AURIN contributed data and mapping to this article in The Age by Royce Millar and Ben Schneiders. The article explores Melbourne unprecedented growth and the impact on our livability. Dr Georgia Garrard and her team from the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University (CUR) worked with AURIN to access demographic data and produce the urban growth […]
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Through the Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform at RMIT University, the Healthy, Liveable Cities group is delighted to be offering two PhD scholarships: A PhD Scholarship in Urban Futures Social Inequities investigating whether those who reside in more liveable neighbourhoods, but are of lower socioeconomic position, experience a ‘pulling up’ effect on their mental health […]
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Outline of the Research The rate per capita of preventable paediatric presentations to hospital emergency departments (EDs) has risen steeply over the past 12 years, resulting in significant policy and resourcing implications, both in Australia and overseas. In Melbourne, there is concern that already overburdened paediatric emergency services will not be able to meet the […]
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The Greater Impact through Environmental Infrastructure Symposium will be held at the National Library of Australia in May. This symposium celebrates the collaborative impact of 10 years of investment into environmental infrastructure, and provides a platform to foster new collaborations and shape future innovations to enable future impact. With Plenary talks from Professor Suzanne Miller, Queensland Chief […]
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Outline of the Research Urban Planning Research is an undergraduate course delivered to planning students at RMIT. The course is designed to develop an in-depth understanding of applied social research skills specific to the discipline of urban planning. Students who take the course develop the research skills needed to implement a range of common methods […]
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Code for Australia are kicking off BudgetHack 2017: Communicating the budget on the 3rd of May at Thoughtworks in Melbourne. AURIN is providing access to the AURIN API for attendees to use for spatial data access. What is BudgetHack 2017? The Victorian State Budget sets out the government’s expenditure and programs priorities for the year but […]
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New Data Alert – NSW Local Environment Plans, Residential Permits and Growth Areas
AURIN has released some new datasets from the Government of New South Wales – Department of Planning and Environment (NSW-DPE) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) available now through the AURIN Portal. The Government of New South Wales – Department of Planning and Environment has supplied data to the research community via AURIN relating to Local Environment Plans. […]
As our towns and cities face the challenges of growing sustainably, urban experts must consider a range of issues. Urban systems are complex and understanding how they function is critical for their future development. The outreach team here at AURIN will be exhibiting how AURIN can help with spatial research and decision making for all facets of planning […]
AURIN has released some new datasets from the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland governments, available now through the AURIN Portal. The Government of the Australian Capital Territory – Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate has supplied data to the research community via AURIN relating to public recreational land use. This data captured and maintained in the City […]
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Outline of the Research Chronic hepatitis B infection (CHB) affects approximately 1% of the Australian population, with the burden of infection disproportionately borne by migrants and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders – groups with distinctive spatial settlement and migration characteristics. In addition to CHB infection risk, these populations experience well-documented challenges in accessing health services […]