25-26 May 2006

THE SHINE DOME, Gordon Street, Canberra

 

Conference delegates & speakers at the Shine Dome

The 2006 Fenner Conference took a broad approach to the increasingly important topic of the physical and social environments in Australia's cities, and consequences for population health. Given the centrality of urban development to human futures and to the attainment of sustainability, there is urgent need for an interdisciplinary exploration of the issues, and a broadly-based strategy of action.

The conference brought together experts from academia, government, commerce and community organisations in the fields of environmental health, public health, urban planning and design, and sustainable development.

Sessions included:

• Historical insights, and the systems (ecological) perspective on environment and health
• Policy, planning and practice - perspectives from the front-line
• Linking urban and individual 'metabolisms': influences on health
• Principles of sustainability and health, viewed from the urban environmental perspective
• Design principles for cities as 'human habitat'
• In revamping Australian cities, can we escape the 'stickiness' of history
• Future policies: can we actually plan for sustainable, health-supporting cities?

The Fenner Conference 2006 is proudly supported by the ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences and and the Australian Academy of Science.

For further information, please email Fenner2006@anu.edu.au.