks, Hotels as Assets: The Case of Sydney’s Hilton
Kim McNamara, Donald McNeill, University of Western Sydney, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
Environmental City
Venue Napier 102, 13:30 - 15:00, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- Energy Demands of Urban Living: What Role for Planning?
Rowan Gray, Brendan Gleeson, Griffith University, Australia - Framing Climate: Implications for Local Government Policy Response Capacity
Donovan Burton, Dianne Dredge, Griffith University, Australia
Social City
Venue Napier G04, 13:30 - 15:00, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- Exploring a Methodology for Tracing Spatial, Social and Textual Networks Through
Neighbourhoods
Sue Nichols 1, Helen Nixon 1, Sophia Rainbird 1, Jennifer Rowsell 2
1University of South Australia, Australia ; 2Rutgers University, USA - The Role of Community Gardens in Sustaining Healthy Communities
Susan Thompson, Linda Corkery, Bruce Judd, University of New South Wales, Australia
Urban Labour Markets Analysis
Venue Napier 208, 15:30 - 17:30, Wednesday 28 November 2007
This session comprises papers contributed through the ARC Research Network in Spatially Integrated Social Science (ARCRNSISS)
- Advancing Spatial Research by Reconstructing Australia's Economic Geography
William Mitchell, Martin Watts, University of Newcastle, Australia - People, Space and Place: A Multidimensional Analysis of Metropolitan Labour
Markets
Scott Baum1, Anthea Bill 2, William Mitchell 2
1Griffith University, Australia ; 2University of Newcastle, Australia - The Occupational Dimensions of Local Labour Markets in Australian Cities
Anthea Bill, William Mitchell, Martin Watts, University of Newcastle, Australia - Regional Industrial Cluster Development and the Role of Knowledge Transfers
Among Skilled Workers
John Spoehr 1, Lou Wilson 2
1University of Adelaide, Australia ; 2University of South Australia, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
City Governance
Venue Napier G03, 15:30 - 17:30, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- Master Planned Communities and Governance
Bhishna Bajracharya, Paul Donehue, Douglas Baker, Queensland University of
Technology, Australia - Governing the Compact City: The Governance of Strata Title Developments in Sydney
Bill Randolph, Hazel Easthope, University of New South Wales, Australia - 'Public' Assets and the Master Planned Estate
Robin Goodman, Kathy Douglas, RMIT University, Australia - The Governmentality of Master Planning: Creating Community in a New Estate
Lynda Cheshire, Ted Rosenblatt, Geoffrey Lawrence, University of Queensland, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
City Infrastructure
Veenue Napier 210, 15:30 - 17:30, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- Building 'Community' for Different Stages of Life: Physical and Social Infrastructure
in Master Planned Communities
Philippa Williams, University of South Australia, Australia - Mobility Profiles for Local Areas: Developing an Interactive Decision-Making Tool for
Urban Design, Transport and Accessibility Improvements in Melbourne's Activity
Centres
Jan Scheurer 1, David Mayes 2
1RMIT University, Australia ; 2Australian Institute of Urban Studies, Australia
City Structures
Veenue Napier 209, 15:30 - 17:30, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- The Evolution of Suburban Design in Metropolitan Adelaide
Alan Hutchings, Christine Garnaut, University of South Australia, Australia - Making Periurban Farmers on the Fringe Matter
Frances Parker, University of Western Sydney, Australia - Onward, Outward, Upward? A Review of Contemporary Australian Metropolitan
Growth Policies
Stephen Hamnett, Jon Kellett, University of South Australia, Australia - What About Australia's Small Cities: Do They Have Their Own Planning and
Development Agenda?
