Aussie suburbs with jobs in the red under COVID-19

Cities Research Institute
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Researchers at Griffith University and University of Newcastle have mapped the Australian suburbs most at risk of COVID-19 job losses. The Employment Vulnerability Index (EVI) 3.0 uses Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census data to calculate an index score for towns and cities with a population of 10,000 people or more. Co-authors Professor Scott Baum […]

Get the Urban Squeeze from Griffith’s experts

Aerial photo of the Gold Coast, Queensland
Cities Research Institute
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Griffith University researchers are set to deliver the Gold Coast a weekly dose of all things urban. Dubbed the ‘Urban Squeeze’, Dr Tony Matthews and Associate Professor Jason Byrne of Griffith’s School of Environment will feature on ABC Gold Coast’s Drive with Matt Webber to discuss anything to do with cities, housing, development and the […]

Cities Research Centre to tackle urban growth challenges

Centre for Environment and Population Health
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More intelligent infrastructure, creating better places for people to live and managing growth and diversity in communities are the big issues that will be tackled by the newly launched Griffith University Cities Research Centre from today. Cities Research Centre founding director Professor Paul Burton explained that the initiative would build on the work already accomplished […]