OVERVIEW

Viv StrawPhD Candidate

Contact

Email: viv.straw | at | canberra.edu.au

Centre

Canberra Urban and Regional Futures

Organisation

Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis at the University of Canberra

Research Interests

Urban Governance, Social Capital and Resilience

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Arts ( Geography and Politics), University of  New England,  New South Wales Australia (1990)

 Graduate Diploma of Urban and Regional Planning, University of  New England (1995)

THESIS TOPIC

Does Building Social Capital Improve Resilience In the Urban Environment?

SUPERVISORY PANEL

Associate Prof  Hitomi Nakanishi(chair), Prof  Barbara Norman, Dr  Naomi  Pearson 

PUBLICATIONS

Sinclair, H. and Straw, V. (2016), “When is a plan not a plan? A new vision for the nation’s capital”, Australian Environmental Review, 30, 8, pp. 196-201.