Rozprawy doktorskie: „Brisbane”

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Holliday, Penelope Ann. "Alternative Brisbane masculinities : fictional representations within recent Brisbane narratives". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16754/1/Penelope_Holliday_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis considers and critically analyses literary representations of what I have called “alternative masculinities” within a selection of texts by male writers from the turn of the millennium. The novels chosen for this analysis are Last Drinks by Andrew McGahan (2000), World of Chickens (2001) by Nick Earls and Sushi Central by Alasdair Duncan (2003). The work of R.W. Connell, Doreen Massey and Bruce Bennett will inform a framework blending theories of masculinities, spatiality theories and critical regionalism, providing the tools to conduct a reading of the spaces fictional representations of alternative masculinities engage with. Applying Connell’s hierarchy of masculinities (1995) I examine the emerging textual constructions of alternative masculinities that correspond with the changing cityscape of Brisbane. Within the above texts I argue there is a strong emphasis on the connections between identity and place. This is expressed through references to Brisbane’s social and historical identity and the gendered alignment of Brisbane spaces with particular masculinities.

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Holliday, Penelope Ann. "Alternative Brisbane masculinities : fictional representations within recent Brisbane narratives". Queensland University of Technology, 2008. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16754/.

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This thesis considers and critically analyses literary representations of what I have called “alternative masculinities” within a selection of texts by male writers from the turn of the millennium. The novels chosen for this analysis are Last Drinks by Andrew McGahan (2000), World of Chickens (2001) by Nick Earls and Sushi Central by Alasdair Duncan (2003). The work of R.W. Connell, Doreen Massey and Bruce Bennett will inform a framework blending theories of masculinities, spatiality theories and critical regionalism, providing the tools to conduct a reading of the spaces fictional representations of alternative masculinities engage with. Applying Connell’s hierarchy of masculinities (1995) I examine the emerging textual constructions of alternative masculinities that correspond with the changing cityscape of Brisbane. Within the above texts I argue there is a strong emphasis on the connections between identity and place. This is expressed through references to Brisbane’s social and historical identity and the gendered alignment of Brisbane spaces with particular masculinities.

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Regan, Scott B. "The Brisbane Sound". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130584/9/Scott%20Regan%20Thesis.pdf.

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This study asks ‘what is the Brisbane Sound, and what does it sound like?’ The Brisbane Sound refers to music made by a small group of post-punk bands hailing from Brisbane between 1978-1983, most notably The Go-Betweens. This research by Creative Works is the first scholarly account of the Brisbane Sound. It examines how the term has been constructed in the media over time. Then, the music of these bands is analysed to verify these claims. Finally, this data informs the production of five original songs that aim to sound like the Brisbane Sound.

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Sullivan, Jennifer Ann. "A literary portrait of Brisbane : parallels between Brisbane's contemporaneous literature and architecture". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1999.

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Le, Couteur Howard Philip. "Brisbane Anglicans: 1842-1875". Australia : Macquarie University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/19809.

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Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Division of Humanities, Department of Modern History, 2007.
Bibliography: leaves 426-449.
Introduction -- Founding a colonial settler society with 'the blessing of nobleman and parson' -- Exporting gentry values: Brisbane's first Anglican bishop -- A clerical caste? A different kind of gentleman? Clergy and their wives -- In their place: being English and being Anglican in early Queensland -- Brisbane Anglicans: a socio-economic profile -- Women's business: domesticity and upholding the faith -- Men's business: the public face of the Church -- Beyond one man's power: Anglican parish life -- Establishing a synod for the diocese -- Conclusion.
The mid-nineteenth century was marked by a rapid expansion of the Church of England throughout the British Empire, much of the impetus coming from missionary societies and ecclesiastical and political elites in England. In particular, High Churchmen promoted the extension of the episcopate to provide the colonies with a complete Anglican polity, and in an effort to transmit to the colony something of the Anglican/English culture they valued. The means used were the Colonial Bishoprics Fund (CBF) and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG), both of which were supported by a Tory paternalist elite in England. This study concerns the foundation of the Diocese of Brisbane in 1859, which was a part of this expansion, and which was effected during the brief Tory administration of Lord Derby. It is unsurprising then, that the first Bishop of Brisbane, the Right Reverend E.W. Tufnell, came from the Tory High Church tradition. The clergy he took to the diocese were of a similar theological and social outlook.--The period from the proclamation of free settlement in the Moreton Bay District in 1842 to the departure of the bishop for retirement in England in 1874, was a period of rapid population growth, immigrants arriving mainly from Britain and Ireland. The policy of the imperial government was to try to balance the emigration from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales in proportion to their population and religious denomination. This meant that Anglicans were not as strongly represented in the colonial population as in England; emigrants from the other three countries being much less likely to be Anglicans. The bulk of those arriving in Queensland were working class or petit bourgeois, so consequently the socio-economic structure of Anglicanism in Queensland did not reflect that in England. Moreover, by the time the first Anglican bishop arrived in Brisbane, all state support for religious purposes was withdrawn. The Church of England in Queensland had to adapt to these significant differences of context.--Drawing on parish and diocesan records, the records of SPG, CBF and other organisations in England, personal documents (diaries and letters) and newspapers, this survey of Anglicanism in Brisbane diocese in the early colonial period, charts some of the ways Anglicans devised to create a distinctively Anglican community. The gendered roles of Anglican men and women; the various ways in which parishes came into being, were administered and financed; and the creation of a diocesan synod all bear testimony to the adaptability of Anglicans to their colonial context. Though the framework of this study is provided by the institutional church, diocesan records are sparse, and much of the content concerns the Anglican laity. This has provided an opportunity to explore heretofore neglected aspects of Anglicanism. It is a small beginning in the writing of a 'bottom-up' history of the Anglican Church in Australia.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Prentice, James. "The Brisbane protests 1965-72". Thesis, Griffith University, 2005.

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Prentice, James Barnard. "The Brisbane Protests 1965-72". Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365504.

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The purpose of this thesis is to analyse, in the broadest light, the very specific subject matter of the Brisbane Protests of 1965 to 1972. Additionally the thesis reflects on the limitations of the relevant social movement theorists in regard to understanding these Brisbane events in the light of general theory and historical analyses. The question that the thesis seeks to answer is how to provide a coherent account of the myriad of groups and protests that flourished in Brisbane in the period 1965 to 1972. These protesters’ relationship to global events, yet specificity within a context and diversity in their internal differences and their outcomes, both short- and long- term, prevent ready categorisation within theoretical understandings or inclusive historical analyses. The thesis finds important new historical detail set in contexts infrequently analysed in literature about protest activities. Using this deficit to assess the various strengths and weaknesses of several major social movement theorists, it articulates not only their separate and collective value but also the need for their supplementation by other general theory, as well as general historical and more localised geo-political perspectives. Analytically the thesis relies firstly on three social movement theorists, Tarrow, Melucci and Habermas, the further application of some general theory in Global Systems Theory and feminism. These other general insights prove of specific analytical relevance while they also point to necessarily more universal critiques of the social movement theories. The first analytical frame of the thesis comprises of these theories. Secondly through using the historical concept of post-totalitarianism, a second analytical frame contains an hypothesis about a re-awakened Romanticism tangential but related to this post-totalitarian influence. This historical explanation of post-totalitarianism operates as a ‘catch-all’ explanation of the important directions of social and political change affecting the international community in the Cold War era prior to and contemporaneous with the protests. While the new left’s contemporaneous links to the Brisbane protests appear important, these are far from exclusive given that several other, ultimately more historically important in hindsight movements such as the women’s movement have roots in the times, as do a plethora of other activities of the Brisbane Protests. These protests cannot readily fit the description of that of a local chapter of the new left. Instead the wider and more diverse incorporation of these events under radical Romantic post-totalitarianism proves valuable analytically. In addition, this Romantic form of post-totalitarianism captures the considerable ambiguity in the literature about the new left. Amenable to the understanding of both radical humanist practices and to degeneration from such ideals, of which the latter, in particular, is now pervasively represented in the scholarship as description of the fate of the new left, radical Romantic post-totalitarianism conceptually defines the range and complexity of the influences on the Brisbane Protests more adequately than the literature focused upon the international new left. The contradictory associations with on one hand, ideological rigidity and terrorism described in this thesis as the ‘official’ new left and on the other hand post-totalitarianism and other aspects of Romanticism (other than terrorist or just insurrectionary association) alone suggest the new left’s problematic status as a general explanation of the Brisbane Protests. Radical post-totalitarian Romanticism incorporates an international influence linked to post-war and Cold War consciousness and new emerging critiques of the global status quo as well as the ambiguity of manifestations of movements connected to this Western based but also third-world influenced consciousness. These influences and their potentials will be explored within the post-war world although these are also derivative of early streams of reflection about, particularly, industrial societies. At the same time the connection of the women’s and the Indigenous movements to the new left has an analytic framework in which differences and similarities can benefit from new perspectives. The thesis holds that the immediate context and movement-relevant clashes over the understanding of and changes in the dynamics of the Cold War period rest on the notional division of protagonists for change into post-totalitarians and radical Romantic post-totalitarians. The former view represents supporters and sometime-allies; the latter that of the often newer in formation, very loosely organised protesters. This clash provides a schematic overview, however social movement analyses, while of critical value, must then be further related to the idiosyncratic national formation of countries like Australia. Thirdly, the analysis includes reconstructions of various interpretations of the specifically fragile character of the Australian nation identity beyond its core-peripherality in its subsumption of culture and politics in orientations to national survival through alliance and the absence of ideological discourse and division. Its general culture rests on a patriarchal, materialistic utilitarianism. Queensland’s partly idiosyncratic position within this national context is the final focus of this third frame. Beyond the Janus-face of coreperipherality represented by these national and state jurisdictions the thesis is examines further specificity at the State level also. While the thesis concludes that these three frames are necessary components of the explanation of the civil liberties, anti-war, anti-suburban including cultural production, Romantic university, gender and race movements, it finds that these social movements of the Brisbane Protests must be described, beyond their relationship, which is partial and complex, to theories of Western social movement formation, as discrete historical formations of radical Romantic post-totalitarianism. Yet this perspective also requires supplementation by framing based upon recognition of Australia’s semi-peripheral status and materialistic utilitarianism, which contribute to a protester-initiated cultural and political national identity crisis rather than just a political crisis. As well this frame relies on the assertion that Queensland’s debilitated public sphere, in the light of movements elsewhere, proved conducive to a dominant role for university-based people in initiating and broadening the disputes with the use of immanent critique, and culturally rich and inclusive outlooks in theoretical and organisational practices. In various alliances including between university groups, few workers, and the deeply culturally stratified Indigenous and women, both of whose movements eventually proved the most efficacious while fracturing the illusion that this was a united effort without deep differences the radical Romantic posttotalitarians made use of resources, including pre-formed and somewhat idiosyncratic domestic and urban spaces. All these factors coalesced to produce partly generation reliant changes in oppressive conditions. Therefore the thesis argues that general theory and historical analyses are both critical to the explanation and provide a sufficiently rich tapestry of generality and exception to provide an analytic model. Despite the insights gained from Tarrow’s view of political processes, Melucci’s view of experimental spaces, identity and sites of conflict in new types of training and Habermas’ sense of the breadth of rationalising processes, operating in the background yet influential on the outcomes of social movements, the theoretical conclusion points to problems with some of their terminology like that of ‘democracy’, ‘solidarity’, ‘post-industrial’, ‘new’ or ‘and offensive’ and ‘lifeworld and system’. It finds, rather, that semi-peripheral countries require different understandings pitched variously at formations of national identity, and that there are analytical problems, when using their insights, in understanding ‘democracies’ exhibiting very truncated and deformed public spheres. The thesis argues for a concept of cultural stratification to deal with the particular features, status and character of movements of the racial and gender colonies. It finds that movements are gendered in regard to solidarity as well as ‘interests’. Further it argues the Indigenous have a distinct location within the process of modernisation due to their experiences of both sporadic inclusion and cultural and physical genocide. It indicates that there are significant potentials for protest in circumstances where there is a contradictory duality within a single nation, of general modernising rationalisations and, within this, oppressive ‘pockets’ of legal frameworks, political systems and cultural norms. Social movements have discrete places in historical and sociological processes. The analysis of these requires further recognition of the complexity of social change happening through and within them than is afforded by Tarrow, Melucci and Habermas. Much as their contributions are of great value, Global Systems Theory, and feminism suggest the limitations of these social movement theories at the general level, while historical analyses suggest more specific limitations in understanding the case of the Brisbane Protests as part of, particularly, Western post -war movements.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Arts, Media and Culture
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Menih, Helena. "“People Need to Understand Why We are Who We are”: An Ethnographic Study of Homeless Women in Brisbane". Thesis, Griffith University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366020.

