2010 Don Aitkin Lecture Series

Group Notes:

· Mobility

• Connections
• Integrated
• Lack of connectivity with rest of Australia and world
• National presence

· Escaping Country town

• Australia representation qualities
• Living in urban areas in Australia 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
o Tertiary economic good
o Must attract more academics
o Become an education and skills hub
o Always a working city and respond to the emerging needs of the citizens of our learning working city

· Contemporary issues of resources
· Aspirations of community and responsibilities
· City that offers enhanced serviced entertainment hospital and amenities 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 density residential in and around group centers along transport corridors and landfill sites
· Location of multi unit developments
· Housing choice, changing lifestyle and dynamic
· Half of new houses in past 10 years apartments and houses
· Neighbourhoods and public places – most move to Melbourne, Sydney
· Arts and industry and jobs and ecology
· Need to invest in public domain
· Fact that it is the nation’s capital is important
· More affordable and sustainable w access to houses and public transport 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 transport corridors improved
· Lower consumption
· WILL never be mega city – should be a model city
· Best way to change through EDUCTION
· Sustainability educations – crucial to bridging divides
· Sophisticated export strategy or tertiary education
· Focus on students and courses – industry focused on what they need
· Education online portal
· Innovative partnerships between universities and high schools
· The act is currently the capital of Australia, how can it be transformed to become the representation of Australia in the next 100 years?
o Through education
o Most liveable and viable city
o Intellectual capital

Problem Statement defined by research and readings:
Canberra has no Presence and identity – through multiple scales and connection

Solution:
Redefining the nodes to better suit a future Canberra which focuses on higher connectivity, mobility and a place of learning etc

This diagram shows that the population is aging within Canberra

Progressive Leadership for the Long Term: A Generation X Perspective by Andrew Barr, ACT Minister for Education and Training http://www.canberra.edu.au/public-lectures/aitkin/2010-don-aitkin-lecture