After working in production off-off-Broadway in New York in the mid-1980s, Kate returned to Melbourne to promote independent/alternative arts projects. She was swept into the local St Kilda politics of the time and spent the next ten years juggling theatre and festival publicity with community work and campaigns for cultural difference and equity in the city. She received a post-graduate diploma in Urban Policy and Planning in 1992, and in 1996 began teaching into the urban planning program at RMIT while completing a Masters by Research degree. In 2000 Kate came to the University of Melbourne to do a PhD on the politics of protecting place, and taught in Planning Law and Urban Design Theory throughout her candidature. She is a well-known commentator on issues relating to gentrification, affordable housing and cultural diversity, and gives planning and policy advice to various inner-city councils and local campaigns such as Fair Go 4 Live Music and the Esplanade Alliance.
Research interests
- ‘creative cities’, cultural diversity and social equity
- urban regeneration and gentrification
- student housing and place-making
Find out more about Dr Kate Shaw by viewing her Melbourne University profile.
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