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Recent statistical information suggests that the numbers of homeless women in Australia are growing. Due to the increase of female homelessness, the Department of Housing, Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2008) published a White Paper where they emphasise two main aims: first, to halve homelessness by 2020, and second to offer supported accommodation to all rough sleepers who need it. For this to be achieved, the issues homeless women experience need to be explored and addressed. Little is known about the experiences of, and the meanings attached to, homelessness for women. While there has been an increase in the research undertaken in the field of homelessness in recent years, these examinations not only lack a qualitative dimension, they also tend to be ‘gender-blind’. This thesis, through the analysis of ethnographic data, explores the role of gender and space in the lives of homeless women in Brisbane, Australia. The research employed a grounded theory approach and was guided by the theoretical considerations of gender relations, gender identity and gendered spatiality. This thesis gives voice to the many homeless women of Brisbane. The research upon which the thesis is based involved over ten months of intensive fieldwork on the streets of Brisbane. Data were generated through life history interviews and observation and participation in the field. The findings suggest that, for homeless women (whose biographies include stories of previously abusive home lives and disadvantage) the notion of ‘being’ homeless encompasses much more than the risky reality of life on the street.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Arts, Education and Law
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Bennett, Helen Margaret. "Interpreting the Modern: Flatland in Brisbane 1920-1941 Living in Multiple-Occupancy Dwellings in Interwar Brisbane". Thesis, Griffith University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365620.

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This thesis investigates the fundamental social, cultural, demographic, economic and political changes that precipitated and encouraged the first significant wave of multiple-occupancy dwelling in Brisbane: the residential flats of the interwar period of the twentieth century. Brisbane’s earliest ‘flats’ had emerged by the 1910s, the product of converting large, obsolete nineteenth-century residences into multiple dwellings. Often not fully self-contained, they differed only marginally from the traditional rooming-house, and were widely considered as a short-term expedient in the face of a severe housing shortage. In the 1920s Brisbane residents were introduced to the purpose-designed, modern urban flat. Acceptance was gradual, but by the second half of the 1930s, new flat construction in Brisbane was booming. The emergence of the purpose-built flat represented, physically and culturally, the city’s introduction to a distinctively twentieth century, modern lifestyle. The shift to flat-living created: vigorous community debate over the fear of slum creation; formal responses to these concerns in the form of local ordinances controlling the construction and licensing of flat buildings; and substantial change to the character of inner-suburban Brisbane. Defining, accounting for, deriving meaning from, and exploring the significance of, the fashion for flat-dwelling in interwar Brisbane – in particular the popularity of the purpose-designed, purpose-built blocks of flats – are the objectives of this research. The fashion for living in flats in Brisbane is considered within three broad frameworks: the continuity of the urban experience across time and place; the democratisation of modernity and notions of what it meant to be ‘modern’ in Brisbane in the 1920s and 1930s; and the cultural legacy. In pursuing these objectives the study considers contemporary debates about the nature of urban living and the need for town planning initiatives in Queensland; the inter-relationship between the compact flat and the lifestyle it generated; generic profiles of those who occupied and invested in purpose-built flat developments; interwar controls (overt and covert) on new flat construction; and the resultant environmental impact in terms of location, form, scale, materials and neighbourhood character. In conclusion, the cultural value of Brisbane’s interwar flats as a distinctive built form is addressed.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Humanities
Arts, Education and Law
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Chang, Man Wai. "'Astronaut' wives : their experiences in Brisbane /". [St. Lucia, Qld], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18069.pdf.

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De, Silva Hemani. "ESL teaching in selected Brisbane schools". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1993. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36695/1/36695_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis reports the results of a one-year fulltime investigation into the use of communicative teaching methods in ESL classrooms in a selection of schools in Brisbane. The motivation for this research program comes from the fifteen years of experience of the researcher in ESL teaching in Sri Lanka where, despite well resourced and publicised efforts, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Education has not been successful in implementing communicative teaching methods in Sri Lankan schools. Traditional methods emphasise matters of form such as grammar and correct usage in quick reading and accurate writing whereas modern communicative methods emphasises speaking, listening and the content of what is to be communicated. Stephen Krashen's Monitor Model provides the theoretical foundation for communicative approaches utilised for data analysis in this study. An extensive list of activities and carrier topics published by a celebrated second language teacher and scholar, Mary Finocchiaro, has been adopted as the practical framework for data analysis. A Teacher-Student Bond hypothesis has been postulated by the researcher as being potentially useful in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of ESL pedagogy. ESL lessons are conducted in order to help migrant students from non-English-speaking backgrounds fit into the academic mainstream. As a study with some international significance, this mainstream of the educational system in Queensland has been described from the pre-school level to the tertiary level. Political factors which influence the allocation of funding and teacher-training in support of ESL teaching have been described in relation to relevant demographic characteristics of Brisbane, which have influenced the sample construction of schools visited by the researcher. Non-participatory classroom observation has been adopted as the main research method for data collection from a selection of schools in Brisbane, following a study of relevant demographic issues. Interviews with, and handouts prepared by, ESL teachers have also provided supplementary data. Visits to twenty classrooms in ten schools in Brisbane have provided the data which has been analysed initially using the theoretical framework of Krashen. The data has been extended using the practical framework of Finocchiaro's list of activities and topics. A student-age or experience-level dependent analysis has been used to unify the theoretical and practical frameworks using all available data. Data indicates that the Teacher-Student Bonds hypothesis is significant only for students linguistically weaker in English and their more supportive ESL teachers in relatively smaller classes. Problems of implementing communicative teaching methods by ESL teachers arises from the continued use of non-communicative, traditional, formal methods by even the more eminently qualified and otherwise experienced teachers who may have firmly committed themselves in interviews to the use of communicative teaching methods. Such implementation problems are in fact surmountable with the aid of communicatively experienced teacher-trainers who monitor, identify and discuss with relevant teachers any significant amounts of formal content observed in their lessons. A minor interesting finding of this investigation indicates that the range of activities and topics available for use in ESL classrooms is much larger than is likely to be used by any one ESL teacher. A major finding of this investigation is that the level of ESL experience of students should determine the communicative content satisfying Krashen Input requirements early years more and later years less. Krashen's Affective Filter requirements could well be satisfied to advantage at all levels. A range of topics has been identified for future research: * in relation to the theoretical framework, problems of: - determining input content level complexity and improving student receptivity to input - use of first language links between ESL teachers and their students * in relation to the practical framework, problems of: - selecting what in fact are more effective topics and activities - damage that may result from using communicative methods over too long periods. Some concluding statements have also been formulated in a way that might influence relevant policy determinations by the Sri Lankan Government and its Ministry of Education as they seek to implement communicative methods of teaching ESL in Sri Lankan schools.

