Emerging probe data sources from smartphones on on-board devices are able to measure behavior of cyclists with very high resolution. From this, for the first time, we are able to measure relatively precise behavior that allows new insights into exposure, route choice, safety behavior, or technology choice. Probe data, merged with other data sources, can … Continue reading
In academic research, neighbour relationships are generally viewed as either absent – having gradually been eroded by processes of mobility and privatisation – or as positive in the way they engender greater levels of community resilience, neighbourhood attachment and reduced fear of crime. Yet, despite anecdotal accounts that the incidence of neighbour problems is increasing, … Continue reading
In the UK and elsewhere, crime, disorder and (in)security have become organizing objectives of urban governance with distinct implications for the manner in which public spaces are planned, designed and regulated. This presentation seeks to reframe debates about the regulation of public space, conceptualized as ‘mediated conviviality’. This perspective simultaneously decentres crime and (in)security as … Continue reading
The Organization of Planning Students at UQ (OOPS) held a seminar and panel discussion to honor International Women’s Day. Title: Women in Planning Speaker: Dr Dorina Pojani, Senior Lecturer, UQ|UP, Lecture title ‘Sexism and the City’ Panel discussion members: Jenny Roughan, Director at Ethos Urban Olivia Nesbitt, Student planner, Cardno Leanne Chan, Planner, Brisbane City … Continue reading
The Organization of Planning Students at UQ (OOPS) is holding a seminar and panel discussion to honor International Women’s Day. All members of the UQ community and the general public are welcome. Title: Women and city planning Speaker: Dr Dorina Pojani, Senior Lecturer, UQ|UP. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion. When: Thursday, … Continue reading
Join the School of Languages and Cultures for a Public Lecture titled “The Role of Ideology in Public Discourse“, presented by Professor Jef Verschueren. Perhaps the most flattering thing one can say about human beings of the sapiens type is that they are meaning-making machines. Verschueren’s lecture will discuss the processes involved in turning a … Continue reading
David Ullrich will give an overview of the formation of the Laurentian Great Lakes over 10,000 years ago as the glaciers receded, the settlement of the region by indigenous peoples, and then the exploration and settlements of the region by Western Europeans. With tremendous agricultural development, forestry, and industrial growth, the area’s population and economy … Continue reading