The global Sydney thesis and the migration thesis, two important dimensions of the impacts of contemporary globalisation, have been developing in parallel. In this article, we argue that the two theses are intrinsically linked. Sydney’s rise as a global city is closely associated with its growing migration. The central question is how we should approach...

This paper locates the origins of New Zealand’s low-density urban settlement pattern or sprawl in capitalist social relations and the cultural practices of the first settlers during the 1840s and 1850s. While the grid plans of towns conveyed notions of order and regularity, the commercial imperative to maximise the profit-making potential of urban land created...

This paper explores the use of urban density measures in urban planning and discusses its disadvantages.

This paper joins recent research into the lived experience of newer medium and high density housing by reporting on what residents themselves claimed to be important to their residential experience.

The federal government is showing signs of getting back into the urban planning business, reports Margaret Simons.