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Faggion, Laura. "From Sojourners to Setlers: Homes of Italian Migrants in Brisbane and their Meanings". Thesis, Griffith University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367780.

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This thesis focuses on the architecture of the domestic dwellings built by a group of twenty first-generation migrants, natives of the Veneto region in Italy. This group migrated to Australia after the Second World War and built their houses in the 1980s and 1990s in Brisbane. This thesis looks at the material realm of these houses, that is, their facades, the internal and external organisation and use of spaces, as well as at the symbolic realm that corresponds to the meanings attributed by the Veneto people to their houses in Brisbane. The project is of qualitative nature and as primary sources of data uses semi-structured interviews (1), associated when circumstances made this possible, to photo-elicitation interviews (2), and focus group discussion (3). The semi-structured interviews were conducted both in Australia with twenty first-generation Italian migrants, and in italy with another ten informants who are indigenous to the Veneto region and who built their homes their. These primary data are supplemented by secondary data in the form of photographs and drawings (4).
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Hatherell, William. "A cultural history of Brisbane 1940-1970 /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17644.pdf.

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Hampton, Margaret. "Typhoid fever in colonial Toowoomba and Brisbane". University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Arts, 2005. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00001435/.

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Typhoid fever is a forgotten disease in today's society, but for the people of nineteenth century Australia it was part of their every day lives. This thesis examines the role that the Queensland colonial government, the medical profession, and the communities of Toowoomba and Brisbane played in the fight against the disease. At separation from New South Wales the Queensland government officials were new and inexperienced and had inherited a financial debt. These circumstances resulted in cautionary governance when it came to public health policy and issues, but determination and single-mindedness when it came to development of roads and railway lines. The government’s view at the time was if the colony was to prosper then this type of infrastructure must be developed at all costs. What the government failed to realise was that the infrastructure of drainage and sewerage, associated with good public health policies, needed to go side by side with other types of infrastructure. The prosperity of the colony rested on the health of its people. Because of the failure of the government to recognise the value of strong public health legislation it was up to the medical profession and the community to be vigilant and take the challenge to the government. This study has found that throughout the second half of the nineteenth century the medical profession and the community with the support of various newspapers had to challenge the government on public health issues consistently in relation to typhoid fever. This political pressure was more successful in Toowoomba where William Groom’s leadership achieved some important engineering solutions whereas campaigns in the capital, Brisbane, were marked by diversity and divisions. Intransigent colonial government policy condemned both cities to inadequate sanitation infrastructure until the twentieth century.

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Hall, Helen M. "The social meaning of Brisbane City Hall". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2013. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/64646/5/Helen_Hall_Thesis.pdf.

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Three major periods of Brisbane's history were selected for examination of the social meaning of Brisbane City Hall: 1908 to 1920 – during which many debates about a 'new town hall' occurred, 1921 to 1930 – the construction phase, and the 1930s – City Hall's first decade of public use. This study shows that Brisbane City Hall is a central place where multiple social meanings have been made by residents and visitors. A broad range of views about City Hall existed during the periods studied; views and meanings that are not captured by its epithets or covered adequately by the existing literature. This thesis is an introductory study of the social meaning of Brisbane City Hall – what was said about it, how it was used and its significance to Brisbane's residents and visitors.

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Leong, Cynthia S. Y. "Evaluation of service quality : Brisbane City Council, Customer Service Centre". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1999.

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Job, Jennifer Rae. "Nutritional assessment of pregnant teenagers attending the Mater Misericordiae hospital". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1992. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/37047/1/37047_Job_1992.pdf.

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The nutrient intakes of 35 pregnant teenagers (mean age 17 years) and 25 pregnant adults (mean age 26 years) attending the Mater Mothers Misericordiae Hospital in Brisbane were studied and compared. The nutrient intakes of the pregnant teenagers were also compared with those of a group of non-pregnant teenagers (mean age 16.9 years) of a similar socio-economic status. The 24 hour recall and food frequency questionnaire were used to determine nutrient intake. The 24 hour recall and food frequency questionnaire were used to determine nutrient intakes. Life size photographs were used to determine portion sizes. Between one and three recalls were done for each subject on different days of the week. Correlations between intakes determined by the two methods were generally good and mean intakes determined by the two methods were not significantly different in most cases. The food photographs improved the accuracy of these methods. No significant difference in the intake of energy, protein, iron, zinc, vitamin A and vitamin C of the pregnant teenagers and pregnant adults and the pregnant teenagers and non-pregnant teenagers were found. The pregnant adults had a greater intake of calcium than the pregnant teenagers. The intakes of energy was less than estimated requirements for Australian women and zinc and iron intakes were less than the Australian RDis for pregnant women. The intake of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and calcium were adequate compared to the Australian RDI's. No significant difference was found between the weight gain of the pregnant teenagers and pregnant adults. Both groups had weight gains greater than recommended for Australian women. The birthweights of the infants and length of gestations of the pregnant teenagers and pregnant adults were not significantly different. Despite the intake of energy, iron and zinc being less than recommended for both groups birthweight and length of gestation were similar to the Australian average. This suggests that the RDis for these nutrients are excessive. Haemoglobin and serum ferritin levels of the pregnant women were studied. There was no significant difference between the levels of haemoglobin and serum ferritin of the two groups. Despite a number of pregnant women having haemoglobin and serum ferritin levels indicative of anaemia and storage depletion, no significant association was found between iron status and birthweight or length of gestation. It was concluded that the older pregnant teenagers attending the Mater Mothers Hospital are at no greater nutritional risk than the pregnant adults at the same hospital.

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Rupprecht, Christoph David Dietfried. "Human Perception, Preference, and Use of Informed Urban Greenspace: A Comparative Analysis of Brisbane, Australia and Sapporo, Japan". Thesis, Griffith University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366243.

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Research has demonstrated that urban residents need access to greenspaces. Residents derive important benefits from greenspace, including physical and mental health benefits, and emotional and spiritual benefits among others (e.g. increased levels of physical activity, mental restoration, and improved socialisation). For the past two hundred years, formal green spaces such as parks and recreation areas have served this function well. But we have entered a period od epochal change on a planetary scale - where unprecendented rates of urbanization are concentrating most of the world's population in cities. Globally, rapid urban development has been accompanied by environmental degradation and a loss of access to green and open spaces, with concomitant impacts on residents' health and wellbeing, as well as biodiversity loss. Parks no longer seem up to the task of meeting residents' greenspace needs.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Tsai, Bill. "Taiwanese 'place making' in Brisbane: the Sunnybank region". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2001. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/226970/1/T%28BE%26E%29%202788_Tsai_2001.pdf.

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Since 1985, the area of Sunnybank has been a region selected by many Taiwanese migrants as a place to settle. Their "place-making" is now affecting the urban design of the Sunnybank district and has rejuvenated many residential areas. No research has been conducted to identify reasons why Taiwanese people chose the area of Sunnybank in which to placemake. They have been careful not to reconstruct another "China Town". Rather they have integrated their culture with the existing Australian culture. More migrants arrive every month and the placemaking has accelerated since 1985 to clearly identifiable visual evidence currently existing in the region. What initially attracted them to the area? What factors caused them to spend millions of dollars to redevelop, reconstruct and plan old and new residential, retail, commercial and industrial ventures? Further, is the attraction today the same reasons as the initial attraction first noticed in 1985? No data is currently available to accurately determine exactly how many Taiwanese live in the region or the spread pattern of where they live. Therefore, primary data was collected using surveys and direct interviews with Taiwanese (predominantly) and some Australians. Statistical and demographical data available from 1996 and prior to 1996 has been combined with the new primary data and extrapolated to provide some suggested answers to the aforegoing questions. Although the results are possibly skewed, they provide useful preliminary data to guide further research. The main reasons for Taiwanese placemaking in Sunnybank were found to be due to the name "Sunnybank", weather/climate, family already residing in region and feng-shui principles. Further intrinsic reasons are inferred as Taiwanese identity (from China) and the Australian Immigration Policy (indirectly). These are areas suggested for further research.

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Stuerzl, Jennifer Ingrid. "The Brisbane River : Art, Ecology and Perception - How Can Painting Communicate and Question the Course and Impact of Human Activity over Time on the Ecology and Perception of the Brisbane River?" Thesis, Griffith University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366581.

