This paper contributes to existing urban consolidation literature by empirically demonstrating how urban consolidation is represented in Brisbane’s newspaper media through the use of metaphors. This paper also argues that understanding stakeholder representations is important for planners seeking to promote and negotiate delivery of higher density development.

Informed by interviews with eleven key industry stakeholders, this paper presents an analysis of the current approach to temporary use in the case study of the City of Adelaide and provides recommendations for a best practice approach to their efficient implementation and management.

Focusing on public and private open space at ground level, this paper aims to assess how residential infill developments are impacting on open space availability.

This paper provides a review of some emerging approaches that influence the development of new business models that might assist in sustainability and low-carbon transitions in cities.

Accountancy professionals are used as a case study in this paper to examine the causes behind the growth of knowledge workers within the city’s economy and labour market.