Making Cities Liveable Conference Program


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Wednesday 9th July 2014 Half day workshops and study tours are being held on Wednesday 9^th July 2014 and are available at an additional charge to both delegates and non-delegates. Book early to avoid disappointment as places are limited.
1:00pm 1:30pm	Registration
1:30pm 3:00pm	Workshop 1 Room: Plantation 1	Workshop 2 Room: Plantation 3	Study Tour 1 1:00pm – 3:00pm
	The Future of Kingscliff - Enquiry by Design Mr John Lynch, Urban Designer, Tweed Shire Council	Securing Our Food Future - Community-driven action Ms Claire McGarry, Business Development Manager, Regional Development Australia - Northern Rivers	Sustainable Tweed Urban Tour - The Tweed Valley nestles urban development into a region of very high biodiversity and coastal environments. This tour will examine the challenges of creating liveable urban communities within this fragile coastal zone. We will also provide an insight into Tweed Shire Council's management of peri-urban bushland, coastal development pressures and waste, energy and community capacity building initiatives.

3:00pm 3:30pm	Afternoon Tea
3:30pm 5:00pm	Workshop 3 Room: Plantation 1	Workshop 4 Room: Plantation 3	Study Tour 2 3:00pm – 5:00pm
	AURIN Urban Research Workshop Dr John Barton, Urban Data and e-Research Facilitator, Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network	Unpalatable: Building Sustainably is not palatable to Australians Mr Alvyn Williams, Architect, Soft Loud House Architects	Sustainable Tweed Rural Tour - Tweed Shire Council is a leader in encouraging sustainable agricultural practices with project partners of community, research organisations and landholders. This tour will look at the major impacts on the natural values of the Tweed Valley from Acid Sulfate Soil and soil runoff and how research, partnerships and on-ground works have vastly improved management practices. Rural settlements have their own challenges in developing resilient and sustainable communities; some of the initiatives to help our communities become more sustainable will be examined.

Thursday 10th July 2014
8:00am 8:50am	Registration
	Room: Plantation Ballroom
8:50am 9:00am	Conference Opening Paula Drayton, Conference Chair. Director, Resource Advisory
9:00am 9:30am	Enhancing Liveability and Health: Listening, Learning, Place-Attachment and Co-Creation Adj. Prof Penelope Coombes Managing Director, The People for Places and Spaces
9:30am 10:00am	Legacy based Urban Renewal Development - Marrying Vision and Commerce Claire Johnston Project Director, Lend Lease
10:00am 10:30am	Planned Sustainable Liveable Regions - Our Legacy and Opportunity Tim Bennett Principal, RED Primary
10:30am 11:00am	Morning Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters
	Room: Plantation Ballroom
11:00am 11:30am	This Changes Everything: Planning for a Sustainable Future Paul Edwards Group General Manager, Sustainability, Mirvac
11:30am 12:00pm	Growing Cities: Making the Connections Ruth Spielman Executive Officer, National Growth Areas Alliance
12:00pm 12:30pm	Streets across the Globe: Our most important public space Mr Steven Burgess Principal, MRCagney
12:30pm 1:30pm	Lunch with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters
	Future of Work Room: Plantation 1 Session Chair: Kerryn Wilmot	Health Promoting Cities Room: Plantation 2 Session Chair: Tony Walker	Open Topic Room: Plantation 3 Session Chair: Anthony Andrews	Sustainable Cities Room: Pavilion Session Chair: Melinda Dodson
1:30pm 2:00pm	The pressing need and opportunity to shift to Distributed - Flexible - Collaborative Work	Why the need of a City of 7 Senses	Regional planning leadership in Queensland	Challenges for sustainable small scale infill developments - Case study: The Green Swing
	Ms Caroline McLaren, Principal, CoActiv8	Mr Tobias Volbert, Business Development Manager, Playscape Creations	Ms Paula Grant, Senior Lecturer, USQ	Mrs Eugenie Stockmann, Director, The Green Swing
2:02pm 2:32pm		Healthy cities for children and communities in an era of climate disruption	Measuring the success (or otherwise) of environmental programs through jurisdictional State of the Environment reporting	Engaging Communities on Sustainability
		Ms Sue Cooke, Promoting Health and Climate Solutions, Community Climate Network A/Prof Julie Davis, Senior Lecturer Early Childhood Education, Queensland University of Technology	Mr Peter Maganov, Manager, Sustainability & Strategic Waste, Randwick City Council	Mrs Nadya Krienke-Becker, Managing Director, BrandCatalyst
2:34pm 3:04pm	The Digital Work Hub Project, a catalyst for urban and regional revitalisation in SEQ	Is it okay to just hang out? A social approach to planning for youth & others in the community	Rethinking the Urban Planning Toolbox: Discovering new quantitive tools to optimise the liveability of our cities	Urban development built now and into the future will have a lasting effect on the sustainability of our cities
	Ms Bronwyn Buksh, Project Manager, The Digital Work Hub Project, Regional Development Australia	Mr Aaron Wallis, Director, Playce Pty Ltd	Bruce Taper, Director, Kinesis	Mr Gavin Ashley, Manager - Sustainable Urban Development, Moreland Energy Foundation
3:05pm 3:30pm	Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters