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The ecology of the Brisbane River has been subject to damage caused by human activity from colonial times onwards. This damage has been studied scientifically, and is implicated in the Brisbane flood of 2011. I live and work in proximity to the Brisbane River, and it has been central to my practice as an artist. This close engagement with the river has led me to address the issue framed in the research question: how can painting communicate and question the course and impact of human activity over time on the ecology and perception of the Brisbane River? Investigation into Philip Rawson’s analysis of time in art, into the science of Brisbane River ecology, into a range of eco-philosophies – from James Lovelock’s Gaia, to the eco-feminism of Val Plumwood – and into contemporary artists whose work reflects an interest in time and ecology, has been supplemented by theoretical and literary research into the Romantic vision of landscape in colonial painting, and into depiction, representation and landscape, as discussed by Michael Podro, Ernst Gombrich and Simon Schama.
Thesis (Masters)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Queensland College of Art
Arts, Education and Law
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Yu, Yingying. "Numerical Study of Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Within the Brisbane River Estuary and Moreton Bay, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365573.

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The coastal region influences many aspects of our lives, including our economy, our quality of life and our safety and security. Many large cities in Australia are located along estuaries and coasts. As a consequence of the growing human population, most coastal areas throughout Australia are now facing threats of over urbanisation, and industrialisation, resulting in significant impacts on the coastal aquatic environments. Additional challenges may also come from more frequent severe flooding resulting to climate changes, which could degrade the environment even further and more rapidly. Sediment accumulation and transport in estuaries and coastal bays is one of major issues, not only impacting on the maintenance of navigation channel but also resulting in ecological problems. For several decades, a large number of investigations of sediment transport have been conducted in Australia, which them mostly addressing conditions of the sediment delivered to the estuary within the dry season. However, a limited number of researches have been done in great detail, focusing on the hydrodynamic and sediment transport in the wet season. In recent years, with the development of computing and satellite technologies, the study on the hydrodynamic and sediment transport has allowed studies to be conducted on large spatial and temporal scales. Additionally, this has meant it is now easier to investigate the event-driven behaviour severe flooding events.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Engineering
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Allison, Janelle. "Rethinking gentrification : looking beyond the chaotic concept : a case study of the landscape of gentrification in Spring Hill, Brisbane". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1995.

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Amarasekera, Devaka. "Stability assessment of rock slopes in the Brisbane city area". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1996. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36929/1/36929_Amarasekera_1996.pdf.

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The stability of rock slopes in Brisbane can generally be assessed qualitatively on the basis of the typical rock discontinuity pattern, characteristic of each of the rock types present, rock strength and slope geometry. However a potential failure on a discontinuity in a particular slope will require a quantitative deterministic assessment, based on rock shear strength, failure geometry and phreatic conditions. Determination of shear strength of the rocks of Brisbane was, therefore central to this research. The consensus of opinion is that back analyses of failed slopes provide the best assessment of shear strength of rocks as it eliminates the bias created by scale effects of laboratory testing. Using Barton's non linear criterion, shear strength was predicted for each rock type. These calculated and estimated values were compared with laboratory test results for similar rock types. Slope failures located on the different rock types were mapped with a view to back analysing. The failure planes were sampled for roughness and compressive strength. Brisbane city area is underlain by three main rock types in which most of the rock cut slopes are to be found. They are the Bunya Phyllite and Neranleigh Femvale group of metasedimentary rocks of the Palaeozoic Era and the Brisbane Tuff of the Triassic Period. Three other rock types namely the Enoggera Granite together with the associated homfels of the Triassic Period and basalt of the Tertiary Period are also to be found in the researched area. Poly-deformation of the metasediments and the phyllite have resulted in the presence of the main transposition foliation partings combined with subordinate over printed foliation partings. These together with jointing often have the effect of fragmentation and ravelling slopes result. The Brisbane Tuff has a blocky structure and the slopes are relatively more stable than the phyllite and the metasediments, with cuts that are formed at near vertical inclinations. The Enoggera Granite is a strong massive rock with failure frequently taking place on steeply inclined joint planes that are inferred to be sheeting joints. Surrounding the Enoggera Granite is a recrystallised sheath of hornfels and the only known rock slopes are to be found in the Mt. Coot-tha Quarry. Here a failure was recorded on a sheared zone. The only basalt slope to be found in the study area was weathered and decomposed to an onion skin like pattern. Laboratory shear strengths were consistently lower than the predicted or the back analysed strengths of all the rock types of Brisbane. The back analysed values were generally higher than the predicted strengths. This difference was attributed to shearing resistance offered by interlock, suction and/or minor intact rock rupture during failure. The predicted strength was higher than the back calculated strength in the hornfels due to the wide aperture on which failure took place overcoming the effects of dilation. Conventional stabilisation measures such as linked steel mesh and rock dowels are appropriate for stabilising the ravelling meta-sedimentary slopes. Rock bolts have been occasionally used to stabilise slopes in the stronger rocks such as the Brisbane Tuff. The long term behaviour of a bolt is however dependent on its ability to retain the installed stress, a factor to be considered when designing stability measures. Shotcrete is most suited to stabilise weathered and highly fractured rock faces such as those in basalt. Due to the unsightliness shown by aging concrete however, shotcrete is used only as a last resort.

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Yu, Yingying. "Numerical Study of the Brisbane River Plume in Moreton Bay, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365899.

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Coastal rivers that discharge freshwater, with sediment and nutrients, into the ocean often generate a buoyant river plume in the vicinity of the river mouth. The river plume, driven by river floods, has become a significant environmental issue, which may be increasing in occurrence and severity as a consequence of climate change. The excess runoff created by floods has the capacity to carry a large amount of sediment and contaminants from land-based human activities into the coastal and shelf waters. The purpose of this research was to examine the dynamic and transport characteristics of the Brisbane River plume using a numerical model. It also sought to answer the following questions: 1) What is the seasonal behaviour of the Brisbane River plume, particularly during flood seasons, and 2) What are the impacts of external forces acting on the Brisbane River plume? It is anticipated that the knowledge gained from this research will promote a better understanding of the Brisbane River plume behaviour in Moreton Bay.
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Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Griffith School of Engineering
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Davies, Elizabeth Anne. "Film, Television and the Urban Experience: A Case Study of Brisbane". Thesis, Griffith University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366301.

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This investigation of Brisbane in film and television is a multidisciplinary research study that links anthropological and film/TV studies to the social consequences of imaging city life. It focuses particularly on how Brisbane is portrayed in post 1950s film and television programs. To date, much of the research into city growth and development has relied on the written sources and those of the built and natural environment. Similarly, research into film and television tends to focus on the narrative or auteur form, overlooking the significance of space and place and the contribution of the built environment. This study, however, demonstrates that a significant link exists between the city on one hand and film and television on the other. Therefore, excluding television and film in the history of the city ignores an integral part of Australian, and especially Brisbane, culture during the latter part of the twentieth century. Thinking about the city in terms of film and television, therefore, increases our understanding of the city, and conversely, thinking about film and television in terms of the city increases our understanding of screen culture and processes. There are two parts to this study. Part I is a review of literature dealing with the development of the moving image and the city in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Contextual chapters on cultural aspects of the city and the development of the moving image in the urban frame form the theoretical foundation of this study. In Part II, a series of case studies present, critically, aspects of film and television as they relate to Brisbane. First, use of film to promote Brisbane’s urban experience to prospective migrants by the Queensland Government in the 1960s and 1970s reveals the extent to which the moving image can manipulate the perceived urban experience of a place. Next, is an analysis of the early years of Brisbane’s television history: undertaken for its contribution to a ‘sense of place’ and which gave rise to a new industry during the 1960s and 1970s. Contrasting that, however, is the sense of placelessness apparent in films set in Brisbane since the 1970s. In the final case study, however, television drama series from the 1990s once again highlight the ‘sense of place’ in this media as opposed to film. Films and television programs, conventional historical sources, such as newspaper reports, industry publications, are examined as well as interviews taken of key players during that period. Thus, the research surveyed confirms that there exists a nexus of film and television on the one hand and the city on the other. Just as film and television informed and influenced the urban experience and the city, so too the city has positioned itself as the site of film and television industries and culture. Therefore, the general framework presented in Part I of this thesis informs and delineates each of the case studies in Part II. How moving images impact on the developmental trends of the city is a problem that is particularly relevant to the industry partner, the Brisbane City Council. Council decision makers will be in a better position, because of this study, to understand how the city can benefit from television and film exposure and their concomitant industries. Council will be able to include this research in planning its promotional and cultural activities. To that end, the central theme in this study answers the question to what extent Brisbane has featured in moving images and whether this has, and will in the future, influence the type of development that has taken place in the city, and the degree to which this is still occurring.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Humanities
Arts, Education and Law
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Grubb, Kenneth Benjamin. "Engineering geology of the central business district of Brisbane". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1989. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/35961/1/35961_Grubb_1989.pdf.

