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Urban Governance in Australia

Date: 7 October 2008

Venue: NIUA, New Delhi

Prof. Peter A. Murphy, Dean Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia gave a talk on Urban Governance Issues in Australia at NIUA on October 7, 2008. 

In his presentation, Prof. Murphy identified various issues on Urban Governance in Australia.  He specifically focused on issues related to urban renewal, increasing population density, globalization of cities, affordable housing, climate change, viability of public transport. Prof. Peter Murphy also briefly touched on characteristics of metropolitan employment centers, aspects of how cities function, as spatial and economic systems, built environment services and evidence-based planning.

In last few decades, the Government is keen to increase density in metropolitan cities. With this changing urban situation, Australian cities offer lessons for Indian cities. Prof. Murphy mentioned that he would like NIUA to have academic and research linkages with UNSW.