Urban planning
Alternative labels
Urban policy
Urban design
City planning
Urban development
Urban areas
Report
The benefits and challenges of Australian government investment in infrastructure in outer suburban growth areas: final report
This report analyses real world examples of what is possible in the growing outer suburbs, and highlights benefits from these interventions. The analysis includes a variety of case study projects in outer suburbs, across three categories: economic development, community infrastructure and transport infrastructure.
Discussion paper
Safer cities by design
This discussion paper recommends bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise in establishing safe urban places. It also calls for urban public places to be designed in a way that restores mana and mauri Maori.
Working paper
Provision of urban environmental amenities: a policy toolkit for inclusiveness
Environmental amenities provide a range of direct and indirect benefits in cities, and amenity provision often figures within policy portfolios to advance sustainability in urban areas. This report synthesises empirical research on the impact of environmental amenities on housing prices, examines implications on housing affordability, and offers perspectives on how negative impacts can be mitigated.
Report
Clarendon Street Arcade: reactivating South Melbourne's streets through play
This report outlines and examines the background context, design process and implementation of Clarendon Street Arcade. It offers lessons for researchers and artists undertaking similar playful interventions into public space.
Report
Not according to plan: exploring gaps in city climate planning and the need for regional action
This report attempts to better understand why cities are failing to meet their targets and what can be learned from the planning practices that are working well. By evaluating the most comprehensive decarbonisation plans across 50 of America's largest cities, the report judges how well the strategies and actions in these plans prepare cities for...