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The Central Business District (CBD) of Brisbane is bounded on two sides by the Brisbane River. The Botanic Gardens form the eastern boundary between the CBD and the Brisbane River and low hills extend beyond the western boundary. The engineering geology here is complicated by the occurrence of structurally complex metamorphic rocks which are overlain by residual, colluvial and Quaternary alluvial soil deposits. Space limitations imposed by the Brisbane River and the Botanic Gardens, and the dramatically increased demand for real estate since the late 1970's, has resulted in the construction of many multi~storey structures. This building boom has created a demand for geotechnical information which is not available from regular sources, including the Brisbane City Council and the Geological Survey of Queensland. The main database essentially one of problem confronted in this inadequate land survey data. work has been A pre-European settlement contour map showing topographic features and some early structures such as dams had to be constructed by the author as a pre 1900 contour map has apparently never been compiled for the centre of Brisbane. This map has been used as the base map for the compilation of the seven overlay maps. The basement rocks of the CBD are of the Palaeozoic Neranleigh Fernvale beds only. The study area falls within the South D'Aguilar Block. Rock types include phyll ite, metagreywacke, quartzite and a lenticular body of carbonate rock (chloritic marble or intensely sheared, carbonate replaced, metabasalt). Neranleigh Fernvale metabasalt occurs to the immediate north west of the study area. Triassic Brisbane tuff occurs to the immediate south of the study area. Rock structures comprise a penetrative foliation and three major resolved joint planes. Normal faults and localised folding have been recorded. Soil deposits of residual, colluvial and alluvial origin exist in the study area. The residual and colluvial deposits have derived from the Neranleigh Fernvale beds and have developed since post palaeozoic times. The alluvial deposits locally overly the residual and colluvial deposits and are of Holocene and probable Pleistocene age. The Holocene deposits are typified by poorly consolidated organic clays, sand and gravel which are located in and along three major and nineteen minor internal drainage lines and the Brisbane River. The deposits of probable Pleistocene age are typified mainly by consolidated and in places cemented clayey sand, also inorganic clays. Montmorillonite and kaolinite are the main clay minerals. Filling, up to 8.0 metres thick, covers approximately 25 percent of the study area vvhereas cutting, excluding building basements, has been carried out over approximately 5 percent of the surface area. Engineering Characteristics of the rock and soil deposits have been described in Chapter 3. Indicative test values have been assigned and these can be related to the Engineering Practice described in Chapter 4. Maps, 5, 6, 7 and 8 show the basement geology, areas of primary cut and fi 11, surface geology with contours to the base of alluvial soils and structural contours to the top of highly weathered or better bedrock respectively. These maps, particularly Map 8, are important predictive tools for multistorey development investigations. Map 9 shows the study area divided into 9 Engineering Geology Zones. Maps 5 to 9 are discussed in the text. In conclusion, this study presents the first composite and systematic approach to the prediction of the geology, summarizes the engineering characteristics of the soils and rocks and discusses the engineering methods practised in the Central Business District. Nine maps each to a reduced sea 1 e of 1: 4000 have been compiled and the Central Business District is divided into nine engineering geology zones.

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Uhm, Jung Soon. "Alcohol and immigration : drinking patterns among Korean migrants in Brisbane /". St. Lucia, Qld, 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17392.pdf.

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Chan, Yiu-chung, i n/a. "Identification of Sources of PM2.5 and PM10 Aerosols in Brisbane". Griffith University. Australian School of Environmental Studies, 1997. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20050906.093804.

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Urban health problems and visibility degradation problems are associated with particulate matter in the air, especially PM10 and PM25 (particles with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 j.tm and 2.5 jsm, respectively). The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and sources of PM25 and PM20 aerosols in Brisbane. This study collected aerosol samples over a period of two and a half years at five sites around Brisbane. Source samples of soil dusts, road-side dusts and sea salt were also collected and analysed to provide information on source emission composition. The aerosol samples were analysed by a wide range of techniques, including Ion Beam Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy, for their chemical composition and particle size distribution. Some methodologies have been specifically developed in this study. The results presented here show that the chemical composition of PM20 aerosols in Brisbane varies largely with particle size and locations. The chemical composition of the samples are generally related to the land use near the monitoring sites. On average, the major components in the PM10 aerosol samples at five sites in Brisbane were identified as: crustal matter (27% by mass), organic matter (16%), sea salt (12%), soot (11%), and ammonium sulphate (7%). Among the Australian studies, in general, the results show that the composition of the PM25 aerosol samples collected at the Griffith University site (Brisbane) is closest to those of the New South Wales samples. The samples from Melbourne and Perth are generally richer in industry-and vehicle-related species. The major components of the PM25 aerosols at the GU site were identified as: organic matter (27% by mass), elemental carbon (23%), ammonium sulphate (14%), sea salt (9%) and crustal matter (6%). The results show that contribution of emission sources also has large particle size, temporal and spatial variations. Based on the results of source apportionment from the chemical mass balance method, the major contributors of PM20 aerosol mass in samples collected at five sites in Brisbane were found to include: soiL/road-side dusts (25% by mass, results of analysis also indicate a higher contribution from road-side dusts than from soil dusts), motor vehicle exhausts (13%, more than 80% of which are from diesel trucks/buses), elemental carbon and secondary products (around 15%), sea salt (12%), Ca/Ti-rich compounds from cement plant and mineral processing industries (11%), and biomass burning and bioaerosols (7%). On average, the PM25 aerosol mass at the Griffith University (GU) site was found to have contributions mainly from sources related to combustion. These sources include elemental carbon (24% by mass), secondary organics (21%), biomass burning (15%) and secondary sulphate (14%). Although motor vehicle exhausts contribute directly to only 6% of the PM25 aerosol mass at the GU site, their actual contribution could be substantial because most of the elemental carbon and secondary products are related to motor vehcile exhausts. On average, the results show that the visibility degradation problems in Brisbane are worse in winter/autumn than in summer. Soot and sulphate particles are the main visibility degrading species. In terms of visibility degrading sources, the main contributors are (excluding the contribution of NO2 gas): motor vehicles (up to 50%, including the secondary products), secondary sulphates (17%) and biomass burning (10%). In general, emission sources which contribute more to the fine particle fraction, and to gaseous pollutants, are most responsible for the aerosol associated health problems and visibility degradation problems. In Brisbane, these sources include motor vehicle exhausts, soil dusts, biomass burning and industrial dust.

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Limb, Mark. "Evaluating the implementation of compact activity centres in greater Brisbane". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/136081/1/Mark_Limb_Thesis.pdf.

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Over the past 20 years metropolitan plans have attempted to improve urban sustainability by reshaping Australian cities to include a network of compact activity centres. This research provides the first long-term and comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of greater Brisbane's activity centre policies and finds that although the plans were used as intended, they failed to achieve the desired outcomes. The research raises doubts about the current Australian planning system's capability to deliver on its core promises to reshape urban development. These results have implications for how planning can best contribute to improving urban sustainability.

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Chan, Yiu-chung. "Identification of Sources of PM2.5 and PM10 Aerosols in Brisbane". Thesis, Griffith University, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366204.

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Urban health problems and visibility degradation problems are associated with particulate matter in the air, especially PM10 and PM25 (particles with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 j.tm and 2.5 jsm, respectively). The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and sources of PM25 and PM20 aerosols in Brisbane. This study collected aerosol samples over a period of two and a half years at five sites around Brisbane. Source samples of soil dusts, road-side dusts and sea salt were also collected and analysed to provide information on source emission composition. The aerosol samples were analysed by a wide range of techniques, including Ion Beam Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy, for their chemical composition and particle size distribution. Some methodologies have been specifically developed in this study. The results presented here show that the chemical composition of PM20 aerosols in Brisbane varies largely with particle size and locations. The chemical composition of the samples are generally related to the land use near the monitoring sites. On average, the major components in the PM10 aerosol samples at five sites in Brisbane were identified as: crustal matter (27% by mass), organic matter (16%), sea salt (12%), soot (11%), and ammonium sulphate (7%). Among the Australian studies, in general, the results show that the composition of the PM25 aerosol samples collected at the Griffith University site (Brisbane) is closest to those of the New South Wales samples. The samples from Melbourne and Perth are generally richer in industry-and vehicle-related species. The major components of the PM25 aerosols at the GU site were identified as: organic matter (27% by mass), elemental carbon (23%), ammonium sulphate (14%), sea salt (9%) and crustal matter (6%). The results show that contribution of emission sources also has large particle size, temporal and spatial variations. Based on the results of source apportionment from the chemical mass balance method, the major contributors of PM20 aerosol mass in samples collected at five sites in Brisbane were found to include: soiL/road-side dusts (25% by mass, results of analysis also indicate a higher contribution from road-side dusts than from soil dusts), motor vehicle exhausts (13%, more than 80% of which are from diesel trucks/buses), elemental carbon and secondary products (around 15%), sea salt (12%), Ca/Ti-rich compounds from cement plant and mineral processing industries (11%), and biomass burning and bioaerosols (7%). On average, the PM25 aerosol mass at the Griffith University (GU) site was found to have contributions mainly from sources related to combustion. These sources include elemental carbon (24% by mass), secondary organics (21%), biomass burning (15%) and secondary sulphate (14%). Although motor vehicle exhausts contribute directly to only 6% of the PM25 aerosol mass at the GU site, their actual contribution could be substantial because most of the elemental carbon and secondary products are related to motor vehcile exhausts. On average, the results show that the visibility degradation problems in Brisbane are worse in winter/autumn than in summer. Soot and sulphate particles are the main visibility degrading species. In terms of visibility degrading sources, the main contributors are (excluding the contribution of NO2 gas): motor vehicles (up to 50%, including the secondary products), secondary sulphates (17%) and biomass burning (10%). In general, emission sources which contribute more to the fine particle fraction, and to gaseous pollutants, are most responsible for the aerosol associated health problems and visibility degradation problems. In Brisbane, these sources include motor vehicle exhausts, soil dusts, biomass burning and industrial dust.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Australian School of Environmental Studies
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Furlan, Rafaello. "The Form of Houses Built by Italian Migrants in Post-World war II Brisbane, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365639.

