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Liveable Cities Program

Downloadable PDFProgram 2015

Liveable Cities Conference – 6 July 2015

8.00am 9.00am

Registration with arrival tea and coffee

9.00am

9.05am

Room: Ballroom

Welcome Address
Paula Drayton, Conference Chair

9.05am

9.25am

Opening Address
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor Robert Doyle
City of Melbourne

9.25am

9.50am

Prof Gavin Turrell
Principal Research Fellow, School of Public Health, QUT

9.50am

10.15am

Prof Paul James
Director, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney

10.15am

10.30am

Keynote Speaker Q & A Session

10.30am

11.00am

Morning tea with exhibitors

11.00am

11.25am

Dr Alex Macmillan
Senior Lecturer, Environmental Health, University of Otago, New Zealand

11.25am

11.50am

Space of Cooperation: The Future of Public Urban Spaces

 

Jonathan Daly
Co-Founder, Mutfung

11.50am

12.15pm

Dr Tim Williams

Chief Executive Officer, The Committee of Sydney

12.15pm

12.30pm

Keynote Speaker Q & A Session

12.30pm

1.30pm

Lunch with exhibitors

1:00pm

1:30pm

Poster Sessions – See Poster Presentation for more details.



 

Planning for liveable, active and healthy cities

Room: Ballroom 1

Impact of density and growing populations

Room: Ballroom 2

Urban Agriculture

Room: Stradbroke

Key to sustainable transport

Room: Huntingfield

Smart cities: age of analytics and technology

Room: Delacombe

1.30pm 1.50pm

Plan together and make it happen: A collective impact approach to tackling a wicked problem

Creating a proposition for Victoria Park, Melbourne

Foodprinting Melbourne: where does Melbourne's food come from and what is the value of peri-urban agriculture?

 

Connecting Sydney through new rapid transit

Planning Liveable Cities with Big, Social Data

 

Mrs Melanie Chisholm, National Manager, Healthy Hearts, National Heart Foundation

 

Mr Tim O'Loan, Design Practice Leader, AECOM

Dr Seona Candy, Research Fellow: Sustainable Food Systems, Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab

Mr Brendon Baker Principal Manager Customer & Product, Transport for NSW (Sydney Rapid Transit)

Mr Matthew Low, Senior Associate, Geografia

1.52pm 2.12pm

Is liveability associated with physical activity and dietary behaviours?  Developing and validating a set of national liveability indicators

 

Why does Melbourne's cheap density cost us so much?

Urban Farming on a Multi-Unit Rental Property

New travel behaviours don't just happen: residential and workplace interventions

The City of Port Phillip's 'My Climate Tool': Using thermal and aerial mapping as an engagement and enquiry tool to assist in building the adaptive capacity of the Port Phillip community

 

 

Dr Thomas Astell-Burt, Director, Master of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney

Ms Leanne Hodyl Coordinator - City Plans and Policy, City of Melbourne

Mr Roman Spur, Senior Consultant, Viridis Australasia

Ms Alice Woodruff, Senior Sustainable Transport Planner, UrbanTrans ANZ

Ms Renae Walton, Senior Project Manager Climate Adaptation and Sustainability, City of Port Phillip

2.14pm 2.34pm

Disability Access and Inclusion for a Vibrant City

Living Architecture for Resilient and Liveable Urban Density

Convivial Food City: Growing, Delivering and Enjoying Local Food Systems

 

Connecting Sydney through new rapid transit

Urban Participatory Design through Technology: Birloki System. A network of interactive interfaces

 

Ms Sarah Cleggett, Social Planner, Adelaide City Council

Ms Kirsten Bauer, Director, ASPECT Studios

Ms Emily Ballantyne-Brodie, Director, Urban Reforestation

Mr Brendon Baker Principal Manager Customer & Product, Transport for NSW (Sydney Rapid Transit)

Mr Juan Sadaba, Architect/ Managing Director, NEREI Emotional Intelligent, Singapore

2.34pm 3.00pm

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator: Ms Yvonne Rust

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator: Ms Jane Homewood

Panel Discussion with Presenters

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Panel Discussion with Presenters

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Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator: Mr Anthony Aisenberg

3.00pm

3.30pm

Afternoon tea with exhibitors and poster presenters


 

Planning for liveable, active and healthy cities

Room: Ballroom 1

Future of work

Room: Ballroom 2

Working with councils: legislation and policies Room: Stradbroke

Leadership in sustainability

Room: Huntingfield

Creative Cities

Room: Delacombe

3.30pm 3.50pm

Why and how green infrastructure is critical for safe and liveable cities

Creating jobs in the outer suburbs. The need to deliver and the consequences of failure

 

Urban Governance - What makes cities work?