	Managing an Ageing Population Room: Plantation 1 Session Chair: Kathleen Brasher	Waste Management Room: Plantation 2 Session Chair: Paul Mulley	Open Topic Room: Plantation 3 Session Chair: Suzette Jackson	Sustainable Cities Room: Pavilion Session Chair: Toyah McCarthy
3:30pm 4:00pm	Could the Tsunami of the Aging Population be a Cause for Celebration?	Energy from Waste: Why bother when it's to cheaper to dump in the ground?	The Suburb Life Cycle –Identifying Future Populations Through Small Area Analysis	Future proofing a regional city
	Mr Peter Ireland, Design, Allen Jack + Cottier	Gus Merten, Mechanical Project Engineer, Wood and Grieve Engineers	Mr Ryan James, Demographer, .id Consulting	Ms Fiona Plesman, Organisational Performance and Development Manager, Penrith City Council Ms Bernadette Riad, Sustainability Coordinator, Penrith City Council
4:02pm 4:32pm	Is population growth necessary to counter the impacts of an ageing population?	Halve Waste	Taking Space and Making Place - Developing Guidelines for a Safer City	Is the Sunshine Coast the most sustainable region in Australia?
	Mr Michael Heenan, CEO and Principal, Design, Allen Jack + Cottier	Ms Tiffany Key, Mike Ritchie and Associates Pty Ltd	Mr John Maynard, Senior Project Coordinator, City of Sydney	Mr Adrian Just, Director and Architect/ President, Archicology Architects/ Cleantech Industries Assoc
4:34pm 5:04pm	Future Proofing Evacuation for an Ageing Population	Resource recovery from wastewater and trucked organic waste	Regiopolis: Rethinking Australian Regional Cities	Sustainable Design Assessment in the Planning Process. City Of Yarra, a journey from program to policy
	Mr Will Marshall, Fire & Risk Engineering Manager, AECOM	Mr Wayne Jackson, Energy Manager, Sydney Water	Prof Hisham Elkadi, Chair of Architecture, Deakin University	Mr Euan Williamson, ESD Advisor, City of Yarra
5:05pm 6:00pm	Welcome Reception Sponsored by Sydney Water Welcome Address: Paul Mulley, Manager, People and Places, Liveable City Services, Sydney Water Mantra Pool Deck
Friday 11th July 2014

