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Canberra is the quintessential public city. Our “Bush Capital” planned from its inception by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin, Canberra is also Australia’s largest inland city, situated within an enviably diverse natural environment renowned for its liveability. However, dramatically detrimental effects are occurring due to climate change. These, combined with a rapidly growing population and a legacy of out-dated pre-climate-change policies and plans, result in wicked problems that compromise the region’s appeal and threaten its precious ecology.
Recognising the disconnections arising from these wicked problems, and the connections needed to solve them, is a complex, challenging but essential task. Listen to an eminent panel of speakers explore these themes and engage in the wider discussion.
This event is co-hosted with the Planning Institute of Australia.
Panel
Christian Hampson, CEO and Lead Design, CO-Founder of Yarrabingin
Matt Collins, CEO, Planning Institute of Australia
Dr Julian Raxworthy, Associate Professor and Discipline Lead: Landscape Architecture, University of Canberra
Dr Hitomi Nakanishi, Associate Professor, Built Environment, University of Canberra
Dr Paul Wyrwoll, Director, Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy and Fellow, Institute for Water Futures, Australian National University
Facilitators
Dr Maxine Cooper, Fellow PIA, ACT PIA Committee, Fellow EIANZ, Adjunct Professor University of Canberra, Chair ACT & Region Catchment Management Coordination Group, Chair Landcare ACT, Deputy Chair National Landcare Network
Thomas Carburry, PIA, ACT PIA Committee, Senior Planner - Urban Communities, SMEC