While confirming some of the long-held concerns expressed by urbanists about gated living, this paper also challenges aspects of these critiques. Findings from site visits and interviews with a range of stakeholders in gated communities around Sydney reveal that gated communities can be a positive expression of the desire of individuals to exert greater control...

This paper discusses the role of community gardens in building healthy and sustainable communities. Focussing on a large high-rise public housing estate in Sydney’s inner west, the community garden scheme studied was part of an urban renewal program designed to ameliorate ongoing social problems on the estate.

This study raises important considerations for both the day-to-day provision of public space and the deeper philosophical and moral implications in meeting the needs of different groups in culturally and religiously diverse communities which is contemporary Australia.

This paper presents current research examining how metropolitan plans create urban environments to nurture healthy and happy citizens. Specifically, we ask: do metropolitan strategies lay an adequate foundation for neighbourhood and local plans to bring about environments for holistic wellbeing?