How an eye in the sky can help make cities more walkable, liveable and resilient CSIRO researchers have found a way to turn bird’s eye view photographs of our cities into useful digital maps that could help planners make our cities more liveable and provide emergency services with valuable information. Dr Greg Foliente and his […]
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Visit the AURIN Map to see how the other half live, work, drive, earn and more A new online interactive map is showing Australians how our suburbs compare across a range of indicators of disadvantage, including unemployment, income, access to health and financial services, education, potential mortgage stress and others. Australia is the ‘lucky country’, […]
‘We’re sharing our urban intelligence, and you should too’ Research and evidence-based planning is the key to Melbourne’s current accolade of ‘world’s most liveable city’ and improving its liveability into the future while managing the pressures of population growth, changing business mixes and weather extremes. In 2015, Melbourne was named the world’s most liveable city […]
A new alliance means mapped ‘big data’ will soon help Australian industry, business and government organisations make smarter infrastructure plans and decisions, helping our cities meet their future challenges and saving significant costs. PwC and the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) have announced an alliance agreement to bring together their respective problem-solving skills, analysis […]
Ecosystems are inherently spatial. We need to know where different species, land use and human settlements are and how they’re interconnected. Now the science needed to secure the future of Australia’s unique ecosystems in the face of growing pressures will benefit from AURIN’s geospatial expertise. Dr Serryn Eagleson, AURIN’s Data, Business and Applications Manager, has been invited to join […]
Academic positions Portsmouth (UK): Head of Department / Professor at University of Portsmouth Faculty of Science, Department of Geography Full time, continuing Melbourne: City Of Melbourne Chair In Resilient Cities at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and planning, working closely with Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute Work type: full time Salary: $176,027 Toowoomba: […]
A new Minister for Cities, the innovation statement and conferences focusing on cities, health and urban issues: urban planning and data analytics are gaining traction as hot topics. Consequently, AURIN has been in the news in two recent media stories. The Guardian With the rise of big data, Australia’s future cities could be safer, more […]
How do urban system models, smart cities and big data can help shape our urban future? AURIN recently hosted a Lecture and Panel Discussion featuring world-renowned British urban planner and geographer Professor Mike Batty and a panel of Australian experts to discuss this question. Professor Michael Batty—winner of geography’s equivalent of a Nobel, the Vautrin Lud Prize—discussed how […]
Defining size, shape, scale and performance using percolation theory In November, AURIN proudly presented a seminar for researchers and urban planners by world-renowned British urban planner and geographer Mike Batty (Professor of Planning, University College London). His visit to Melbourne was made possible through a partnership between AURIN and CSIRO. In this talk, Professor Mike Batty explored how […]
A post from AURIN director Andrew Dingjan on the Cities Roundtable with Minister Jamie Briggs There’s a role for the federal government to play in how cities are built and how they operate. The Prime Minister has a vision for a coordinated approach to get the best integrated planning systems operating, to ensure we have […]