This paper examines this unusual case in order to determine how successful a newly created CBD can be and what factors are important in its planning.

This article compares the sub-systems of the city in light of complexity theory and argues that traditional precincts are organised as complex adaptive systems, while the shopping centre and the arterial strip are not.

Forecasting for integrated demands and carbon impacts of a precinct in the ETWW (energy, transport, waste and water) domains will allow for the assessment of policy scenarios for low carbon futures.

This paper engages creative non-fiction to introduce challenging and politically charged issues. It navigates through such tensions by way of a narrative, to give meaning, depth and context by offering a more accessible engagement to the complex real property rights that confront us in the urban milieu.

While retail form has implications for matters such as consumer accessibility, quality of service and transport patterns and has been the subject of investigations overseas, there have been comparatively few investigations into the nature of retail form in Australia and the factors that shape that form.