Australian Cities
Australian Cities
The problems faced by urban Australia have become more prevalent in recent years. They spring from the public cost of urban growth, the negative environmental impact of cities, the importance of global competitiveness, tensions between the three tiers of government and declining standards of living in our cities. This book, written by a team of leading authors, offers a fresh exploration of key issues in the debates about cities. Incisive and up-to-date, it will be an important contribution to discussion about urban planning and policy.
- Written by a team of leading authors
- Incisive and up-to-date analysis of key issues in the debates about our cities
- Addresses environmental as well as social and economic factors
Reviews & endorsements
"...North American readers with an interest in urban policy will find much of value in this collection as we grapple with common social and economic challenges of urbanization." Gary Paget, Pacific Affairs
Product details
September 1995Paperback
9780521484374
328 pages
229 × 152 × 19 mm
0.48kg
2 b/w illus. 3 maps 6 tables
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Table of Contents
- Introduction Patrick Troy
- Part I. The Development and State of Australian Cities:
- 1. Sustaining suburbia: an historical perspective on Australia's urban growth Lionel Frost and Tony Dingle
- 2. The urban debate: from 'Los Angeles' to the urban village Mark Peel
- 3. National urban policy in the 1990s Lionel Orchard
- 4. Households, consumerism and metropolitan development Patrick Mullins
- Part II. Current Policies and Options:
- 5. The battle for Balmain Tim Bonyhady
- 6. State planning operation Raymond Bunker
- 7. Planning in a multicultural environment: a challenge for the nineties Sophie Watson and Alec McGillivray
- 8. Local government and the urban growth debate Renate Howe
- 9. Towards more equitable cities: a receding prospect? Blair Badcock
- Part III. Avenues for Development:
- 10. Financing urban services Max Neutze
- 11. Alternative urban policies: the case for regional development Peter Self
- 12. Cooperation between governments Patrick Troy.