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This thesis begins with an enquiry into the way the house is the physical expression of interacting cultural factors. Despite views emphasizing the determinant influence of culture on the house form, an investigation of the literature on architectural sociology reveals that, in the contemporary development of the built environment, the relationship between house form and human behaviour and/or activities, as manifestation of the users’ cultural needs, was treated as secondary. This study provides a conceptual framework based on cross-cultural studies and architectural sociology to understand how first generation Italian migrants in Brisbane have influenced the form of a specific typology of dwelling, the archetypal ‘house on a quarter-acre block’, in the post WWII period, in response to cultural needs. Qualitative data collected from the testimonies of Italian migrants in conjunction with evidence left from four houses, were analysed to answer the research question: in what ways did Italian migrants influence the form of their houses built in Brisbane in the post WWII period, and what were the forces behind, and outcomes of, this influence? The findings revealed that the architectural form of the house is influenced by the need to continue architectural traditions. The spatial form of Italian houses was influenced by sociocultural factors and urbanization patterns. These are the lack of public urban spaces like a town square traditionally utilized by Italian migrants in their native built environment for performing social activities. This insight means that migration to another land represents a fundamental disruption of social activities and, in this regard, the spatial form of the house could be conceptualised as a means of re-establishing and enhancing social interactions.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Muller, Vivienne. "Imagining Brisbane : narratives of the city 1975-1995 / by Vivienne Muller". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18488.pdf.

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Fisher, Joan. "The Brisbane overseas Chinese community 1860s to 1970s : enigma or conformity /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19019.pdf.

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Wong, Christopher Kway-Man. "The adjustment-adaptation of Asian immigrants during intercultural transition in Brisbane /". St. Lucia, Qld, 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16431.pdf.

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Woodland, John Peter. "Volatile organic substances : ambient concentrations in Brisbane and dominant emission patterns". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1989. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/35976/1/35976_Woodland_1989.pdf.

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Concentrations of several volatile hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons were determined in Brisbane air at three sites adjacent to industrial activity. Sample analysis involved pre-concentration of VOS on Tenax filled cartridges, thermal desorption, gas chromato~raphy with a capillary column and flame ionization detection, and mass spectrometry. The dominant emission patterns of VOS were interpreted using the multivariate techniques, princi~al components analysis and cluster analysis. Concentrations of nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, fine suspended particulates (as scattering coefficient), wind direction and wind speed were included in the analysis to aid data interpretation. Two to three dominant emission patterns were identified at the sample sites. Emissions of solvents from surface coating operations, household and agricultural chemical preparation, motor vehicle exhaust and dispersion of air ~ollutants by the dominant meteorological ~atterns, influenced concentrations of VOS observed in this study.

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Strand, Linn Beate. "The influence of ambient temperature on birth outcomes in Brisbane, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/47005/1/Linn_Beate_Strand.pdf.

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Lately, there has been increasing interest in the association between temperature and adverse birth outcomes including preterm birth (PTB) and stillbirth. PTB is a major predictor of many diseases later in life, and stillbirth is a devastating event for parents and families. The aim of this study was to assess the seasonal pattern of adverse birth outcomes, and to examine possible associations of maternal exposure to temperature with PTB and stillbirth. We also aimed to identify if there were any periods of the pregnancy where exposure to temperature was particularly harmful. A retrospective cohort study design was used and we retrieved individual birth records from the Queensland Health Perinatal Data Collection Unit for all singleton births (excluding twins and triplets) delivered in Brisbane between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2009. We obtained weather data (including hourly relative humidity, minimum and maximum temperature) and air-pollution data (including PM10, SO2 and O3) from the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management. We used survival analyses with the time-dependent variables of temperature, humidity and air pollution, and the competing risks of stillbirth and live birth. To assess the monthly pattern of the birth outcomes, we fitted month of pregnancy as a time-dependent variable. We examined the seasonal pattern of the birth outcomes and the relationship between exposure to high or low temperatures and birth outcomes over the four lag weeks before birth. We further stratified by categorisation of PTB: extreme PTB (< 28 weeks of gestation), PTB (28–36 weeks of gestation), and term birth (≥ 37 weeks of gestation). Lastly, we examined the effect of temperature variation in each week of the pregnancy on birth outcomes. There was a bimodal seasonal pattern in gestation length. After adjusting for temperature, the seasonal pattern changed from bimodal, to only one peak in winter. The risk of stillbirth was statistically significant lower in March compared with January. After adjusting for temperature, the March trough was still statistically significant and there was a peak in risk (not statistically significant) in winter. There was an acute effect of temperature on gestational age and stillbirth with a shortened gestation for increasing temperature from 15 °C to 25 °C over the last four weeks before birth. For stillbirth, we found an increasing risk with increasing temperatures from 12 °C to approximately 20 °C, and no change in risk at temperatures above 20 °C. Certain periods of the pregnancy were more vulnerable to temperature variation. The risk of PTB (28–36 weeks of gestation) increased as temperatures increased above 21 °C. For stillbirth, the fetus was most vulnerable at less than 28 weeks of gestation, but there were also effects in 28–36 weeks of gestation. For fetuses of more than 37 weeks of gestation, increasing temperatures did not increase the risk of stillbirth. We did not find any adverse affects of cold temperature on birth outcomes in this cohort. My findings contribute to knowledge of the relationship between temperature and birth outcomes. In the context of climate change, this is particularly important. The results may have implications for public health policy and planning, as they indicate that pregnant women would decrease their risk of adverse birth outcomes by avoiding exposure to high temperatures and seeking cool environments during hot days.

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Cruz, Arturo. "Re-strengthening Brisbane City Hall : a case study of heritage engineering". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2013. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/64727/1/Arturo_Cruz_Thesis.pdf.

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Upgrading old buildings with the evolution of building requirements, this project investigates new approaches that can be applied to strengthen our own heritage buildings using historical and comparative analysis of heritage building restorations locally and abroad. Within the newly developing field of Heritage Engineering, it evaluates the innovative Concrete Overlay technique adapted to building restoration of the Brisbane City Hall. This study aims to extend the application of Concrete Overlay techniques and determine its compatibility specifically to heritage buildings. Concrete overlay involves drilling new reinforcement and placing concrete on top of the existing structure. It is akin to a bone transplant or bone grafting in the case of a human being and has been used by engineers to strengthen newer bridges.

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Tsubota, Takahiro. "Exploring the properties of macroscopic fundamental diagram : analysing Brisbane urban network". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/75539/1/Takahiro_Tsubota_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis explored traffic characteristics at the aggregate level for area-wide traffic monitoring of large urban area. It focused on three aspects: understanding a macroscopic network performance under real-time traffic information provision, measuring traffic performance of a signalised arterial network using available data sets, and discussing network zoning for monitoring purposes in the case of Brisbane, Australia. This work presented the use of probe vehicle data for estimating traffic state variables, and illustrated dynamic features of regional traffic performance of Brisbane. The results confirmed the viability and effectiveness of area-wide traffic monitoring.

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Raynor, Katrina E. "Defining the density debate: Social representations of urban consolidation in Brisbane". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/107711/1/Katrina_Raynor_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis is concerned with understanding the social representations that impact on how stakeholders understand, value and act in relation to urban consolidation, a planning policy designed to increase the density of housing in existing urban areas. The study revealed that urban consolidation is a complex topic that involves associated issues of land use conflict, regional population management, investment and property, home and housing affordability, neighbourhood change and urban renewal. Urban consolidation is a political topic subject to vested interests and often doesn't achieve the positive outcomes for which it is promoted in policy documents.

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Byrne, Nuala M. "Appearance-related body image, weight-control practices and anthropometric status of Brisbane adolescents". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1994. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36713/1/36713_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.

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It is well documented that females are more dissatisfied than males with physical appearance in general, and body weight in particular. Studies on adult populations indicate that preoccupation with body weight and shape is reflected in the adoption of restrictive dietary practices and other harmful methods of weight regulation. Few studies have considered gender differences in the relationship between body image and weight-control practices across childhood and adolescence. However, recent research suggests that disturbances in diet and appearance-related attitudes and behaviours are well established by adolescence. The current study investigated appearance-related body image utilising both perceptual and subjective assessment techniques, tendencies toward disordered eating practices, and motivations for exercise participation, in a group of 517 adolescent males and females. In addition, the study assessed whether the gender-differences regarding body image could be attributed to body composition and/or perceptual differences in weight-related measures. The results suggest that the gender differences in appearance-related body image and weight-control practices cited in studies of adults are present in adolescents. Whilst these gender differences may originate as a function of pubertal timing, they seem to be reinforced by the societal emphasis on ideal body types that are less biologically attainable for females than males. In accordance with previous research, females were more likely than males to report preoccupation with body weight and shape, maladaptive eating behaviours such as dieting and fasting, and exercising for weight-control and to improve muscle tone. Motivations to exercise such as attractiveness, weightcontrol, and improving tone, were significantly correlated with body dissatisfaction and tendencies toward dietary restriction. The results also indicated that there is a need for further research to devise measurement protocols that can be employed to assess appearance-related body image and weight-control practices across the lifespan.

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Comans, Christine Anne Wilmington. "La Boite Theatre 1925 to 2003: an historical survey of its transformation from an amateur repertory society to an established professional company". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2006. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16306/1/Christine_Comans_Thesis.pdf.

