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Phillip Daffara
Advisor; Placemaker; Author; Speaker |
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Presentations and Public Engagements
Phillip has presented in diverse cities such as Auckland, Berlin, Bangkok, Brisbane, Chiang-mai, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Taipei, and Townsville.
Phillip has a detailed understanding of the local and global forces of change and trends shaping towns, cities and their communities, as well as the foresight methods to help a place co-create the future it wants and be the best place it can be for the world/planet.
He has facilitated workshops for government policy makers, the urban development industry, and business and community leaders.
Speaker Topics:
- Foresight for towns and cities
- City Futures – visions and scenarios (Green Cities, Techno Cities, Smart Cities and Gaian Cities)
- Cultural change and Cities
- Global forces of urban change
- Designing cities for the aged
- Community visioning – how to and the benefits
- Urban design of cities and sustainability
- The values of good urban design
- Best Practice place-making - as a way of holistic development
To find out how to book Phillip for a presentation, click here.
Phillip Daffara has given dynamic, thought provoking presentations in the following public forums:
“New Urbanism in Maroochy Shire”, First Australian & New Zealand New Urbanism Congress, RMIT University, Melbourne, 26-29 April 2001, Co-presenter with Peter Richards
“Global City Futures and the Civilisational Archetypes of the Ideal City”, UIA XXI World Congress of Architecture, Berlin, 25 July 2002 in the Forum: Urban Models in Dialogue
“Maroochy Communities Creating Vision Strategy”, International Cities & Town Centres Conference, Caloundra, 21 August 2002 in the forum: Best practice Community Consultation
“Futures of the City”, Conference of the Future – Griffith University, Faculty of Arts & Communications, Robina Town Centre, Gold Coast, 2-3 November 2002
“City/Urban Design – Vessel for the Human Spirit”, Creating a Spiritual Future – Ananda Mela, Stanthorpe, January 9, 2003
“City of all Ages”, Futures and Policy Making (Ageing) - Brisbane City Council Workshop, Brisbane, 18 March 2003
Panel Expert: Brisbane City Strategic Foresight workshop, 23 May 2004
“Mediating and resolving contradictions in the emerging futures of the City”, Brisbane City Council Futures course presentation, 6 October 2004
6th International Cities, Town Centres & Communities Conference, Australia, 1-3 June 2005:
Paper 1: “Maroochydore Civic Square – creating a new public place in the 21st century”
Paper 2: “Maroochy 2025 Community Visioning – a partnership towards a preferred future”
“Urban Design and Sustainability”, Social Sustainability Workshop, Pine Rivers Shire Council & Stockland Developments, Pathways, North Lakes, 21 July 2005
“Global City futures and global consciousness”, International Conference: Global Soul, Global Mind, Global Action: Futuring from Survival to Thrival; Tamsui Campus, Tamkang University, 5-7 November 2005
“Sippy Downs – creating a knowledge town”, 8th International Cities, Town Centres & Communities Conference, North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand, 26-29 June 2007.
“Rethinking Tomorrow’s Cities”, 8th International Cities, Town Centres & Communities Conference, North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand, 26-29 June 2007.
“Integral (holistic) city development”, Thailand Public Policy Development Office and APEC Centre for Technology Foresight, Forum on Forces of the Future: City Foresight and Challenges, Bangkok, 3 September, and at the…
1st International Conference and Workshop on City Foresight in Asia Pacific, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 5-7 September.
“Best Practice Community Visioning – a case study”, 1st International Conference and Workshop on City Foresight in Asia Pacific, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 5-7 September.
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| Futuresense Contact Details |
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Mobile: 0423 248 842 Work Ph: +61 7 3102 6050 Phone/Fax: +61 7 5478 2571 Email: p.daffara@futuresense.com.au |