DEFINING PROBLEMS

Problem Statement:

[still needs work] Redefining the nodes to better suit a future canberra which focusses on higher connectivity, mbility and a place of learning etc etc etc

• Mobility
• Connections
• Integrated
• Lack of connectivity with rest of aus and world
• National presence
• Escaping Country town
• Australia representation qualities
• Living in urban areas in aus is highest in the world (percentage)
• Centralization of nodes needs to be stronger and connected better
• Lack of affordable housing
• Outer suburbs lack connection
• Tertiary training landscape
• Tertiary economic good
• Must attract more academics
• Become an education and skills hub
• Always a working city and
• Respond to the emerging needs of the citiznens of our learning working city
• Contemporary issues of resources
• Aspirations of community and responsibilities
• City that offers enhanced serviced entertainment hosp and ammenitoes for a growing local and regional community
• Place for many diff background
• Affordability and sustainability
• Growth next year by 80000
• Between now and 2030 – singles and couples will be 80% of pop
• Compact city and urban growth and consolidation taking place
• High dens res in and around group centers along transport corridors and landfill sites
• Locaton of multi unit devs
• Housing choice, changing lifestyle and dynamic
• Half of new houses in past 10 years apartments and houses
• Neighborhoods and public places – most move to melb, syd
• Arts and industry and jobs and ecology
• Need to invest in public domain
• Fact that it is the nations capital is important
• More afffordble and sustainable w access to houses and public trans options
• Improving mobility
• What Canberra lacks is a soul – organized chaos
• Good planning – cities produce ways to live that are unforeseen
• Overriding interest of sustainability
• 40% greenhouse gas reduction
• urban trans corridors improved
• lower consumption
• WILL never be mega city – should be a model city
• Best way to change through EDUCATION
• sustainability educations – crucial to bridging divides
• sophisticated export strat or tertiary education
• focus on students and courses – industry focused on what they need
• education online portal
• innovative partnerships between Universities and highschools
• The act is currently the capital of Australia, how can it be transformed to become the representation of Australia in the next 100 years? Through education
• Most livable and viable city
• Intercultural capital
• Canberra has no Presence and identity – through multiple scales and connection to the res