Trevor Budge, Andrew Butt, La Trobe University, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
Environmental City
Venue Napier 102, 15:30 - 17:30, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- Change in Peri-Urban Australia: Implications for Land Use Policies
Michael Buxton 1, Darryl Low Choy 2
1RMIT University, Australia ; 2Griffith University, Australia - The Provision of Open Space for Urban Residents: Theory of the Relationship
Between Community Environmental Values and Performance Based Planning
Processes
Paul Brookfield, Griffith University, Australia - Integrating Population, Land-Use, Transport, Water and Energy-Use Models to
Improve the Sustainability of Urban Systems
Peter Rickwood, Damien Giurco, Garry Glazebrook, Alex Kazaglis, Leena Thomas,
Michelle Zeibots, Spike Boydell, Stuart White, Graziella Caprarelli, Janet McDougal,
University of Technology Sydney, Australia - Connecting the Planning System with Natural Resource Management Around
Adelaide: Promoting Sustainable Development in an Australian City-Region
Raymond Bunker 1, Peter Houston 2, Alan Hutchings 3
1University of New South Wales, Australia ; 2PIRSA, Australia; 3University of South
Australia, Australia
Social City
Venue Napier G04, 15:30 - 17:30, Wednesday 28 November 2007
- The ' Furure' of the Past and the Present of City of Sydney - On Studying the
Conservation of the Rocks Historic Area
Angela Hongxia Cai, Griffith University, Australia - No Longer an Hour Too Far Away: Reflections on the Impacts of the 'Sea-Change'
Phenomenon on a Coastal City
Daniela Stehlik, Curtin University of Technology, Australia - The Death and Life of the Great Australian Suburb
Louise Johnson, Deakin University, Australia - Discourses of Community in Urban Waterfront Regeneration: The Case Study of the
Port Adelaide Waterfront Redevelopment
Susan Oakley, University of Adelaide, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
City Economy - General Economic Analysis Papers
Venue Napier 208, 10:30 - 12:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
This session comprises papers contributed through the ARC Research Network in Spatially Integrated Social Science (ARCRNSISS)
- Impact Assessments of Retail Development Proposals: A Black Box of Numbers or
Useful Planning Tools
Robert G.V. Baker, University of New England, Australia - Infrastructure Financing and Operation in the Contemporary Urban Economy
Phillip O'Neill, University of Western Sydney, Australia - The Question of Housing Affordability
Tony Sorensen, University of New England, Australia - Predicting the Effects of Policy Changes and Deriving Socio-Economic Estimates in
Urban Environments: NATSEM's Spatial Microsimulation Model
Robert Tanton, Ann Harding, University of Canberra, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
City Governance
Venue Napier G03, 10:30 - 12:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Darwin as 'Creative Tropical City': Just How Transferable is Creative City Thinking?
Susan Luckman 1, Chris Gibson 2, Tess Lea 3, Chris Brennan-Horley 2
1University of South Australia, Australia ; 2University of Wollongong, Australia; 3Charles
Darwin University, Australia - Rethinking Regional Innovation Systems
James Juniper, University of Newcastle, Australia - Educational Markets as Urban Development Generators: Intersections of Governance,
International Students and Local Communities in Adelaide, South Australia
Matthew Rofe 1, Clement Macintyre 2
1University of South Australia, Australia ; 2University of Adelaide, Australia - Collaboration Matters - Cooperation for TOD in City Regions
Annette Kroen, RMIT University, Australia
City Infrastructure
Venue Napier 210, 10:30 - 12:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Clothing the Emperor?: Transport Modelling and Decision-Making in Australian Cities
Rick Evans, Matthew Burke, Jago Dodson, Griffith University, Australia - The Changing Port-City Interface: Moving Towards Sustainability?