8:30am 9:00am	Registration
	Planning Liveable Cities and Vibrant Communities Room: Plantation 1 Session Chair: Kirsten Potoczky	Resilient Cities: Future Proofing our Cities Room: Plantation 2 Session Chair: Lucinda Hartley	Transport and Logistics Room: Plantation 3 Session Chair: Philip Kilby	Climate Change: Responses and Outcomes Room: Pavilion Session Chair: Trivess Moore
9:00am 9:30am	Sensing the City: an approach to map sensory experiences for people with neurodiversity in Australian regional centres	A Policy Analysis View of Urban Planning Changes to Improve Disaster Resilience	Active transport, urban form and human health: Developing the links	Carbon reduction strategies for local government
	A/Prof Kathi Holt-Damant, Head of Urban Design, QUT	A/Prof Alan March, Associate Dean, University of Melbourne Mr Jorge Leon, PhD Researcher, University of Melbourne	Dr Annie Matan, Lecturer, Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Ins	Mr Rob Cawthorne, Chief Executive Officer, The Carbon Reduction Institute
9:32am 10:02am	Creating new parks in an urban environment: identify the need, obtain the support, design for the community and bask in the warm feeling that follows	The Unintended and Emerging Consequences from Sustainability Initiatives	Meeting the Accessibility Needs of Developing Cities	The Carbon Domino: How a simple carbon mitigation action provided value to the whole Council
	Mr Justin Hanrahan, Manager Recreation and Open Space, Yarra City Council	Mr Adam Garnys, NSW Manager, CETEC Pty Ltd	Mr David Klingberg, Chief Executive Officer, David Lock Associates	Mr Darren Willman, Business Development Manager, Climate Friendly
10:04am 10:34am	Testing for a future liveable central city following the Christchurch earthquakes	Green Urbanism: Comparative Analysis of Surface Urban Heat Island Effect in Central Sydney	Sharing space - the key for sustainable transport	Planning for the Impacts of Climate Change within a Local Government Area - An Ipswich City Council approach in collaboration with SEQ Catchments
	Dr Vivienne Ivory, Urban Scientist, Opus Research, Opus International Consultants	Mr Ehsan Sharifi, PhD Candidate, University of South Australia	Mr Matthew Harridge, Director, O'Brien Traffic	Mrs Veronica Aster, Planning Officer, Ipswich City Council Mr Shannon Mooney, GIS and Information Manager, SEQ Catchments
10:35am 11:00am	Morning Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters

	Planning Liveable Cities and Vibrant Communities Room: Plantation 1 Session Chair: Bhishna Bajracharya	Resilient Cities: Future Proofing our Cities Room: Plantation 2 Session Chair:Gerard McCormick	Food Security Room: Plantation 3 Session Chair: Lisa Gray	Climate Change: Responses and Outcomes Room: Pavilion Session Chair:Mick McCarthy
11:00am 11:30am	Measuring Success: Stockland's Liveability Index	Working on non-resilient cities: Sustainability Auditing for people in buildings and what it can do for creating liveable cities	Maori Food Gardens: Revived Heritage and Community Food Resource	Adaptation in property development: facilitating cross-sectoral knowledge sharing
	Mr David Barnard, National Urban Design Manager, Stockland	Dr Rory Eames, State Manager, Viridis Mr Stephen Choi, Senior Consultant, Viridis	A/Prof Caroline Miller, Associate Professor, Planning Programme, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University	Ms Alianne Rance, Associate, Net Balance
11:32am 12:02pm	Quantitative assessment of view from within high density development using a perverted light modelling approach	Renewable Energy and Energy Productivity: Making cities more healthy, sustainable and resilient	Developing Food Resilience in Cities	Using Social Networks and Behaviour Change to Strengthen Liveability
	Dr Marcus White, Lecturer, University of Melbourne	Mr Oliver Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation	Suzette Jackson, Academic, Deakin University	Mr Kevin Luten, Director, Behaviour Design Works
12:04pm 12:34pm	An incremental Rebuild - Post-quake Construction of a Liveable City in Christchurch NZ. A case study of the New Urban Village submission	Building Community Resilience: The Weather Ready Program	Implementing the Illawarra Regional Food Strategy - the Kiama way	Consensus at last? Australian Standard AS 5334: Climate change adaptation for settlements and infrastructure
	Mr Jon King, Director, Design King Company Pty Ltd	Ms Lalitha Ramachandran, Senior Project Manager Sustainability, City of Port Phillip Ms Helen Scott, Director, CORE Sustainability Services	Ms Julie Errey, Health Promotion Officer, Kiama Municipal Council	Mr Robert Cooper, Coordinator Design, Melbourne City Council
12:35pm 1:30pm	Lunch with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters

