Dr Kate Shaw
Grad Dip Urb Pol & Pl (RMIT), MSocSci (RMIT), PhD (Melb)
Research Fellow
Email: kates@unimelb.edu.au
Kate Shaw is an ARC Research Fellow in Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, Australia, with a PhD in urban planning and a master’s degree in urban policy. She recently co-ordinated the large ARC Linkage Project, Transnational and Temporary: students, community and place-making in central Melbourne (2005- 2008). She is currently working on a Discovery Project, Planning the ‘creative city’: reconciling global strategies with local subcultures (2009-2012).
Kate has a background in alternative cultures and activism. Her research interests include social equity, cultural diversity, housing markets, gentrification, and urban policy and planning. She has received several awards for her publications in these areas and is a regular media commentator and policy advisor to various Melbourne councils and local campaigns.
Research Interests
- 'creative cities', cultural diversity and social equity
- urban regeneration and gentrification
- student housing and place-making
Grants and Awards
| 2012-2016 | ARC Future Fellowship |
| 2009 | University of Melbourne Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award with Prof Ruth Fincher, Prof Paolo Tombesi, Honorary Prof Paul Carter and Andrew Martel |
| 2007 | Special joint project funding from the British Academy, the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia |
| 2006 | Joint research project funding, Melbourne Research Office, University of Melbourne |
| 2006 | Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) prize for best published paper in 2005 |
| 2000-2004 | Australian Postgraduate Award (APA with stipend) |
| 2002 | Melbourne Abroad Travelling Scholarship |
| 2001 | Stegley Foundation award for social justice in postgraduate research |
Memberships
| 2011-2012 | Deputy chair, Creative Spaces working group, City of Melbourne |
| 2010- ongoing | Editorial board of City, Culture and Society |
| 2007- ongoing | Editorial board of Planning Theory and Practice |
| 2003- ongoing | International Network for Urban Research and Action |
| 2009-2010 | Housing the Arts board of the City of Melbourne |
Recent Publications
Books
Porter, L. and Shaw, K. (eds) (2009) Whose Urban Renaissance? An international comparison of urban regeneration policies, London: Routledge
Long, C., Shaw, K. and Merlo, C. (eds) (2005) Sub Urban Fantasies:Melbourne Unmasked, Melbourne: Australian Scholarly PublishingChapters in books
Shaw, K. (2012) Beware the Trojan horse: social mix constructions in Melbourne, in G. Bridge, T. Butler and L. Lees (eds) Mixed Communities: Gentrification by Stealth?, London: The Policy Press, pp.133-148
Shaw, K. (2009) Rising to a challenge, in L. Porter and K. Shaw (eds) Whose Urban Renaissance? An international comparison of urban regeneration policies, London: Routledge
Shaw, K. (2009) The Melbourne indie music scene, in L. Porter and K. Shaw (eds) Whose Urban Renaissance? An international comparison of urban regeneration policies, London: Routledge
Cummins, R. and Shaw, K. (2009) Gertrude Street Fitzroy, in L. Porter and K. Shaw (eds) Whose Urban Renaissance? An international comparison of urban regeneration policies, London: Routledge
Shaw, K. (2005) Local limits to gentrification: implications for a new urban policy, in R. Atkinson and G. Bridge (eds) Gentrification in a global context: the new urban colonialism, London: Routledge
Shaw, K. (2005) Gentrification and the inner-city blues, in C. Long, K. Shaw and C. Merlo (eds) Sub Urban Fantasies: Melbourne Unmasked, Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Journal articles
Shaw, K. (2011) Review essay: Gentrification, and The Gentrification Reader, edited by Loretta Lees, Tom Slater, Elvin Wyly (2008), Progress in Human Geography, vol. 35, no. 4, pp.580-584
Fincher, R. and Shaw, K. (2011) Enacting separate social worlds: 'international' and 'local' students in public space in central Melbourne, Geoforum, pp.539-549
Shaw, K. and Fincher, R. (2010) University students and the 'creative city', Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 199–220
