A continuing issue in metropolitan strategic plans is how much of them will be implemented. This appears to depend on how far planners are able to understand and shape the future of the city; whether appropriate planning and decision-making frameworks and mechanisms exist or can be put in place for making proposals happen; and what...

Sydney’s water supply is under great pressure as the demand continues to rise. Demand mitigation strategies have had some success, but domestic consumption remains high. This paper discusses the attitudes of households to their water consumption in a search for ways in which domestic demand for water may be reduced. Evidence on attitudes of households...

A submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in relation to Airport Planning and Development. This report offers a number of summary ideas for new approaches to airport area development and governance that would better integrate airport planning into the broader land use and statutory planning framework within which they...

The 2006 Census provides an opportunity to view a snapshot of Sydney in its current state of flux. This report presents the first detailed suburb-by-suburb analysis of social changes in Sydney between 2001 and 2006. A major innovation for the 2006 Census is the ability to chart changes at the suburb level between the two...

This paper presents an overview of the characteristics of the market for higher density residential property (flats, units and town houses) in the three largest Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The paper then discusses some of the implications of current planning proposals for further higher density housing in Australian cities under urban consolidation or...