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This study addresses the central question of how Brisbane's La Boite Theatre negotiated its transformation from an amateur repertory society to an established professional company and, despite set-backs and crises, survived, changed and developed in an unbroken line of theatrical activity from its genesis in1925 to 2003. To answer the question, La Boite's history is surveyed within its three status modes of amateur, 'pro-am', and professional. Effective artistic and organizational leadership and a set of key manifestations of effective leadership are identified as crucial to the company's successful transformational journey. Such a transformation is a distinctive achievement in Australian repertory theatre history and, in exploring it, this study makes an original and important contribution to the history of Australian theatre organizations, very few of which have been the subject of scholarly research.

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Comans, Christine Anne Wilmington. "La Boite Theatre 1925 to 2003: an historical survey of its transformation from an amateur repertory society to an established professional company". Queensland University of Technology, 2006. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16306/.

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This study addresses the central question of how Brisbane's La Boite Theatre negotiated its transformation from an amateur repertory society to an established professional company and, despite set-backs and crises, survived, changed and developed in an unbroken line of theatrical activity from its genesis in1925 to 2003. To answer the question, La Boite's history is surveyed within its three status modes of amateur, 'pro-am', and professional. Effective artistic and organizational leadership and a set of key manifestations of effective leadership are identified as crucial to the company's successful transformational journey. Such a transformation is a distinctive achievement in Australian repertory theatre history and, in exploring it, this study makes an original and important contribution to the history of Australian theatre organizations, very few of which have been the subject of scholarly research.

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Hempenstall, Peter. "The art of collaborative leadership". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1996. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/35865/1/35865_Hempenstall_1996.pdf.

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This study discovers and describes the maJor themes of collaborative arts practice in the process of creating the dance theatre work Dream Hunters. The secondary purpose of this qualitative study is to evaluate the computer software known as NUD*IST as it was used in the process of achieving the primary purpose of the study. Three major themes are identified in the collaborative process: Emotional Returns, Personal Virtues and Ways of Working. These themes are linked by four supporting elements which underpin the degree of interpersonal meshing required for the success of the collaborative venture. These key elements are identified as: Leadership, Clarification of Role Descriptions, Trust and Respect as Self-absence, and subservience to the Work.

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Clements, Helen Gail, i n/a. "Science and Colonial Culture: Scientific Interests and Institutions in Brisbane, 1859-1900". Griffith University. School of Humanities, 1999. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20050914.155807.

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Historians have investigated for some time the nature and practice of colonial science. Some have seen it in terms of the spread of European influence and knowledge in an age of imperialism, others have studied it in particular local contexts. These studies identi& an emphasis on practical science and natural history, and a degree of dependence on experts resident at the European centre. More recent work thaws attention to the exchange of information that occurred between various sites on the periphery. In this thesis I investigate the nature and practice of science in Brisbane in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Brisbane was a small, isolated town, an administrative centre in a colony dominated by its pastoral industry. The govermnent, partly because of regular budgetary crises and partly because it could not perceive any public benefit, was not interested in funding science. The two scientific institutions - the Philosophical Society, which became the Royal Society in 1883, and the Acclimatisation Society - are studied in order to demonstrate the ways in which men with scientific interests organised themselves and attempted to influence the scientific agenda. I go on to trace the relationships and communication networks of the two men who are arguably the pre-eminent figures in nineteenth-century Queensland science, F. M. Bailey and Joseph Bancroft, in an attempt to determine what effect geographic and intellectual isolation, and lack of funding, had on their activities. Several themes emerge. First, although there was an emphasis as elsewhere on practical science and natural history, for some middle class men science was a social and cultural pursuit. These men, in seeking to re-create the institutions that they had left behind them in Britain, established social and political networks that helped to establish them in a new society. The continual inflow of new immigrants guaranteed an inflow of scientific culture and new technology. Second, acclimatisation and economic botany provided a focus for practical scientific activities. Through the leadership of Lewis Bernays, a public servant with no scientific background or training, acclimatisation became a respectable activity in which people from all over the colony participated. Acclimatisation represented the interface between science, technology and economic progress. Third, other men such as F. M. Bailey, the colonial botanist, and Dr Joseph Bancroft, who had many scientific interests, were intent on both expanding the body of knowledge and making use of what they considered useful knowledge for the benefit of the colony. A simple diffusion model does not explain adequately the complex conditions under which western science was pursued and established in a remote settler society such as Queensland.

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Bailey, Clare L. "Mathematical modelling of shallow water flows with application to Moreton Bay, Brisbane". Thesis, Loughborough University, 2010. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6335.

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A finite volume, shock-capturing scheme is used to solve the shallow water equations on unstructured triangular meshes. The conditions are characterised by: slow flow velocities (up to 1m/s), long time scale (around 10 days), and large domains (50-100km across). Systematic verification is carried out by comparing numerical with analytical results, and by comparing parameter variation in the numerical scheme with perturbation analysis, and good agreement is found. It is the first time a shock-capturing scheme has been applied to slow flows in Moreton Bay. The scheme is used to simulate transport of a pollutant in Moreton Bay, to the east of the city of Brisbane, Australia. Tidal effects are simulated using a sinusoidal time-dependent boundary condition. An advection equation is solved to model the path of a contaminant that is released in the bay, and the effect of tide and wind on the contaminant is studied. Calibration is done by comparing numerical results with measurements made at a study site in Moreton Bay. It is found that variation in the wind speed and bed friction coefficients changes the solution in the way predicted by the asymptotics. These results vary according to the shape of the bathymetry of the domain: in shallower areas, flow is more subject to shear and hence changes in wind speed or bed friction had a greater effect in adding energy to the system. The results also show that the time-dependent boundary condition reproduces the tidal effects that are found on the Queensland coast, i.e. semi-diurnal with amplitude of about 1 metre, to a reasonable degree. It is also found that the simulated path of a pollutant agrees with field measurements. The computer model means different wind speeds and directions can be tested which allows management decisions to be made about which conditions have the least damaging effect on the area.

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Cheung, Hing Cho. "Study of new particle formation in subtropical urban environment in Brisbane, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2012. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60045/1/Hing_Cho_Cheung_Thesis.pdf.

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Atmospheric ultrafine particles play an important role in affecting human health, altering climate and degrading visibility. Numerous studies have been conducted to better understand the formation process of these particles, including field measurements, laboratory chamber studies and mathematical modeling approaches. Field studies on new particle formation found that formation processes were significantly affected by atmospheric conditions, such as the availability of particle precursors and meteorological conditions. However, those studies were mainly carried out in rural areas of the northern hemisphere and information on new particle formation in urban areas, especially those in subtropical regions, is limited. In general, subtropical regions display a higher level of solar radiation, along with stronger photochemical reactivity, than those regions investigated in previous studies. However, based on the results of these studies, the mechanisms involved in the new particle formation process remain unclear, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, in order to fill this gap in knowledge, a new particle formation study was conducted in a subtropical urban area in the Southern Hemisphere during 2009, which measured particle size distribution in different locations in Brisbane, Australia. Characterisation of nucleation events was conducted at the campus building of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), located in an urban area of Brisbane. Overall, the annual average number concentrations of ultrafine, Aitken and nucleation mode particles were found to be 9.3 x 103, 3.7 x 103 and 5.6 x 103 cm-3, respectively. This was comparable to levels measured in urban areas of northern Europe, but lower than those from polluted urban areas such as the Yangtze River Delta, China and Huelva and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Average particle number concentration (PNC) in the Brisbane region did not show significant seasonal variation, however a relatively large variation was observed during the warmer season. Diurnal variation of Aitken and nucleation mode particles displayed different patterns, which suggested that direct vehicle exhaust emissions were a major contributor of Aitken mode particles, while nucleation mode particles originated from vehicle exhaust emissions in the morning and photochemical production at around noon. A total of 65 nucleation events were observed during 2009, in which 40 events were classified as nucleation growth events and the remainder were nucleation burst events. An interesting observation in this study was that all nucleation growth events were associated with vehicle exhaust emission plumes, while the nucleation burst events were associated with industrial emission plumes from an industrial area. The average particle growth rate for nucleation events was found to be 4.6 nm hr-1 (ranging from 1.79-7.78 nm hr-1), which is comparable to other urban studies conducted in the United States, while monthly particle growth rates were found to be positively related to monthly solar radiation (r = 0.76, p <0.05). The particle growth rate values reported in this work are the first of their kind to be reported for the subtropical urban area of Australia. Furthermore, the influence of nucleation events on PNC within the urban airshed was also investigated. PNC was simultaneously measured at urban (QUT), roadside (Woolloongabba) and semi-urban (Rocklea) sites in Brisbane during 2009. Total PNC at these sites was found to be significantly affected by regional nucleation events. The relative fractions of PNC to total daily PNC observed at QUT, Woolloongabba and Rocklea were found to be 12%, 9% and 14%, respectively, during regional nucleation events. These values were higher than those observed as a result of vehicle exhaust emissions during weekday mornings, which ranged from 5.1-5.5% at QUT and Woolloongabba. In addition, PNC in the semi-urban area of Rocklea increased by a factor of 15.4 when it was upwind from urban pollution sources under the influence of nucleation burst events. Finally, we investigated the influence of sulfuric acid on new particle formation in the study region. A H2SO4 proxy was calculated by using [SO2], solar radiation and particle condensation sink data to represent the new particle production strength for the urban, roadside and semi-urban areas of Brisbane during the period June-July of 2009. The temporal variations of the H2SO4 proxies and the nucleation mode particle concentration were found to be in phase during nucleation events in the urban and roadside areas. In contrast, the peak of proxy concentration occurred 1-2 hr prior to the observed peak in nucleation mode particle concentration at the downwind semi-urban area of Brisbane. A moderate to strong linear relationship was found between the proxy and the freshly formed particles, with r2 values of 0.26-0.77 during the nucleation events. In addition, the log[H2SO4 proxy] required to produce new particles was found to be ~1.0 ppb Wm-2 s and below 0.5 ppb Wm-2 s for the urban and semi-urban areas, respectively. The particle growth rates were similar during nucleation events at the three study locations, with an average value of 2.7 ± 0.5 nm hr-1. This result suggested that a similar nucleation mechanism dominated in the study region, which was strongly related to sulphuric acid concentration, however the relationship between the proxy and PNC was poor in the semi-urban area of Rocklea. This can be explained by the fact that the nucleation process was initiated upwind of the site and the resultant particles were transported via the wind to Rocklea. This explanation is also supported by the higher geometric mean diameter value observed for particles during the nucleation event and the time lag relationship between the H2SO4 proxy and PNC observed at Rocklea. In summary, particle size distribution was continuously measured in a subtropical urban area of southern hemisphere during 2009, the findings from which formed the first particle size distribution dataset in the study region. The characteristics of nucleation events in the Brisbane region were quantified and the properties of the nucleation growth and burst events are discussed in detail using a case studies approach. To further investigate the influence of nucleation events on PNC in the study region, PNC was simultaneously measured at three locations to examine the spatial variation of PNC during the regional nucleation events. In addition, the impact of upwind urban pollution on the downwind semi-urban area was quantified during these nucleation events. Sulphuric acid was found to be an important factor influencing new particle formation in the urban and roadside areas of the study region, however, a direct relationship with nucleation events at the semi-urban site was not observed. This study provided an overview of new particle formation in the Brisbane region, and its influence on PNC in the surrounding area. The findings of this work are the first of their kind for an urban area in the southern hemisphere.