 

Future proofing our communities

 

Rethinking economic growth by fostering creative communities

 

 

Dr Sheryn Pitman, Manager Green Infrastructure Project, Botanic Gardens of South Australia

Mr David Wilkinson, Manager for Strategic Development and Economic Development, City of Casey

Ms Liz Johnstone, Associate Director, AECOM

Mr Peter Maganov, Manager, Sustainability and Strategic Waste, Randwick City Council

Ms Lily Jacobs, CEO, Renew Adelaide

3.52pm 4.12pm

Wayfinding - The Binding Thread. Improving Pedestrian Movement in the Urban Environment

The urban shift of the workplace

 

Regulating Design: The Impacts of SEPP 65 on architectural design

 

Bess: Facilitating environmentally sustainable built form outcomes in the age of urban consolidation

The Interstices of the Creative City

 

 

Despina Macris, Managing Co-Director, Dotdash

Ms Lauire Aznavoorian, Director Strategy+, AECOM

Dr Kat Martindale, Research Director, BVN Architecture

 

Mr Phillip Rossington, Principal, BVN Architecture

 

Danielle McParland, Architectural Graduate, BVN Architecture

Miss Helen Pritchard, Sustainable Design Officer, City of Port Phillip

Mr Steven McKellar, Sustainable Design Architect, City of Port Phillip

Prof Patrick Fuery, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chapman University, USA

4.14pm 4.34pm

Engaging Our Communities

Future Factory: towards new urban industrialism

Working Together: the interconnectedness of regionalisation

Opportunities in delivering energy and emission reduction within Councils and Communities

 

Game Plan for a Liveable Auckland

 

 

Mrs Michelle Blicavs, CEO, IAP2 Australasia

Dr Gretchen Wilkins, Program Director, Master of Urban Design RMIT University

Mr Stewart Pentland, Director of Planning and Development, Townsville City Council

Ms Jennifer Lauber Patterson, Managing Director, Frontier Carbon

Prof Charles Walker, Director: Colab, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

4.34pm 5.00pm

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator:

Panel Discussion with Presenters

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Panel Discussion with Presenters

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Panel Discussion with Presenters

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Panel Discussion with Presenters

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5.00pm 6:30pm

Welcome Reception

Liveable Cities Conference – 7 July 2015

8.00am 9.00am

Registration with arrival tea and coffee

8:10am

8.45am

Zero Waste in the Kitchen – Sustainable food and living

 

Cooking Demonstration with Emma Dean winner of the 2013 series of MasterChef Australia

Bookings Essential. Included in full registration only. Tickets available for purchase.


 

Universal design: urban housing that works for everybody

Room: Ballroom 1

Sustainable frameworks: communities, facilities, cities

Room: Ballroom 2

Public space and sharing space

Room: Stradbroke

City pressures: food, energy, water and waste

Room: Huntingfield

Open Topic

Room: Delacombe

9.00am 9.20am

A City that Works for Everyone: An International Design Perspective on Incorporating Strategies of Universal Design and Sustainability

In your patch: a new model for enabling local sustainability action

 

Addressing the 'wicked problem' of a cycle of public space decline - the transformation of Parramatta's Church Street Mall

Future Proofing – Food Hubs and Regional Cities

 

Modelling for Service Provision: identifying service demand through small area forecasting

 

 

Ms Sally Swanson, President and CEO, Sally Swanson Architects, Inc., USA

Ms Sally MacAdams, Local Sustainability Facilitator, Yarra City Council

Mr Bruce Mills, Manager, Place Management, Parramatta City Council

Suzette Jackson, Director

Innate Ecology

Mr Ryan James, Demographer, .id consulting

9.22am 9.42am

Universal Design principles and sustainable community

Public Attitudes to the Environment Insights from the Values Survey

 

Accessible Parking: in a shared world?

Hot in the City! Addressing urban heat in western Sydney

It's broken so let's fix it: A Framework for Healthier Communities

 

 

Mr Michael Walker, Universal Design Faciliator, Department of Health and Human Services

A/Prof Caroline Miller, Associate Professor, Massey University, New Zealand

Ms Mary Ann Jackson, Managing Director, Visionary Design Development Pty Ltd

Ms Jen Guice, Senior Sustainability Planner, Penrith City Council

Mr Alastair Leighton, Associate Director, AECOM Australia Pty Ltd

9.44am 10.04am

BDAV 10 Star Challenge- Rationale, Results and driving client expectations towards off-grid houses

Study shows that engagement is key for energy efficiency initiatives in apartments

 

Activating neglected space through participation and intervention

Efficiency-Liveable Cities Profit from Cutting Waste

7 Senses Street Day: Creating long term vision through tactical urbanism

 

 

