Australian cities are increasingly important for the conservation of threatened species and their habitat, supporting more species per unit area than non-urban regions. Canberra is a case in point with its existing suburbs and greenfield developments occurring alongside nationally threatened ecological communities and species in the urban reserve network, Canberra Nature Park. At the same...

As the boundaries of our cities expand, many new suburbs are being developed near nationally listed threatened ecological communities and threatened species habitat. This study uses semi-structured in-depth interviews (n=35) and focus groups (n=2) to ask urban practitioners about their experiences with greenfield development in Gungahlin and the Molonglo Valley in the ACT.

Drawing on the broadsheets of Sydney and Canberra, this study uses content analysis to examine news, feature stories and opinion pieces that cover nature and human interaction with nature.