Urban planners have been blamed for a lot of things, including higher housing costs. But the solution is to refine the process, not sideline the good planning that makes cities safe and liveable.
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Victoria has been lagging behind other states in developing an affordable housing strategy. Now that one has been released, how well does it meet the needs of households on lower incomes?
The health impacts of urban and regional planning are undisputed. So why did the NSW government adopt and then discard health objectives as part of state planning legislation?
Exceptional projects can emerge when regulations are sensibly relaxed due to context. A Fremantle project is a model of progressive higher-density possibilities resulting from flexible planning rules.
In Australia, a small but growing cadre of residents is experimenting with hacktivism in planning. Giving a voice to real people living in everyday places can help ensure planning meets public needs.
Green infrastructure can be delivered relatively easily using existing planning processes. The main obstacle could be psychological: planners are wary of disruption to embedded practices.
As consumption has soared and prices have fallen, the realities of industrial chicken farming often clash with the values of people who live on the urban fringes where broiler farms are sited.
It’s up to state governments to ensure urban planning rules properly reflect both the desires of residents in the 21st century and the principles of sustainability.
If you’re looking for key battles to watch in the New South Wales election, which could help decide who forms the next state government, then you need to know the story of the Newcastle railway line.
Urban planners tend to be attuned to council and community politics. They are less well informed when it comes to applying the findings of research to improve the quality of their work.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Deputy Head of School, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in GIS and Planning, Griffith University
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Honorary Associate Professor in Planning, University of Queensland, University of Sydney
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Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Associate professor, UNSW International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University