
Uncharted urban futures: Australian cities post pandemic
Thursday 18 November 2021
Virtual Conference
About the Conference
Long held assumptions about the development of Australian cities have been up-ended by the COVID-19 crisis. The expectation of high and continuous population growth has been undermined and, at the same time, the way we live and work has changed. While we have learned that our systems have capacity and resilience in a time of crisis, new vulnerabilities and hazards have also been exposed.
Innovative modes of delivery in transport, healthcare, education, and other vital services were trialled when COVID-19 hit. Trends toward distance delivery of many services was accelerated, while simultaneously the importance of local access to goods and services and green space was revealed. The way people move about cities on a day-to-day basis has changed, perhaps permanently. New transport-use patterns will impact traffic congestion in cities, and infrastructure provision will need to respond accordingly.
Conference Program
Over a full day, the conference explored three major issues - Australia’s population dynamics as a result of the COVID-19 crisis; the delivery of critical social infrastructure to support our changing cities and the particular urban transport challenges emerging from the pandemic. Findings for two new reports from the inaugural AHURI Cities Research Agenda on urban transport innovation and access to social infrastructure were presented at the conference.
Part 1: Ministerial and keynote addresses
Part 2: Population mobility after COVID-19 & International keynote
Part 3: Social infrastructure deliver post pandemic
Part 4: Urban transport options in a pandemic & International keynote
Conference Resources
You can view our conference recap or find our more about AHURI’s cities and urban research.
The video recordings of all conference sessions are now accessible at our YouTube channel.
Conference Partners
AHURI would like to thank our two conference partners – Infrastructure Australia and the Victorian Department of Land, Environment, Planning and Water.
Thursday 18 November 2021
Virtual Conference