{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260101224"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260101224","attributes":{"code":"DE260101224","administering-organisation":"The Australian National University","announcement-administering-organisation":"The Australian National University","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","grant-summary":"Locally-led Collaborative Urban Governance in Superdiverse Suburban Centres. Superdiversity is a growing trait of Australian suburban centres, where cultural, generational and other forms of diversity intersect. Many suburban centres also face urban decline and disadvantage. This project examines locally-led collaborative governance as an emerging strategy for revitalising these centres where traditional policy levers have shortcomings. By investigating how locally-led collaboration shapes revitalisation, this study will generate critical insights for scholarly debate on collaboration inclusion and effectiveness in diverse settings. Findings will inform policymaking through a toolkit, briefings and a national roundtable, enhancing Australia’s capacity to foster urban revitalisation in diverse suburban contexts.  ","funding-current":531992.00,"funding-at-announcement":527758,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Hayley","familyName":"Henderson","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-0342-6846 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Hayley","familyName":"Henderson","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-0342-6846 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The Australian National University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"ACT"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The Australian National University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"ACT"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"3304","name":"Urban and Regional Planning","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"330408","name":"Strategic, Metropolitan and Regional Planning","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"330410","name":"Urban Analysis and Development","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"440714","name":"Urban Policy","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"120406","name":"Urban Planning","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":[],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Australia’s suburban centres are critical to accommodating population growth and fostering economic and social inclusion. However, many face persistent urban decline and disadvantage. These challenges are visible through failing retail, dilapidating public spaces and exclusion of certain people. Local decline has national implications. Where suburbs fail, broader aspirations, including providing housing to meet Australia’s growing and changing population needs, are impacted. Suburban revitalisation is possible. This study contributes a timely investigation into suburban revitalisation driven through locally-led collaborative governance. This process involves local leaders initiating collaborative forums that bring together councils, state government, developers, community groups, retail traders and other key people in the local community. Together, they discuss, design and advance revitalisation initiatives. This study will provide insights from two active efforts of collaborative revitalisation in Victoria and will build national capacity. Policy briefings and a practical toolkit will be delivered, based on research evidence. Local communities, especially those which are superdiverse -places where cultural, generational and other diversity traits combine- will also benefit from better-informed urban policymaking. This research will advance more effective and inclusive collaborative approaches to the suburban revitalisation Australia urgently needs. "}}}