Phil McManus, University of Sydney, Australia - An Effective Tool for Advanced Traveller's Information Systems Development
Kun Zhang 1, Jeremy Woolley 2, Branko Stazic 1
1University of South Australia, Australia ; 2University of Adelaide, Australia - Driving Alone - Sydney's Cross City Tunnel
Peter Phibbs, University of Western Sydney, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
City Structures
Venue Napier 209, 10:30 - 12:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Ageing and Its Implications for Housing and Urban Development: South Australia
Alpana Sivam, Sadasivam Karuppannan, University of South Australia, Australia - Dragging Our Heels?: Progress Towards Subregional Housing Market Strategies and
Assessment
Simon Pinnegar, University of New South Wales, Australia - Community Mix, Affordable Housing and Metropolitan Planning Strategy in
Melbourne
Gavin Wood 1, Mike Berry 1, Elizabeth Taylor 1, Christian Nygaard 2
1RMIT University, Australia ; 2University of Reading, UK - Mobility and Multiple Residential Dynamics in Contemporary City Regions
Fiona McKenzie 1, John Martin 2, Chris Paris 3, Jeremy Reynolds 1
1VIC Department of Planning and Community Development, Australia ; 2La Trobe
University, Australia; 3University of Ulster, UK
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
Environmental City
Venue Napier 102, 10:30 -12:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- An SVG Simulation Tool for Stormwater Harvesting Systems in the City of Salisbury
Paraskevi Thomas, Phil Howlett, Julia Piantadosi, John Boland, University of South
Australia, Australia - Recycling Water for Australia's Future - The Case of Two Victorian Cities
Anna Hurlimann, University of Melbourne, Australia - Supplementing City Water Supplies: The Social Potential of Alternative Water Sources
June Marks, Flinders University, Australia - Water Restrictions as Way of Moderating Demand
Bill Randolph 1, Patrick Troy 2
1University of New South Wales, Australia ; 2Australian National University, Australia
Social City
Venue Napier G04, 10:30 - 12:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- A Holistic Approach to Studying Segregation in Australian Cities
Kevin M. Dunn, Therese E. Kenna, Ian H. Burnley, University of New South Wales,
Australia - Macquarie Links Estate: A Gated Residential Suburb in Sydney
Therese E. Kenna, University of New South Wales, Australia - Redressing Neighbourhood Disadvantage: Towards a Sustainable Partnership Model
Driven by Local Government
Jason Prior, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - The Consequences of the Creative Class: The Pursuit of Creativity Strategies in
Australia's Cities
Rowland Atkinson 1, Hazel Easthope 2
1University of Tasmania, Australia ; 2University of New South Wales, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
City Economy - Employment
Venue Napier 208, 13:30 - 15:00, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Jobs in the Suburbs: Employment in Melbourne
Alan Davies, Pollard Davies Pty Ltd, Australia - Industrial Clusters, Local Labour Markets and Innovation: A Case Study of an
'Unglamorous' Industry
Anthony Kent, RMIT University, Australia - Critical Events and Labour Mobility: Long-Term Outcomes of the Ansett Collapse
Sally Weller, Victoria University, Australia
City Governance
Venue Napier G03, 13:30 - 15:00, Thursday 29 November 2007
-
Electoral Barometers: The Geography of Minor Parties in Australian Cities, 1997 - 2006
Stephen Smith, UNSW@ADFA, Australia -
Multiple Dialogues and Conflicting Agendas on Governing the City: Western
Australia's 'Dialogue with the City'
Diane Hopkins, Curtin University of Technology, Australia - Urban Networks, Learning and Innovation
Bruce Wilson 1, Anne Badenhorst 1, David Charles 2, Chris Duke 1
1RMIT University, Australia ; 2University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
City Infrastructure
Venue Napier 210, 13:30 - 15:00, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Active Transport in Brisbane: How Much is Happening and What are Its
Characteristics?
Matthew Burke, A.L. Brown, Griffith University, Australia - Evaluating Urban Transport and Land Use Policies Through the Use of an
Accessibility Modelling Framework
Frank Primerano 1, Michael A.P. Taylor 2
1SA DTEI, Australia ; 2University of South Australia, Australia - The Water Services Conundrum
Patrick Troy 1, Bill Randolph 2
1Australian National University, Australia ; 2University of New South Wales, Australia
City Structures
Venue Napier 209, 13:30 - 15:00, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Delivering Sustainable Renewal in Australia's Middle and Outer Suburbs: Council
Reflections
Kristian J. Ruming, Bill Randolph, Simon Pinnegar, Bruce Judd, University of New South
Wales, Australia - Urban Consolidation and House Prices: A Case Study of Melbourne 1990 - 2004
Kevin O'Connor, Sun Sheng Han, University of Melbourne, Australia - Changes in Urban Density: Its Implications on the Sustainable Development of
Australian Cities
Brian H. Roberts, University of Canberra, Australia
Environmental City
Venue Napier 102, 13:30 - 15:00, Thursday 29 November 2007
- The Evaluation and Rating of Travel Energy Efficiency and Emissions of Offices for
Development Assessment Purposes: Adelaide City Centre and Technology Park
Compared
Andrew Allan, University of South Australia, Australia - Transport, Housing and Urban Form: The Life Cycle Transport and Housing Impact
of City Centre Apartments Compared with Suburban Dwellings
Alan Perkins 1, Stephen Hamnett 2, Stephen Pullen 2, Rocco Zito 2, David Trebilcock 1
1SA DTEI, Australia ; 2University of South Australia, Australia - Options for Reducing Transport Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Emissions for
Sydney
Garry Glazebrook, Peter Rickwood, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Social City
Venue Napier G04, 13:30 - 15:00, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Welfare Locks, Housing Stability and Tenant Exits from Public Housing
Gavin Wood 1, Rachel Ong2, Alfred Michael Dockery 2, Stephen Whelan 3
1RMIT University, Australia ; 2Curtin University of Technology, Australia; 3University of
Sydney, Australia - Searching for the Socially Sustainable City: Achieved Through Inducing the Right
Mixture?
