A student is sought who can film and edit: A community co-design workshop. Time & place: August 5th 9-11am, AHEPA Hall, 128 Boundary St, West End. ~20 hours. UQ Placemaking Summit. Time & place: November 20th, UQ. ~20 hours. Pay scale: HEW level 3.4 (approx. $40/hour). If you have the relevant skills, please contact Dr. … Continue reading
Dr. Darchen presents on “Local planning innovations and governance for water sensitive cities” as part of the Urban Design Challenge organized by the CRC for water sensitive cities. Read the full story here Continue reading
The article entitled “Contextual and external factors enabling planning innovations in a regeneration context: the Lyon Confluence project (France)” has just been published in International Planning Studies. Read the full article. Continue reading
Dr. Sebastien Darchen will present a paper entitled “Governance Innovation for Urban Regeneration: A focus on Nantes (France)” at the Transformative Urban Governance Conference, hosted by RMIT in Melbourne. The paper focuses on the Ile de Nantes regeneration project. This is one of the largest regeneration initiative in Europe: 330 hectares of former industrial land … Continue reading
Our regional population is growing. How do we ensure new developments are more liveable, efficient, sustainable, resilient and resource efficient? How do we integrate water and energy systems into existing infrastructure while taking advantage of the benefits distributed systems offer? Your multidisciplinary team will work on a case study to solve this problem! Register as … Continue reading
This paper examines the implementation of sustainability into urban communities that includes the use of sustainability assessment tools such as Green Star Communities (Green-Star). Paul Sparshott is a UQ|UP PhD candidate (principal advisor: Dr. Sebastien Darchen). Title: Do sustainability rating tools deliver the best outcomes in master planned urban infill projects? City to the Lake … Continue reading
Has the concept of urban sustainability made a difference in planning practice? The answer is yes. This article presents the benefits of local planning innovations to solve sustainability challenges for Australian cities. Read the full article on The Conversation page: theconversation.com/our-cities-fall-short-on-sustainability-but-planning-innovations-offer-local-solutions-107091. The concept of planning innovations is further developed in a recent book by the … Continue reading