In this paper, we focus our discussion on the participatory practices followed in urban planning. In urban planning, participation is conceptualized and practiced within the framework of the ‘efficiency of sustainable planning process’ through a concentrated understanding of communities’ demand and transformation of commitments with stakeholders into planning actions.

This paper draws on the work carried out for the Australian Housing and research Institute on age-specific housing and care for low to moderate-income older people. It presents a typology of housing options and through a national survey of providers and residents, follow-up interviews with providers from three states (NSW, Victoria and WA), and three...

This paper examines the relationship between density increases and reducing carbon within cities.

The cultural sector and its workforce are often positioned as economic drivers, and important themes within this discourse have included relationships between the cultural sector and human capital, urban regeneration, community engagement, branding, and image. This paper, the second in a series that examine specific elements of creative work, considers spatiality with specific reference to...

The aim of this paper is to consider how the concept of urban resilience could be better embedded into the urban process of decision-making and policy development and therefore result in more resilient cities.