Mark Davidson, University of Western Sydney, Australia
City Economy - General Economic Analysis
Venue Napier 208, 15:30 - 17:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Shrinking Cities in Australia
M. Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Chung-Tong Wu, University of Western Sydney, Australia - Funding Urban Australia - The Role and Rate Revenue of Local Government in New
South Wales
Vince Mangioni, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - Thinking Strategically - Acting Creatively: Conceptualising Creativity in Adelaide
Jane Andrew, John Spoehr, University of Adelaide, Australia - Making Space and Place for Knowledge Production: Knowledge Precinct
Developments in Australia
Tan Yigitcanlar 1, M. Cristina Martinez-Fernandez 2
1Queensland University of Technology, Australia ; 2University of Western Sydney,
Australia
City Governance
Venue Napier G03, 15:30 - 17:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Persistent States: The Planning and Development of Sydney's Fringe
Kristian J. Ruming 1, Nicole Cook 2
1University of New South Wales, Australia ; 2Macquarie University, Australia - Urban Sustainability Transition - A 'Tipping Point' Approach
Greg Foliente 1, Allan Rodgers 2, Harry Blutstein 3, Xiaoming Wang1
1CSIRO, Australia ; 2University of Melbourne, Australia; 3Integrating Sustainability,
Australia - Innovations and Transformations in Urban Governance: An Analysis of Local Action
Planning Initiatives Within Penrith City and the City of Sydney
Jason Prior, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - Where is the Vision? Critically Exploring the Professional Role of the Australian
Urban Planner Within a Governance Framework
Wendy Steele, Griffith University, Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
Environmental City I
Venue Napier 102, 15:30 - 17:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Planning for the Western Coast Power Dictates
Felicity Farrelly, University of Western Australia, Australia - Approaching Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Urban Settlements
Geraldine Li, Australian National University, Australia - Understanding Water Consumption in Sydney
Bill Randolph 1, Patrick Troy 2
1University of New South Wales, Australia ; 2Australian National University, Australia - Environmental Infrastructure: Achieving Regional Liveability Outcomes Through a
Broader Regional Planning Perspective
Darryl Low Choy, Griffith University, Australia
Environmental City II
Venue Napier 209, 15:30 - 17:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- Ecological Footprint as an Assessment Tool for Urban Development
Joe Hurley, Ralph Horne, Tim Grant, RMIT University, Australia - From Ecological Footprint to Ecological-Fingerprint - The Efforts of Randwick City
Council to Measure and Minimise the Ecological Impacts of Consumption and
Over-Use of Natural Resources
Peter Maganov 1, Manfred Lenzen 2, Frank Ryan 3
1Randwick City Council, Australia ; 2University of Sydney, Australia; 3Vox Bandicoot,
Australia - Innovation, Agency, and Structure: Creating a Tool to Make the Australian Building
Industry More Sustainable
Geoffrey Binder, RMIT University, Australia - Lochiel Park - A Nation Leading Green Village
John Blaess, Sandy Rix, Andrew Bishop, Phil Donaldson, Land Management Corporation,
Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
Social City I
Venue Napier G04, 15:30 - 17:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
- A Place to Call My Own: Identifying Best Practice in Housing and Mental Health
Kathy Arthurson 1, Penny Worland 2, Helen Cameron 2
1Swinburne University of Technology, Australia ; 2University of South Australia, Australia - Integrated Violence Prevention, Planning, and Governance: International and
Victorian Perspectives
Carolyn Whitzman, University of Melbourne, Australia - Planning for Affordable Housing in Australia's Metropolitan Regions