Shaw, K. (2010) Teaching and Learning Guide to Gentrification: what it is, why it is, and what can be done about it, Geography Compass, vol.4, no.4, pp. 383-387
Shaw, K. (2009) A curiously qualified legacy of resistance to gentrification, The Urban Reinventors, Issue 3, November
Fincher, R. and Shaw, K. (2009) The unintended segregation of transnational students in central Melbourne, Environment and Planning A, vol. 41, pp. 1884-1902Shaw, K. (2008) Is there hope for policy? Commentary on special issue titled: Gentrification and Public Policy, Urban Studies, vol. 45, no. 12, pp. 2637-2642
Shaw, K. (2008) A response to ‘The eviction of critical perspectives from gentrification research’, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, vol. 32, no. 1, pp.192-194
Shaw, K. (2008) On Lees, L., editor 2004: The emancipatory city? Paradoxes and possibilities, London: Sage, Progress in Human Geography 32, pp. 309-310
Shaw, K. (2006) The trouble with the Creative Class, Planning News, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 4-5
Shaw, K. (2006) A little more conversation, a little less action, Arena, vol. 84, August-September, pp. 22-23
Fincher, R. and Shaw, K. (2006) Transnational and temporary: place-making, students and community in central Melbourne, Planning News, vol. 32, no. 3, April, pp.12-13
Shaw, K. (2005) The place of alternative culture and the politics of its protection in Berlin, Amsterdam and Melbourne, Planning Theory and Practice, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 151-170
Shaw, K. (2005) Don’t try this at home, comment on a paper by Wendy Sarkissian, ‘Stories in a Park: giving voice to the voiceless in Eagleby, Australia’, Interface, Planning Theory and Practice, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 126-128
Shaw, K. (2004) Challenges of gentrification, Australian Local Government Manager, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 18-19
Shaw, K. (2003) Discretion vs Regulation and the sorry case of Melbourne City Plan 2010, Urban Policy and Research, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 441-447
Shaw, K. (2003) Planning for the Espy: policies, politics and deals, Planning News, vol. 29, no. 10, pp. 28-29
Shaw, K. (2002) Time to act on affordable housing, Planning News, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 7-8
Shaw, K. (2002) Culture, economics and evolution in gentrification, Just Policy, no. 28, pp. 42-50
Conference papers and reports
Shaw, K. (2011) The common class interests of informal cultural producers, not-for-profit social enterprises, the community sector and the homeless, paper to the annual conference of the American Association of Geographers, Seattle, Washington, 12-16 April
Shaw, K. (2011) Urban renewal in the 21st century, paper to the annual conference of the International Association of Geographers, Wollongong, 3–6 July
Shaw, K. (2010) 'Knowledge workers' and the contradictions of the creative city, Melbourne 2010 Knowledge Cities World Summit, online summit proceedings, http://www.melbourneknowledgesummit.com/
Shaw, K. and MacDowall, L. (2010) The new Melbourne metropolitan mainstream, presentation of a complex map and narratives to the INURA meeting, June, Zurich
Shaw, K. (2009) What happens to (mildly successful) cultures of resistance to gentrification? Paper to the Right To Stay Put session of the RGS-IBG conference, August, Manchester
Fincher, R., Carter, P., Tombesi, P., Shaw K., and Martel, A. (2009) Transnational and Temporary: students, community and place-making in central Melbourne, Final Report, University of Melbourne (www.transnationalandtemporary.com.au)
