DESIGNS FOR OUR FUTURE
23. June 2010
Join the 3rd International Urban Design Conference being held from 30th August to 1st September 2010 at the National Convention Centre- Canberra, Australia.
Australia's population is projected to increase by 60 per cent in the next 40
years, what impact will this have on our existing cities?
The conference will examine how our new cities are conceived and our existing
ones are adapted, re-designed and managed.
The conference will focus on a variety of themes and topics:
• Growth
• Demographic change
• Housing diversity and affordability
• Settlement patterns
• Preparedness
• Resilience
• Infrastructure and sustainability in the "New" Australia
• Transport system requirements
• Energy efficient building design
• Effective governance and leadership
• Sustainable higher density development
• Renewable development
• Managing the carbon footprint of new and existing cities
• The future of public spaces
• Food and resource vulnerability
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