As one ‘unprecedented’ disaster after another strikes our communities, we are struggling to see how we can manage this scary ‘new normal’. If we...

Flood, Fire, Plague: Can greener cities protect us from disaster?

Location:

The Great Hall, Level 5, Tower Building
2007 NSW
Australia

Venue:
Vivid Ideas Exchange - UTS, The Great Hall
Biophilic Cities
Biophilic Cities

Featuring

Rob Stokes

Rob Stokes

Rob Stokes is the NSW Minister for Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport. 

He has been a Member of the NSW Parliament since 2007 and has served as Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Minister for Transport and Roads, Minister for Education, Minister for Environment, Minister for Heritage and Minister for the Central Coast. 

Rob is an Honorary Fellow with Macquarie Law School, holds a double degree in arts and law from Macquarie University, a Masters of Science from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in planning law.

Jess Scully

Jess Scully

Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, Curator and Author

Jess Scully is a curator, author and a freelance Collective Impact, Urban Policy & Communication Strategist. She's also a board member for Newtown Neighbourhood Centre and TEDxSydney. Formerly, she has been a Councillor and the Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney.

Alison Page

Alison Page

Alison Page is an award-winning creative at the forefront of contemporary Australian Aboriginal design and storytelling. As a descendant of the Walbanga and Wadi Wadi people of the Yuin nation, and as a leading force in the Australian design scene, she champions the contemporary creative expression of Aboriginal identity. Page’s creative practice explores links between cultural identity, art and the built environment. As one of three associates of Merrima Design from 1995-1999, she worked with various Aboriginal communities in the delivery of culturally appropriate architectural services. She founded her own interior design studio in 1999 and has since completed projects spanning interiors, public art, installations and film. Most recently Alison (with Paul Memmott) has authored Design: Building on Country (Thames and Hudson, 2021).

Sam Kernaghan

Sam Kernaghan

Sam Kernaghan is the Director of Resilience Programs at the Committee for Sydney. Over the past 20 years Sam has worked with more than 50 cities across Asia, Oceania and the US, to build resilience to shocks and stresses – risks that are being intensified by climate change, urbanization and globalization. Sam has led the development and implementation of climate and disaster resilience programs with the Rockefeller Foundations’ 100 Resilient Cities, the Asian Development Bank, and the New York State 2100 Commission. Sam was instrumental in designing the city resilience index with the Rockefeller Foundation and characteristics of safe and resilient communities with the International Red Cross.  Sam holds a bachelor of economics and a masters of environmental management.

Professor Elizabeth Mossop

Elizabeth Mossop

Elizabeth Mossop is Professor of Landscape Architecture and Dean of Design Architecture and Building at the University of Technology in Sydney and has held leadership positions at Harvard GSD, the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture at LSU and UNSW. She is a founding principal of Spackman Mossop + Michaels landscape architects, based in Sydney, New Orleans and Detroit. Her research and practice is concerned with landscape’s role in urban revitalization and resilient communities and cities in the face of climate change.

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Event Details

As one ‘unprecedented’ disaster after another strikes our communities, we are struggling to see how we can manage this scary ‘new normal’. If we accept that cities can’t protect us from natural disasters, can we make our cities and towns work better with the forces of nature and climate change?

If our city’s competitive advantage is to be its liveability and attractiveness to a highly educated workforce, maybe we need to focus more on health and resilience and less on maximising real estate value. What might this future city be like? And what would it take to create it?

The topical discussion is for anyone interested in Sydney's future planning, or more generally in issues of urban resilience, sustainability and social justice. 

Presented by Vivid Ideas in association with University of Technology Sydney.

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Access and Inclusion

  • Companion Card Acceptance - The Companion Card is for people with a significant permanent disability, who always need a companion to provide attendant care type support in order to participate at most available community venues and activities.
  • Hearing Loop - A hearing loop (sometimes called an audio induction loop) is a special type of sound system for use by people with hearing aids. The hearing loop provides a magnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to 'T' (Telecoil) setting. Many venues have an induction hearing loop system. Check if your venue has this system.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.

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