Melbourne: a city with a healthy heart? Growth and density

Inner Melbourne is already a compact, densely populated place to live, work and learn and urban renewal will attract more people to the heart of the city. How do we accommodate more residents and maintain liveability? What trade-offs might we have to make? Is the central city friendly for raising children, for being a student, for growing old? How will climate change and the digital economy affect the inner city? What kind of planning and design rules will foster a vibrant urban economy, quality dwellings at affordable prices, welcoming, walkable streets and enjoyable open spaces? Panellists: Professor Jago Dodson – Professor of Urban Policy and Director of the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Ivan Motley – Founding Director of .id Consulting (informed decisions) Kate Roffey – CEO Committee for Melbourne Dr Andrea Sharam – Research Fellow, Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University MC Peter Mare