Mr Tim Adams, Principal ,F2 Design

Ms Tania Crosbie, Director, Crosbie Collective

Mr Paul Woodruffe, Academic Leader, Unitec Institute of Technology

Mr David Giles, Sales Repetitive, SCE Energy Solutions

 

Ms Linda Cupitt, Manager and Co-Founder, 7 Senses Foundation

10.04am 10.30am

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator:

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator:

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator:

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator: Ms Liz Johnstone

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator:

10.30am

11.00am

Morning tea with exhibitors


 

New urbanism: emerging approaches to design and planning

Room: Ballroom 1

Creating aged friendly communities

Room: Ballroom 2

Public space and sharing space

Room: Stradbroke

City pressures: food, energy, water and waste

Room: Huntingfield

Building resilience and tolerance

Room: Delacombe

11.00am 11.20am

Low-carbon, Resilient, City Futures - A Design-Mediated Approach: Visions and Pathways 2040

 

An index for age-friendly cities: how does your city rank?

 

Strengthening community capacity through place activation

Leederville, WA:  2015 to 2031 - A holistic resources conservation strategy for the town centre

Building Community Resilience at the Expense of Organisational Ego: Learn From a Rural Town

 

Dr Idil Gaziulusoy, Principal Researcher, Victoria Eco-innovation Lab, University of Melbourne

Ms Georgia  Vitale, Associate, Arup

 

Ms Safiah Moore, Planner, Arup

Mr Wilson Ndung'u, Community Development Officer, City of Onkaparinga

Mr Mark McKenna, Sustainability Leader, Norman Disney & Young

Mr David  Ross, Management Consultant, Phoenix Strategic Management

11.22am 11.42am

Creating sustainable communities in public housing redevelopments

The NANA Project: New Architecture for the New Aged

 

Public spaces for everyone or just the majority?

The Impossible Dream? Managing waste in expanding urban cities

The Evolution of Climate Adaptation/Resilience Planning in Asian Cities: Lessons for Australia?

 

Mr Marius Vogl, Partner, Sustainable Property Consultants

Mr Guy Luscombe, Director, GLAD Studio

Ms Eve-Marie Davie, Landscape Designer & Urban Planner

Mr Matt Genever Business Leader, Waste and Resource Management, Hyder Consulting

Ms Helen Scott, Director, Core Sustainability Services

11.44am 12.04pm

Me is the new We. How collaboration is bringing back swimming to the Parramatta River

Creating an Age-Friendly, Healthy, Engaged City: a tale of two major social strategies influencing the liveability of the Monash community

 

Liveable for whom? Providing, managing and maintaining open spaces in the face of a growing, urban population

Integrated water management: A path to more resilient cities

Enabling City Resilience

 

Mr Ben Peacock, Director, Republic of Everyone

Ms Emily Halliburton, Health Promotion Coordinator, Monash City Council

Mr Justin Hanrahan, Manager Recreation and Open Space, Yarra City Council

Mr Charles Agnew, Program Lead Water Resources, Sydney Water

Mr Michael Nolan, Global Head of Climate Adaptation and Resilience AECOM

12.04pm 12.30pm

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator: Mr Dean Landy

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator:

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator:

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator: Ms Liz Johnstone

Panel Discussion with Presenters

Moderator:

12.30pm

1.30pm

Lunch with exhibitors

1:00pm

1:30pm

Poster Sessions – See Poster Presentation for more details.

1.30pm

1.55pm

Yvonne Lynch
Team Leader, Urban Forest & Ecology, City of Melbourne.

 

1.55pm

2.20pm

Places for people, by people: How to do it

Lucinda Hartley

Co-Founder and CEO, CoDesign Studio

 

2.20pm

2.45pm

Mr Kevin Luten

Founder and CEO, Behaviour Design Works

2.45pm

3.00pm

Keynote Speaker Q & A Session

3.00pm

3.30pm

Afternoon tea with exhibitors

3.30pm

4.30pm

Panel Discussion - Moving to action: Achieving liveability in our cities

Moderator: Paula Drayton, Conference Chair. Director, Resource Advisory Pty Ltd

 

This panel discussion will focus on the pathways to achieving liveable cities. What will we do to move towards our visions of liveable, and what can we take and implement from these two days?

 

Panellists will be determined by a Delegate voting system announced on Day 1. The Conference Committee will review votes and invite five speakers to participate in the panel.

 

4.30pm

4.55pm

Conference Highlights. What have we learnt?

Delegates are invited on stage to summarise what take home messages they are leaving with. What new developments have inspired them.

4.55pm

5.00pm

Closing Ceremony

WIN a GoPro – Collect your raffle ticket at the door to go in the draw. Must be in the room to win.