Nicole Gurran, Vivienne Milligan, University of Sydney, Australia
Social City II
Venue Napier 210, 15:30 - 17:30, Thursday 29 November 2007
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"I Will Be Not a Nerd": Children's Development, the Built Environment and School
Travel
Vivian M. Romero, University of New South Wales, Australia -
Child-Friendly Cities: Critically Exploring the Evidence Base of a Resurgent Agenda
Geoffrey Woolcock, Brendan Gleeson, Griffith University, Australia -
Recognising Tertiary Students in Place-Making for Urban Spaces
Ruth Fincher, Kate Shaw, University of Melbourne, Australia - Gated Communities: The Search for Security
Dana Quintal, Susan Thompson, University of New South Wales, Australia
City Economy - Well-Being, Population and Housing
Venue Napier 208, 09:00 - 10:30, Friday 30 November 2007
- A Wish Called $quander: (In)Effective Speed and Effective Wellbeing in Australian
Cities
Paul Tranter 1, Ian Ker 2
1UNSW@ADFA, Australia ; 2CATALYST, Australia - Demographic Change and Population Ageing: Implications for Labour Supply and
Economic Growth in a City State - South Australia
Xiujian Peng, John Spoehr, University of Adelaide, Australia
City Governance
Venue Napier G03, 09:00 - 10:30, Friday 30 November 2007
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Negotiating Development: The Interaction of Formal and Informal Institutions in
Development Approval in Wyong, New South Wales
Kristian J. Ruming, University of New South Wales, Australia -
The Hidden Wiring of Resilience in Australian Cities
John Handmer, Elsie Loh, RMIT University, Australia - The Contemporary Commons: Understanding Competing Property Rights
Spike Boydell, Glen Searle, Garrick Small, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
City Infrastructure
Venue Napier 210, 09:00 -10:30, Friday 30 November 2007
- Governance and Implementation Challenges for Transit Oriented Developments:
Findings from a Comparison of South East Queensland and Perth Region
Shahed Khan 1, Bhishna Bajracharya 2
1Curtin University of Technology, Australia ; 2Queensland University of Technology,
Australia - Can Australian Cities Learn From a 'Great Planning Success'?
Paul Mees, University of Melbourne, Australia - Ageing and Transport: Mobility Issues - A Case Study for Adelaide
Sekhar V.C. Somenahalli, Michael A.P. Taylor, University of South Australia, Australia
Environmental City I
Venue Napier 102, 09:00 - 10:30, Friday 30 November 2007
- Private Property Rights and the Public Interest in Land Use Conflicts: The Case of
Sydney's Lost Greenbelt
Helen Gilbert, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - The Nature Strip: An Environmental and Social Resource for Local Communities
Dharini Meenachi-Sunderam 1, Susan Thompson 2
1Marrickville Council, Australia ; 2University of New South Wales, Australia - Beyond Triple Bottom Line - Sustainable Cities RD&D at CSIRO
Greg Foliente, Allen Kearns, Shiroma Maheepala, Xuemei Bai, Guy Barnett, CSIRO,
Australia
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
Environmental City II
Venue Napier 209, 09:00 - 10:30, Friday 30 November 2007
- Networking for Sustainable Living: Evolving Partnerships to Achieve Change
K. Leevers 1, M. Cristina Martinez-Fernandez 1, T. Potts 2
1University of Western Sydney, Australia ; 2Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK
indicates Non Peer Reviewed Paper
Social City
Venue Napier G04, 09:00 - 10:30, Friday 30 November 2007
- Fat Cities and Food Deserts: Exploring a Socio-Spatial Continuum Lesson for
Australian Cities from European Experience
Susan Parham, LSE, UK - Housing and Health: Examining the Impacts of Generational Housing Reform on
Vulnerable Urban Households
Emma Baker, Flinders University, Australia - Urban Tool: The Role of Social Impact Assessment in Victorian Planning Decision
Making
Rebecca Leshinsky, Victoria University, Australia
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