The Sustainable Urbanism Conference held in Melbourne last month was an ambitious bringing together of both international and Australian experts in presentation and workshop formats, including a TEDxCarlton for YouTube. The outcomes from the conference plenary sessions and workshops will form the basis of a new publication edited by Dr Leonie Pearson, Prof Peter Newton and Prof Peter Roberts, titled Sustainable Urbanism: A Resilient Future.The Conference purpose was to bring together multidisciplinary researchers and practitioners to advance the theory and implementation of resilient sustainable urban development.
The conference kicked off with an open public TEDxCarlton held at Zinc Federation Square in Melbourne. The line up of speakers included Gil Penalosa 8-80 Cities Canada, Cathy Wilkinson Stockholm Resilience Centre Sweden, Chris Brown Igloo Regeneration UK, Peter Roberts Homes and Communities Agency UK, Gilbert Rochecouste Village Well Australia, Pru Sanderson VicUrban Australia and Sein-Way Tan Green World City Australia.
The various case studies, research and ideas were broad however the common theme of designing for local community, community interaction and benefits was expressed in all presentations. Personally my favourites were Chris Brown talking about retrofitting existing buildings for communities and Cathy Wilkinson of the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
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