Professional Development Training Offered to Industry and Government Agencies
Community Engagement Tools and Techniques
Our team delivered training for government officials and professionals in the context of broad international events, such as the UN-Habitat’s 2018 Wuhan Placemaking Week at the 7th United Cities and Local Government Asia-Pacific Congress. Training delivered in these instances focused on the delivery of case studies about ethics in planning and a training event on community empowerment. We offer professional training on the most appropriate approaches for local governments to engage with communities in the planning, design, management, activation of public spaces.
For more information, please contact A/Prof Mirko Guaralda
Smart and Sustainable City Strategic Planning
Our team delivered smart and sustainable city strategic planning professional development training to local government officials in Brazil. The convergence of technology and the city is commonly referred to as the ‘smart city’. The smart city blueprint, especially when coupled with the sustainable development paradigm, is a potential remedy for the challenges that urbanisation creates in the age of global climate change, and is an enabler of a sustainable and liveable urban future. While many cities worldwide attempt to invest on increasing their city smartness, only a few succeeded. We offer professional training on the most appropriate approaches for local governments to strategically plan their smart and sustainable city transformation.
For more information, please contact Prof Tan Yigitcanlar
Responsible Urban Innovation with Artificial Intelligence
Our team delivered online training on urban artificial intelligences and what it means for local governments with a smart city agenda. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only becoming an integral part of urban services, but also impacting and shaping the future of cities and societies. However, the current AI practice has shown that urban innovation without responsibility generates more problems than it solves. Especially, the absence of a deep understanding of the costs, benefits, risks and impacts of deploying government AI systems creates negative externalities and serious concerns in the society. We offer professional training on the most appropriate approaches for local governments to engage with AI to achieve responsible urban innovation.
For more information, please contact Prof Tan Yigitcanlar
Ensuring Safety in the Construction Sector and Built Environment
Our team delivered construction health and safety professional development courses for government officials and professionals from the developing countries, such as Cambodia. The professional development course helps the government officials and professionals to understand the leading construction health and safety standards, regulations and practices in Australia and other developed countries. In addition, the course equips these government officials and professionals to prepare training materials and be trainers of other government officials and industry leaders to promote health and safety in the construction sector and built environment, and make impactful legislative and industry practice changes to create a healthy and safe construction sector and built environment. We offer professional training on a range of construction health and safety topics , such as building a safety culture, psychological and physical safety, building information modelling and construction safety.
For more information, please contact Dr Carol Hon
Stakeholder Engagement in Park Design for Active and Engaged Communities
Our transdisciplinary team worked with stakeholders from local and state government, non-government organisations, practitioners- landscape architects and planners (2019) to translate findings from an Australian Research Council Linkage grant, Intergenerational Park Design for Active and Engaged Communities into Design Recommendations. These recommendations allow industry and government to design parks that promote physical activity and encourage social connections for all generations. We offer professional training on approaches to promote physical activity, intergenerational engagement and social cohesion through evidence-based data park design.
For more information, please contact Dr Tracy Washington
Understanding e-Bike Ownership and Use and Developing e-Mobility Policy
The Queensland Cycle Strategy is the key document for cycling policy in Queensland. The strategy provides strategic direction and a policy framework for the implementation of cycling as a sustainable and safe transport mode throughout Queensland. Our cross-university academic team worked with the state government to understand opportunities to encourage infrequent riders of standard bicycles and people considering riding, to ride e-bikes. This activity supported the delivery of Queensland Cycling Action Plan 2020-2022, Action 5.1. We offer professional training on electric mobility in cities.
For more information, please contact Dr Tracy Washington