Shaw, K. and Fincher, R. (2008) University students and the ‘creative city’, paper to the conference of the Institute of Australian Geographers, June-July, Hobart Shaw, K. (2008) The paradox of culture-led regeneration, paper to the symposium of the Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities, Simon Fraser University: Creative Construct, Building for Culture and Creativity, April-May, Ottawa Shaw, K., Fincher, R., Lobo, M. (2008) Student spaces: exploring the urban experiences of university students, paper to the meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April, BostonShaw, K. (2008) Planning the 'creative' city: global strategies and local creative subcultures, paper to the Monash University symposium: Cosmopolitan Melbourne: cultural diversity and social cohesion, March, Melbourne
Fincher, R., Carter, P., Tombesi, P., Shaw, K. and Martel, A. (2007) Transnational and Temporary: Students, Community and Place-Making in Central Melbourne, Mid-project Report, University of Melbourne (www.transnationalandtemporary.com.au)
Fincher, R. and Shaw, K. (2007) Recognising tertiary students in place-making for urban spaces, paper to the State of Australian Cities conference, Adelaide, November
Shaw, K. and Fincher, R. (2007) The place of international students in central Melbourne, paper to the meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April, San Francisco
Shaw, K. and Fincher, R. (2006) Towards university-government partnerships in place, paper to Centre for Public Policy conference: Governments and Communities in Partnership, September, Melbourne Park
Fincher, R. and Shaw, K. (2006) Encounter by Transnational and Temporary Residents in place, paper to the International Geographic Union meeting, July, Brisbane
Shaw, K. (2003) Local limits to gentrification: implications for a new urban policy, paper to the City of Port Phillip forum: Understanding gentrification, November, St Kilda
Shaw, K. (2003) ‘The cultural heritage of alternative subculture and the politics of preservation in Berlin, Amsterdam and Melbourne’, paper to the conference of the International Network for Urban Research andAction: Border City, Divided City, June, Trebnitz, Germany
Collections and collaborations
Shaw, K. (2011) Melbourne cultural profile, in International Creative City Profiles, prepared for the City of Hamburg by Klaus Kunzmann
Shaw, K. and Eccles, D. (2011) Creative Space Manual – Negotiating the regulatory maze to set up your creative space: planning permits, building permits, liquor licenses and other hazards, prepared for the City of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne (2008) Cultural Melbourne: A commentary, prepared for the City of Melbourne by the Future Melbourne Project, co-ordinated by Warren Bebbington
Shaw, K. (2004) Cultural life—local cultures, in M. Lewis (ed) Inner urban conservation and redevelopment, an independent panel report on a proposal for Smith Street, Collingwood, under Melbourne 2030, Melbourne: Lewis
Shaw, K. (ed) (1998) Planning Practice 1998 - the best and worst examples of city planning and development, Melbourne: People’s Committee for Melbourne
Shaw, K. (1998) The Esplanade Hotel, St Kilda, in K. Shaw (ed) Planning Practice 1998 - the best and worst examples of city planning and development, Melbourne: PCM
Paine, C. and Shaw, K. (1998) The Esplanade Hotel 1878-? An exploration of the Espy’s cultural significance, Melbourne: Esplanade Alliance
Shaw, K. and Clemens, G. (1991) A Hard Act To Follow, lift-out supplement on the Planning and Environment Act 1987, North Melbourne News and SHOUT! St Kilda Community Newspaper, June/July
Shaw, K. (ed) (1988) Bayside Views: a collection of critical perspectives on the Bayside Development, Melbourne: Sybylla Press
Magazine and newspaper articles
Shaw, K. (2011) Disturbing developments, The Age, Melbourne, 13 October, p.13
Shaw, K. (2011) Those big old sheds ..., The Age, Canvas, Melbourne, 11 April, p.17
Shaw, K. (2010) Thinking outside city limits, Saturday Age Insight, Melbourne, 13 November, p.7
Shaw, K. (2010) Music venues still threatened as Tote lesson not learnt, The Age, Melbourne, 15 April, p.13
Shaw, K. (2010) There is little that is black and white in attacks on Indians, National Times, 18 Feb. on-line
Shaw, K. (2009) Cultural change impossible if cultures are divided, The Age, Melbourne, 9 July, p.13
Shaw, K. (2009) Let’s rescue our waterfront precinct from that sinking feeling, The Age, Melbourne, 23 March, p.13
