Higher rates of population growth in our big cities are not driven by Australians moving from the regions to the city. Regional Australia has lower population growth than the cities because it does not attract its share of international migrants. Overall, the migration of Australians is generally in balance, with young people leaving regions for...

The growth of Australia’s major cities is revealing a number of problems. For most of the post WWII period they grew in accordance with the form and structure of highly centralized cities.

Accommodating increased densities in urban areas is a fraught issue that often sees planners, developers and local communities in conflict. This paper explores a model for compact urban living that helps to address a range of these challenges.

This paper reports on an interview-based study of the experiences and perspectives of three stakeholder groups: developers; Auckland Council politicians and planners; and community groups/community members who are affected by new medium/high density developments.

There is a growing imperative for infrastructure decisions in Australia to be based on evidenced based approaches which are data driven. Urban growth modelling is increasingly being used in strategic infrastructure planning practice. However, current models tend to be "once-off" applications based on static equilibrium approaches that represent little or no behavioural validity.