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Ramsey, Rebecca Lorraine. "Food and Brisbane households : dietary, social and health consequences of food insecurity". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/64493/1/Rebecca_Ramsey_Thesis.pdf.

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Background & Aims: Access to sufficient amounts of safe and culturally-acceptable foods is a fundamental human right. Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food insecurity therefore occurs when the availability or access to sufficient amounts of nutritionally-adequate, culturally-appropriate and safe foods, or, the ability to acquire such foods in socially-acceptable ways, is limited. Food insecurity may result in significant adverse effects for the individual and these outcomes may vary between adults and children. Among adults, food insecurity may be associated with overweight or obesity, poorer self-rated general health, depression, increased health-care utilisation and dietary intakes less consistent with national recommendations. Among children, food insecurity may result in poorer self or parent-reported general health, behavioural problems, lower levels of academic achievement and poor social outcomes. The majority of research investigating the potential correlates of food insecurity has been undertaken in the United States (US), where regular national screening for food insecurity is undertaken using a comprehensive multi-item measurement. In Australia, screening for food insecurity takes place on a three yearly basis via the use of a crude, single-item included in the National Health Survey (NHS). This measure has been shown to underestimate the prevalence of food insecurity by 5%. From 1995 – 2004, the prevalence of food insecurity among the Australian population remained stable at 5%. Due to the perceived low prevalence of this issue, screening for food insecurity was not undertaken in the most recent NHS. Furthermore, there are few Australian studies investigating the potential determinants of food insecurity and none investigating potential outcomes among adults and children. This study aimed to examine these issues by a) investigating the prevalence of food insecurity among households residing in disadvantaged urban areas and comparing prevalence rates estimated by the more comprehensive 18-item and 6-item United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Security Survey Module (FSSM) to those estimated by the current single-item measure used for surveillance in Australia and b) investigating the potential determinants and outcomes of food insecurity, Methods: A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to investigate the potential determinants and consequences of food insecurity among developed countries. This was followed by a cross-sectional study in which 1000 households from the most disadvantaged 5% of Brisbane areas were sampled and data collected via mail-based survey (final response rate = 53%, n = 505). Data were collected for food security status, sociodemographic characteristics (household income, education, age, gender, employment status, housing tenure and living arrangements), fruit and vegetable intakes, meat and take-away consumption, presence of depressive symptoms, presence of chronic disease and body mass index (BMI) among adults. Among children, data pertaining to BMI, parent-reported general health, days away from school and activities and behavioural problems were collected. Rasch analysis was used to investigate the psychometric properties of the 18-, 10- and 6-item adaptations of the USDA-FSSM, and McNemar's test was used to investigate the difference in the prevalence of food insecurity as measured by these three adaptations compared to the current single-item measure used in Australia. Chi square and logistic regression were used to investigate the differences in dietary and health outcomes among adults and health and behavioural outcomes among children. Results were adjusted for equivalised household income and, where necessary, for indigenous status, education and family type. Results: Overall, 25% of households in these urbanised-disadvantaged areas reported experiencing food insecurity; this increased to 34% when only households with children were analysed. The current reliance on a single-item measure to screen for food insecurity may underestimate the true burden among the Australian population, as this measure was shown to significantly underestimate the prevalence of food insecurity by five percentage points. Internationally, major potential determinants of food insecurity included poverty and indicators of poverty, such as low-income, unemployment and lower levels of education. Ethnicity, age, transportation and cooking and financial skills were also found to be potential determinants of food insecurity. Among Australian adults in disadvantaged urban areas, food insecurity was associated with a three-fold increase in experiencing poorer self-rated general health and a two-to-five-fold increase in the risk of depression. Furthermore, adults from food insecure households were twoto- three times more likely to have seen a general practitioner and/or been admitted to hospital within the previous six months, compared to their food secure counterparts. Weight status and intakes of fruits, vegetables and meat were not associated with food insecurity. Among Australian households with children, those in the lowest tertile were over 16 times more likely to experience food insecurity compared to those in the highest tertile for income. After adjustment for equivalised household income, children from food insecure households were three times more likely to have missed days away from school or other activities. Furthermore, children from food insecure households displayed a two-fold increase in atypical emotions and behavioural difficulties. Conclusions: Food insecurity is an important public health issue and may contribute to the burden on the health care system through its associations with depression and increased health care utilisation among adults and behavioural and emotional problems among children. Current efforts to monitor food insecurity in Australia do not occur frequently and use a tool that may underestimate the prevalence of food insecurity. Efforts should be made to improve the regularity of screening for food insecurity via the use of a more accurate screening measure. Most of the current strategies that aim to alleviate food insecurity do not sufficiently address the issue of insufficient financial resources for acquiring food; a factor which is an important determinant of food insecurity. Programs to address this issue should be developed in collaboration with groups at higher risk of developing food insecurity and should incorporate strategies to address the issue of low income as a barrier to food acquisition.

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Qiao, Zhen. "Assessment of the mortality displacement in temperature-related deaths in Brisbane, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/76280/1/Zhen_Qiao_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis is a population-based ecological study designed to investigate the issue of mortality displacement (or "harvesting" effect) in the assessment of temperature-related deaths in Brisbane, Australia. It examines the temperature impacts on mortality, and assesses the harvesting effects on the temperature–related deaths. This study contributes to the knowledge base of understanding the temperature-mortality relationship and assists in formulating and evaluating public health intervention strategies within the context of climate change.

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Dennis, Peta. "Innovative architecture for living: Brisbane architect-designed houses of the 1960's". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1999. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/106980/1/__qut.edu.au_Documents_StaffHome_StaffGroupR%24_rogersjm_Desktop_Peta%20Dennis_Innovative%20architecture%20for%20living%20-%20Brisbane%20architect-designed%20houses%20of%20the%201960s.pdf.

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Brisbane architect-designed houses of the 1960s embodied a final manifestation of the Modern Movement in the twentieth century. The Modern architectural language of these houses was tempered by geographical and social factors,including the sub-tropical climate, Queensland's traditional architecture and the particular decade in which they were designed. Characteristics of the sixties era which influenced the architecture included the economic climate, materials and technology, and the lifestyle of the people for whom the houses were designed. Eleven architects who designed sixties houses were interviewed for this study. These interviews provided a first-hand account of each architect's design motivation and of the character of the period. Four houses were examined for the Case Study and this chapter includes drawings, photographs and a statement by the architect about each house. The legacy of the era is discussed, in relation to the surviving houses from the Case Study, and in general about the body of work that is left. The houses from the sixties make up a significant body of work that is important in the development of the distinctively Queensland house and in the history of architecture in this state.

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Rollman, Louise. "Curating the city: Unpacking contemporary art production and spatial politics in Brisbane". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/123515/1/Louise%20Rollman%20Thesis.pdf.

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Contemporary art and exhibition-making is increasingly deployed in the urban development and marketing of cities for political-economic benefit, yet the examination of the aesthetic and cultural aspects of urban life is curiously limited. In probing the unique political conditions of Brisbane, Australia, this thesis contrasts two periods — 1985-1988 and 2012-2015 — in order to more fully understand the critical pressures impacting upon the production of contemporary aesthetic projects. While drawing upon Henri Lefebvre's right to the city, and insisting upon a right to imagine the city, this thesis concludes that a consistent re-articulation of critical pressure, which anticipates oppositional positions, is necessary.

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