TBC

Fools in the City – casual evening at delegates own leisure

Fools for the City brings people together for a completely informal networking drinks, which is open to anyone who is passionate, curious or just a little foolish about cities.

 

Poster Presentations
Poster presentations will be on display for the duration of the conference in the Foyer. During the dedicated lunch time poster session, presenters will be at their poster to discuss their work and answer any questions.

Access-Ability by Design: In planning for a liveable, active and healthy city, who do we have in mind?
Ms Virginia Richardson, Disability Community Inclusion - MetroAccess, Mornington Peninsula Shire

Analyzing Playgrounds in Eskisehir
A/Prof Mehmet Inceglu, Assistant Professor, Anadolu University, Turkey

A Research-based Model for the Design of Public Space in Beach Precincts
Mr Nigel Cartlidge, Doctoral Student, Bond University

Asset mapping and social innovation for low carbon communities
Mr Darren Sharp, PhD Candidate, Curtin University, Sustainability Policy Institute

Circular Economy Potential: Waste Minimization Strategy in the Construction Industry
Mr Mohd Reza Esa, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland

Community Futures
Mr Rory Martin, National Sustainability Leader, dwp | suters. Mr Stephen Cheney, Managing Principal, dwp | suters

Digital Media Fades for Vivid Public Spaces: Promoting Dialogue, Participation and Social Innovation in Urban Environments
Mr Alexander Jan Albrecht, PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

Digital Pop-Up Engagement: Enhancing Community Engagement for Healthy Built Environments through the use of Information Technologies
Mr Joel Fredericks, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney

Dimensions of Public Spaces in Indian Market Places: Feelings through human senses
A/Prof Piyush Hajela, Associate Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, India

Future Streets-Te Ara Mua: A praxis collaboration project for the people of Mangere, Auckland
Ms Tuiloma Lina Samu, PhD Candidate, SHORE Whariki Research Centre, School of Public Health, Massey University, New Zealand

Food deserts and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a Sydney of two halves
Dr Xiaoqi Feng, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, University of Wollongong

From Threat to Opportunity
Ms Angela Lopez, Research Officer, United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme

Green roofs and Urban resilience: An Evaluation Framework
Dr Judy Rogers, Senior Lecturer, RMIT

Measuring the 'healthiness' of food outlet types in Australian suburbs community food environment
Mr Hamid Moayyed, PhD Student, University of Wollongong

Measuring urban agriculture potential: A review of emerging trends and methodologies
Mr Andrew Munya, PhD Candidate, The University of Auckland

Planning Great Australian Cities: The Case for a Glasshouse Urban Corridor in South-East Queensland
Mr Jeff Humphreys, ANZ Planning Discipline Chair, Cardno

Practicing sustainability:  Lessons from grassroots sustainable housing communities
Mr Matthew  Daly, PhD Candidate, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology

Public health and planning collaboration: health strategies and wellbeing outcomes
Mrs Rebecca Madill, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne

Rebound (measures of resilience in sub(urban) Adelaide
Mr Tim Conybeare, Studio Director, ASPECT Studios

Residential Mobility in Melbourne: Householder Perspectives
Dr Megan Nethercote, Research Fellow, RMIT University

Sustainability & Accessibility: The Next Step
Ms Charlotte Wang, Research Assistant, Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation, The University of NSW

The Gold Coast Transformed: From Wilderness to Urban Ecosystem
Prof Tor Hundloe, Professor, Bond Uni

The influence of suburban agriculture and environmental zoning on urban areas’ land-use profiles
Mr Thomas Coisnon, Agrocampus Ouest, Department Economy, Management and Society, UMR Granem, Angers, France

The joint work plan between Canterbury District Health Board and Environment Canterbury Regional Council demonstrates how Public health and planning collaboration informs health strategies and wellbeing outcomes
Mr Malcom Walker, Health Protection Officer, Canterbury District Health Board

The Role of Local Governments in promoting Corporate Responsibility
Ms Helen Scott, Project Manager, Global Compact Cities Programme

The Social Life of Commercial Streets
Mrs Leila Mahmoudi Farahani, PhD candidate, Deakin University

The Sustainable Cities Index
Mr Richard Lau, Technical Director, Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd

Towards "Garden City" - the community gardens in the inner city areas
Jia Zhuang, Research Student, University of New South Wales

Transitioning Sustainable Construction towards a Disaster Resilience Built Environment in Malaysia
Mrs Farrah Ismail, PhD Student, The University of Queensland

Urban Greenery: Monitoring policy implementation and applying ecosystem services research in practice
Ms Judy Bush, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne

Variations of pedestrian activity in urban residential blocks: A case study of the Gangnam area in Seoul
Dr MiJoung Shin, Senior Researcher, Korean Environmental Planning Studies Institute, South Korea

 

 

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