	Planning Liveable Cities and Vibrant Communities Room: Plantation 1 Session Chair: Suzette Jackson	Resilient Cities: Future Proofing our Cities Room: Plantation 2 Session Chair: Sarah Wilton	Open Topic Room: Plantation 3 Session Chair: Caroline Miller	Impact of New Technology Room: Pavilion Session Chair: Alison Cooper
1:30pm 2:00pm	The Paihia Story: how one community pulled itself up by its shoe laces	An end to population growth critical to resilience	Exploring the Water-Energy-Food nexus: setting a vision for sustainable urban agriculture	Towards the real-time city: An investigation of public displays for behaviour change and sustainable living
	Mr David Engwicht, Director, Creative Communities International	Ms Jenny Goldie, National President, Sustainable Population Australia	Miss Celeste Morgan, Sustainability Director, E2Designlab	Dr Martin Tomitsch, Lecturer, The University of Sydney
2:02pm 2:32pm	Making community facilities more sustainable	Positive buildings an opportunity to increase the resilience of small and rural communities	Smart water communities for a liveable city	Cities in the age of analytics
	Mr Tony Barnden, Manager Community Development, Blacktown City Council	Andreanne Doyon, The University of Melbourne	Mr Robert Keessen, Project Manager, Sydney Water Corporation	Dr Dean Economou, Technology Strategist, NICTA Mr Rob Fitzpatrick, Director, Infrastructure Transport and Logistics
2:34pm 3:04pm	The People's Streets: Adelaide City Council's Place Led Approach	The Growing Green Guide: A guide to green roofs, walls and facades	Resource Intensity and Next Generation Urban Infrastructure	Illustrating the Utility of the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
	Ms Sarah Maddock, Place Facilitator, Adelaide City Council	Ms Gail Hall, Project Coordinator, City of Melbourne	Mr Richard Palmer, Associate Director, WSP Buildings Pty Ltd	Mr Philip Greenwood, Product Manager, AURIN Project

3:05pm 3:30pm	Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters
3:30pm 4:00pm	Room: Plantation Ballroom: People + Purpose = Place.... Place + People = Prosperity Mr Greg Mackie CEO, Place Leaders Asia Pacific
4:00pm 4:30pm	How changing the way we work can benefit the whole community Ms Kerryn Wilmot Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS
4:30pm 5:00pm	Smart Cities: A key to urban liveability or yet another tech fad? Associate Professor Marcus Foth Founder and Director, Urban Informatics Research Lab. Professorial Fellow, School of Design, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
5:00pm 5:05pm	Conference Close WIN a GoPro – Collect your raffle ticket at the door to go in the draw. Must be in the room to win.
Poster Presentations Poster displays will be available to view for the duration of the conference. A Place Managers Toolkit to Build Liveable Cities Mr Tony Walker, Manager Place Management and Economic Development, Fairfield City Council An Architectural Exploration of Occupant Behaviours and Community Preferences to Medium Density Demonstration Housing Precincts in Canberra Ms Melinda Dodson, Director Melinda Dodson Architects, PhD Candidate University of Canberra BusPlus - A Hub-and-Shuttle system for Off-peak Public Transport Dr Philip Kilby, Principal Researcher, NICTA COTA Age Friendly Victoria: creating great places for all ages Dr Kathleen Brasher, Manager Community Participation, COTA Victoria Creating user-oriented bus stops: An investigation of guidelines in locating bus stops in Melbourne, London and Vancouver Miss Chengjun Li, Graduate, The University of Melbourne Defining and understanding communities of interest in a local area Mr Ryan James, .id consulting (the population experts) Jeddah 2030: A Healthy City Mr Nawaf Alhajaj, PhD Candidate, University of Western Australia More Parks to Make Cities More Liveable Prof Tong Mahn Ahn, Dept. of Landscape Architecture & Rural Systems Engineering, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University Placing value on good design for cities: evidence and prospects Dr Trivess Moore, Research Fellow, RMIT University Safe Design: Healthy, safe and sustainable Mr Neil Storey, Director Plant and Structures, Safe Work Australia Satellite Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Applications for Sustainable Development in Local Government Authority Areas of NSW Mr Lucky de Silva, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University Short term action, long term change: How pop up urban experiments can change the way we create cities. Lucinda Hartley, CEO, CoDesign Studio The cement that binds us. What makes cities liveable? Dr Yaacov, John B. Myers, Clinical Scientist, Wellspring's Universal Environment P/L The Spatial Distribution of Travel to Work by Sustainable Transport Modes: A Melbourne Case Study Goce Karanfilovski, Urban Planning Graduate, University of Melbourne Thermal Resilience and Urban Green Infrastructures in Public Space: Three Case Studies in Adelaide, South Australia Mr Ehsan Sharifi, PhD Candidate, University of South Australia Towards 2040: Building a Liveable Community Ms Elaine Delgado, Strategic Planner, City of Marion Towards sustainability - a greenfield city planning method A/Prof Zbigniew Bromberek, Head of PhD Program, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Wanneroo leads the Way: a Local Government approach to creating a healthy and vibrant City Mrs Toyah McCarthy, Coordinator Healthy Communities, City of Wanneroo * Subject to change

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