Projects

Course in Management of Urban Systems

In 2000, 2001 and 2002, SGS was contracted by the University of Canberra to develop and present a month long course in the Management of Urban Systems - part of the course leading to the degree of Graduate Diploma, Management and Master of Urban Management. It was designed primarily for international students, who have included urban management and infrastructure practitioners from Asia and the Middle East. The unit covered: land (the development process), infrastructure networks (water supply, sewerage, waste water treatment, drainage, transport, energy and communications), 'soft sectors' (housing, health and education) and delivery mechanisms (contracting out, corporation and privatisation).

To ensure the students had a locally relevant reference on urban management, SGS researched and wrote a comprehensive 145-page book of lectures "Managing Urban Systems - An Introduction", which was given to students.

This book describes urban system sectors, relevant economic and financial theory, management models, and current policy and practices in Australia. SGS has a continuing advisory relationship with the University's Centre for Developing Cities, principally through the appointment of Marcus Spiller as an adjunct Professor.