Cities
Home to over two thirds of the Australian population, the bulk of GDP and jobs, and at the frontline of climate change, Australia’s cities matter.
Transport, utility, and social infrastructure constraints are amongst Australia’s most acute challenges today; they will be compounded by future population growth.
Urban design makes a difference to the quality of social interactions, economic productivity and energy intensity. Work on these areas, as well as on metropolitan governance arrangements, will aim to contribute to cities that work better for the people who live in them. |
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The Cities We Need - A Grattan Report
Publication | 28 June 2010 | Cities
This is the first report from our Cities Program, and aims to set an agenda for thinking about the future of Australia's cities. The report asks how our cities meet the individual needs of their residents, both material and psychological, and identifies emerging challenges to meeting these needs.
| A Liveable City
Publication | 17 June 2010 | Cities
Melbourne often 'Tops the Pops' in the Most Liveable Cities of the World charts - but what don't those league tables look at? Jane-Frances Kelly and Helen Morrow explore the question of 'liveability' in an article published recently by the Victorian Council of Social Services.
| The Cities We Need - A Grattan Report
Event | 29 June 2010 | Cities
The most important characteristic of a city is whether it meets the needs of its residents, both material and psychological. Despite the fact that these needs are central to our lives, they are often at the periphery of conversations about the future of Australian cities. On Monday 28 June Grattan Institute released its next report "The Cities We Need".
| People, Pride and Purpose
Event | 13 May 2010 | Cities
After decades of decline, Chicago, Glasgow and Manchester are experiencing a renaissance. Different cities have different stories to tell. However, three ingredients are common across all these cities; people, pride and purpose.
| American Cities: A 21st Century Urban Agenda
Event | 17 March 2010 | Cities
State and Federal governments in the U.S. have grappled for decades with urban issues such as urban regeneration and affordable housing. As Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration, Henry Cisneros was at the centre of these efforts. Mr Cisneros talked about the challenges facing urban areas in the U.S. today. Drawing on direct experience with the current White House team, he discussed the shape of the Obama Administration's new urban agenda.
| Changing Social Needs and Innovative Ways to Meet Them
Event | 4 February 2010 | Cities
Dr Geoff Mulgan, Director of the Young Foundation, is one of the world's leading experts on social and organisational innovation. Straight from ANZSOG, he gave a mid afternoon seminar for Grattan Institute, sharing his knowledge about social and organisational innovation, what it is and how to it can be applied in Australian cities. He discussed his current research on the changing social needs of society.
| Governing Growing Cities
Event | 1 December 2009 | Cities
Australia is famously one of the most urbanised countries in the world, with our cities producing the bulk of GDP and jobs. Today our cities are on the front line of responding to climate change, and are projected to significantly increase in size.
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