Shaw, K. (2008) Expect the unexpected when changing an iconic locale, The Age, Melbourne, 28 March, p.11
Shaw, K. (2007) Time to unlock the city's dark, creative spaces, Sunday Age, Melbourne, 23 September, p.10
Shaw, K. (2006) Just another case of being a wally, The Age, Melbourne, 15 September, p. 17
Shaw, K. (2005) The fight to save our old cinemas, The Age, Melbourne, 24 September, p. 11
Shaw, K. (2004) Gentrification (an invitation to discussion), Victorian Local Governance Association Bulletin, February, p. 10
Shaw, K. and Spierings, J. (1998) Why the Espy must be saved, The Age, Melbourne, 22 January, p. 11
Shaw, K. (1998) Body and Soul: the Esplanade needs both, The Age, Melbourne, 19 February, p. 11
Shaw, K. (1996) Planning, not politics, should guide development, The Age, Melbourne, 12 December, p. 13
Shaw, K. (1996) Public left in cold at sea baths, The Age, Melbourne, 11 July, p.13
Shaw, K. (1994) Spring Street sprang planning trap, Melbourne Times, Melbourne, 8 June, p. 9
Shaw, K. (1991) Protecting public assets, Trust News, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 8-9
Selected invited seminars and panel presentations
2011 Melbourne Conversations series: Urban Renewal, Urban Growth and Creative Opportunities, speaker, BMW Edge, Federation Square, 23 March
2010 Berlin Dayz festival: New Architecture from Berlin, panel presentation, Goethe Institute, Melbourne, 8 October
2010 Yarra Talking Arts forum: Art, fashion, food, public housing, Indigenous and community services, keynote address, 'The Common Cultures of Gertrude Street', Melbourne Aboriginal Youth Sport and Recreation (MAYSAR), Fitzroy, 4 November
2010 Yarra Talking Arts forum: Atherton Gardens Art Spaces, Public housing, the arts and the culture of Gertrude Street, panel presentation, Atherton Gardens Community Hall, Fitzroy, 11 November
2010 Words@50 forum: Melbourne's Growth ... Boundary? speaker, RMIT, 9 September
2010 Urban Research Centre Seminar Series: 'The common class interests of informal cultural producers, not-for-profit social enterprises, the community sector and the homeless', University of Western Sydney, 17 August
2010 National Union of Students conference, Keynote address, UTAS, Hobart, 9 July
2009 Artists and Gentrification: hapless victims, knowing participants or a source of creative resistance? Presentation to Words@50, Architects for Peace, October, Orr Street, Melbourne
2008 Reinvestment for whom, exactly? Paper to the ESRC (UK) seminar series: Gentrification and social mix, September, University of Bristol
2008 A continuum of social and economic geographic change, paper to the G:AP symposium: Gentrification: Antipodean Perspectives, Urban Research Centre, University of Western Sydney, July
2008 Alternative Urban Scenes: protecting in-between spaces and alternative users, panel session at the Creative Construct symposium, Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities, Simon Fraser University, May, Ottawa, Chateau Laurier
2007 Housing the Arts: appropriate and affordable places for artists in the city, Melbourne Conversations Series, August, Melbourne Town Hall
2007 Melbourne’s Cultural Identity: what do we value? Forum One, Future Melbourne series, June, University of Melbourne
2007 The Place of Students in Central Melbourne: Cash Cows or Community Members? Melbourne Conversations Series, May, Melbourne Town Hall
2006 Design for sustainable cities and communities, Creative Cities Creative Tourism, Melbourne Conversations Series, Federation Square, February, Melbourne
2004 Local limits to gentrification, Forum on the gentrification of rural towns, run by the Daylesford and District Resident Action Group, July, Hepburn
2004 Local limits to gentrification, Forum on inner-city gentrification, Darebin City Council, March, Darebin Municipal Offices
2003 Fair Go 4 Live Music Espy Campaign Launch, July, St Kilda Town Hall
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1995 Urban Renewal / Urban Blight, forum on urban planning recorded at the Assembly Hall in Melbourne, broadcast on Radio National 2 May 1995 and 3 March 2006