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city growth, sustainability, vitality and vulnerability |
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Dr. Brian Shaw (UWA) & Dr. Bryan Boruff (UWA) The Urban Governance & Structure sub-theme will focus on the ways in which cities in Australia and New Zealand are formed, organised and configured in order to control or promote growth, increase sustainability and vitality, while decreasing vulnerability to physical and socially constructed shocks. Governing bodies implement a myriad of methods, policies and procedures designed to address these issues, the success of which are often varied. This sub-theme will address these structural issues and the governing solutions that address them. The conveners wish to encourage both official and dissenting views on Urban Governance and Structure as they pertain to growth, sustainability, vitality, and vulnerability. Diversity will be welcomed and presentations will be organised to promote discussion. Following the conference outline, papers are welcomed on topics which address any or a combination of the meta-themes, such as:
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