This paper examines the notion of megalopolis - not as a geographically specific US spatial context or economic development trajectory model premised on the notion that ‘big is better’ - but rather as a heuristic for thinking about the governance implications of complex new Australian spatial.

This paper presents initial research findings confirming that it is possible to work with Indigenous communities, comprised of both traditional and non traditional owners, to identify Indigenous landscape values of relevance in a rapidly urbanising planning region such as South East Queensland (SEQ).

This paper addresses the following research question: why should land use planning address biosecurity issues in peri-urban landscapes and how might this task be approached?